In the month of April alone,more than 600 people were killedin violence in the country’s capital, according to information gathered by the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). This follows the killing of at least 846 people in the first three months of 2023. BINUH said that overall, ...
The U.N.'s top human rights official had warned days earlier thatthe situation in Haitiwas "beyond untenable," noting that more than 1,190 people had been killed since the start of 2024 alone. But the chaos and bloodshed started long before that in the small, deeply impoverished Caribbean ...
In July 2023, Seattle-Tacoma International Airportannounced the openingof its own first multi-user all-gender bathroom, explainingin a statementthat the change “helps create a better flow for travelers and reduces waiting and congestion.”
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. What is going on in Haiti?
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Mobile (as of Q1 2023, median): Download: Digicel: 11.12 Mbps (fastest download speed in Haiti) Natcom: 4.81 Mbps Upload: Digicel: 7.49 Mbps (fastest upload speed in Haiti) Natcom: 3.08 Mbps. Median multiserver latency: Natcom: 62 ms (lowest multi-server latency in Haiti...
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution in October 2023 to authorize a multinational police force for Haiti. The resolution decides that the cost of implementing this temporary operation will be borne by voluntary contributions and support from individual UN member states and regional organizations...
The ruling is legally binding in Costa Rica and 19 other countries throughout the Western Hemisphere that currently recognize the convention. IACHR oversees are Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala. They also rule over Haiti, Hondura...