As violent gangs extend control in Haiti, UN commits to ... - UN News
2 days ago · Gang violence is escalating at alarming rates in Haiti: tens of thousands have been forced from their homes, and critical supply chains have collapsed. Despite the rising peril, the UN has committed to remain in the country, helping the most vulnerable to survive the current crisis. Armed gangs are reportedly expanding their zone of operations ...
Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages
1 day ago · Jude Chery has heard talk of armed gangs for most of his life. The 30-year-old Haitian activist remembers that he started to learn the names of powerful gang leaders even as a child in primary ...
Powerful gangs launch new attack on Haiti's capital | AP News
4 days ago · Updated 7:32 AM PST, November 19, 2024. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs launched a fresh attack on Haiti’s capital early Tuesday, targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where gunmen clashed with residents who fought side-by-side with police. The attack on Pétionville was led by the Viv Ansanm group, whose leader, former elite ...
Haiti: Over 20,000 flee as gang violence spurs mass displacement - UN News
4 days ago · Over 20,000 people have fled their homes across Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince in just four days amid escalating gang violence, with more than 17,000 seeking shelter in 15 displacement...
At least 150 people killed over past week in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince: …
2 days ago · At least 150 people have been killed in Port-au-Prince over the past week, the United Nations says, as the Haitian capital reels from a surge in gang violence. In a statement on Wednesday, the UN ...
Haiti at a ‘dire crossroads’, Security Council hears | UN News
2 days ago · Haiti is at a dire crossroads, with extreme levels of gang violence continuing to degrade State authority with “no improvement in sight”, a senior UN political affairs official told the Security Council on Wednesday. “This is not just another wave of insecurity; it is a dramatic escalation that shows no signs of abating,” emphasised Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for the ...
Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel ...
3 days ago · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gangs launched a new attack on Haiti's capital early Tuesday, targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where gunmen clashed with residents who fought side by side with police. The attack on Petionville was led by the Viv Ansanm group, whose spokesman, Jimmy Chérizier, a gang leader and former elite police ...
Haiti’s gangs inflict ‘extreme brutality’ as casualties rise – UN ...
Oct 30, 2024 · An escalating gang war in Haiti killed or injured 1,745 people between July and September, according to a new United Nations human rights report, representing a more than 30 percent increase...
Gang Attack in Haiti Leaves 70 People Dead - The New York Times
Oct 4, 2024 · When the violence ended, at least 70 people — including 10 women and three infants — were dead, while hundreds of others ran for their lives, the U.N. office said in a statement. Among the ...
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new …
Jun 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 …