Haiti's insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN ...
WEB2 days ago · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.N. human rights expert warned on Friday that gang violence is spreading across Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission targeting criminals in the troubled Caribbean country remains underfunded and understaffed. Haiti’s National Police still lack the “logistical and technical capacity” to fight gangs, which he ...
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a …
WEBJun 19, 2024 · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs since March has displaced nearly 580,000 people, according to a new report from the U.N. migration agency, a sobering figure that underscores the magnitude of the Caribbean nation’s crisis.
Haiti: Everything you need to about the ongoing violence | AP News
WEBMar 12, 2024 · It’s easy to blame the latest spasm of violence in Haiti on longstanding poverty, the legacy of colonialism, and European and U.S. interference with the West’s first free Black republic.
Gangs tighten grip as Haiti spirals to collapse - BBC
WEBMar 11, 2024 · A prime minister unable to return, violent gangs in control of the capital and dead bodies piling up on the streets: Haiti is currently a nation about as close to a failed state as it's...
Haiti faces record displacement amid escalating gang violence - UN News
WEBJun 20, 2024 · Escalating gang violence and political instability in Haiti have forced a record 578,074 people from their homes this year, making it the country with the largest number of displacements due...
Haiti: Human rights deteriorating as gang violence spreads - UN News
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · More than 8,400 people were victims of gang violence in Haiti last year, including killings, injuries and kidnappings – a 122 per cent increase over 2022, the UN Special Representative for the...
Deadly Violence in Haiti at Record High, Some Worst Scenarios …
WEBApr 22, 2024 · The first quarter of 2024 was the deadliest for Haitians with around 2,500 people killed or injured in gang violence, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council, calling for the...
Gang violence is tearing Haiti apart. Here’s what to know
WEBAug 2, 2023 · CNN — The kidnapping of an American nurse in Haiti last week along with her young child has cast stark light on the Caribbean nation’s epidemic of lawlessness, where more than 1,000 people were...
Gang violence spreading to Haiti’s rural reaches, UN report says
WEBNov 28, 2023 · A UN report released Tuesday details a wave of violence that has swept Haiti’s rural reaches, describing gang raids on villages and alarming levels of food insecurity caused by the targeting...
Waves of violence hit Haiti hard, as Security Council condemns gang …
WEBMar 11, 2024 · In what is being hailed as an historic first, the UN Security Council on Monday authorized the deployment of an international security mission to help Haiti’s national police quell surging gang...