Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops
When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to quell gang violence, hopes were high.
Haiti descends further into gang violence as Doctors Without Borders suspends operations
Gang violence surged in Haiti, with a paroxysm of bloodshed leaving at least 150 dead and driving the charity Doctors Without Borders to suspend its operations in the country. Haiti has been racked by armed groups who operate with impunity, unrestrained by a government that controls little of the nation’s actual territory.
Haiti in crisis: Over 150 killed as gang violence surges
Turk reported in a press release that, since November 11, over 150 people have lost their lives, 92 have been injured, and approximately 20,000 residents have been forced to flee their homes.
Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops
When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to quell gang violence, hopes were high
UN Weighs Peacekeeping Mission for Haiti Amid Escalating Gang Violence and Political Instability
As gangs escalate violence in Haiti, the UN Security Council debates upgrading the current security mission to a peacekeeping force despite opposition from Russia and China.
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The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says
Gangs in Haiti are recruiting children at unprecedented levels, with the number of minors targeted soaring by 70% in the past ...
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Rescuing Haiti from Gang Rule
Since January, nearly five thousand civilian deaths have occurred as a result of relentless gang warfare in Port-au-Prince, ...
FAA bans U.S. flights to Haiti after bullets hit 3 planes as gang violence rages, new leader sworn in
U.S. airlines are barred from flying to Haiti for a month after 3 American carriers' planes are hit by gunfire amid ...
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Haiti’s main airport shuts down amid gang violence surge: US Embassy
It departed from Florida. The main airport in Haiti is shut down after gang violence erupted Monday attempting to seize ...
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Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and UN peacekeeping mission flops
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on ...
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Gang coalition in Haiti spreads violence to Port-au-Prince neighborhood, setting fire to homes
Residents pack up their belongings to flee their homes to escape gang violence in the Solino neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Credit: AP/Odelyn Joseph The resident ...
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Gangs in Haiti
WATCH: Blinken visits Haiti in show of U.S. support for efforts to fight gang violence U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Thursday in Haiti to reaffirm the U.S. government’s ...
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Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and new prime minister is sworn in
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s international airport ... while a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to quell gang violence struggles with a lack of funding and personnel, prompting ...
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US prohibits flights to Haiti after gunfire from gangs hits airliners
Haiti remained cut off from the rest of the ... natural disasters and gang violence. But conditions sharply worsened at the end of February when armed groups launched coordinated attacks in ...
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Sexual violence by crime groups rise in Haiti
Although fighting between criminal groups in Haiti has decreased this year, attacks on civilians have risen, including an ...