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Haiti gang violence claims 5,000 lives in less than a year, UN report
Almost 5,000 people have been killed in Haiti since October 2024, displacing hundreds of thousands as gang violence has ...
Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital as violence escalates, UN says
Senior U.N. officials warn that Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to ...
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Security Council renews UN’s Haiti mission amid spiralling crises
Amid runaway gang violence and crumbling state authority, the Security Council on Monday unanimously extended the mandate of ...
Bipartisan bill demands Trump administration come up with strategy to help Haiti
One of Haiti’s staunchest advocates in Congress wants to force the Trump administration to come up with a clear U.S. strategy ...
UN extends political mission in Haiti, but it will be for less than a year
The United Nations Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of its political mission in Haiti, agreeing that the ...
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‘An unending horror story’: Gangs and human rights abuses expand in Haiti
Haiti has been caught in a vicious and unending cycle. First, gang violence expanded westward into the Artibonite and Centre ...
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Haiti death toll hits nearly 5,000 in nine months as gang violence spreads
The United Nations has appealed to the international community to bolster its support for Haiti after a report revealed that ...
Gangs in Haiti burn beloved Gothic gingerbread hotel that rose to international fame
Haiti’s once-illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson has been burned down by gangs this past weekend. The beloved Gothic gingerbread ...
Vigilantes once fought Haiti’s gangs. Now it’s hard to tell them apart.
Arnold Junior Pierre, a journalist for Radio Galaxie, was on his way to the station in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince ...
The Hotel Oloffson Was a ‘Safe Haven’ in Haiti. Gang Wars Have Turned It to Ashes
T ucked away in a hillside garden a short walk from the restive heart of Port-au-Prince, the Hotel Oloffson was a strange kind of refuge. Through good years and a lot of bad ones, it stayed open to ...
Violent gangs have ‘near-total control’ of Haiti’s capital, UN says
Haiti’s criminal gangs have exerted “near-total control” over the capital, as escalating violence pushes the Caribbean nation ...
UN Security Council renews Haiti mission amid spiralling crisis
Security Council has unanimously extended the mandate of the UN’s political mission in Haiti until the end of the year, amid escalating gang violence, political paralysis and a deepening humanitarian ...