A gang leader who controls a key port in Haiti’s capital is accused of massacring older people and Vodou religious leaders in his community to avenge his son's death.
"Our main message to the meeting is that it is critical that we support the Haitian people with one voice toward finding rapidly a Haitian-led solution to the current grave crisis," the spokesman said. UN humanitarians continue to do everything they can to deliver assistance to Haitians in ...
“It tells you that there is no functioning authority in Haiti," Fatton said. Dwindling aid and growing isolation A main concern in the ongoing crisis is the temporary closure of the main international airport in Port-au-Prince. It means critical aid is not reachi...
UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Thameen al Kheetan confirmed Friday that at least 70 people had been killed in the attack, marking another tragic episode in Haiti's ongoing crisis of violence. "We are horrified by Thursday's gang attacks in the town of Pont-Sonde in Haiti's Artibonite ...
a well-known haitian politician was killed in an apparent gang attack in an affluent suburb of the capital port-au-prince, haitian media reported on saturday, amid a gang blockade of a fuel terminal that has created a humanitarian crisis. eric-jean baptiste, head of the rally of...
Former police officer Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier, leader of the 'G9' gang alliance, is flanked by gang members after a press conference in Delmas 6, Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 5, 2024.Ralph Tedy Erol / REUTERS As the latest crisis in the violence-wracked Caribbean nation spiraled, gunf...
[00:36.44]to discuss a solution to Haiti's crisis. [00:39.92]They agreed to a joint proposal [00:43.52]to establish a transitional council. [00:47.92]"The government that I'm running [00:50.32]cannot remain insensitive [...
itself, as the current context is creating a child health and nutrition crisis that could cost the lives of countless children. She added that thousands of children are on the brink, with life-saving supplies ready to be delivered in areas once the violence ends and roads and hospitals reopen...
In addition to having some of the worst health outcomes in the region, Haiti faces a political and economic crisis. The most recent humanitarian crisis includes an increase in homicides and kidnappings in the capital Port-au-Prince. This study is a cross-sectional, mixed methods online survey ...
Intervention is best chance to end Haiti's gang crisis, Canada’s UN ambassador says The U.N. had previously said that at least 70 people were killed last week when the Gran Grif gang invaded the town in the central Artibonite region. ...