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A turning point for Haiti? New security force takes fight to powerful gangs
Passengers look out of the back of a brightly-coloured shared pick-up style taxi, known locally in Haiti as a “tap…
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Haiti: Harrowing needs must be met with long-term engagement
Escalating gang violence across Haiti has pushed displacement to record levels, deepening an already severe humanitarian crisis and leaving nearly…
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Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Tuesday welcomed the opening of two specialised judicial units in Haiti, saying the move marked “a…
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Haitian children ‘paying the highest price’ amid surge in gang recruitment
As gangs continue to “terrorise” communities in Haiti, children are the ones paying the highest price, the UN Special Representative…
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30,000 people flee fresh violence in Haiti as hunger crisis deepens
Around 30,000 people have had to flee their homes in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas following a new…
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Gang-controlled streets, shuttered newsrooms: How violence is eroding Haiti’s media
Journalists working in Haiti are under constant threat of death or injury from rapidly expanding criminal gangs, as they continue…
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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Update on Haiti as humanitarian crisis continues alongside gang violence
The Security Council is addressing the deepening crisis in Haiti on Thursday, centered on the Secretary-General’s latest report which highlights…
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Green light for Gang Suppression Force tells Haitians ‘they are not alone’, Security Council hears
The people of Haiti have not given up and “their fortitude gives us hope,” the UN Special Representative to the…
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More than half of Haitians continue to face food crisis
5.8 million Haitians, or roughly 52 per cent of the population, are facing crisis levels of food insecurity, or worse. Of…
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Haiti’s freefall demands urgent global action as millions face hunger and violence
Haiti is facing “one of the most severe and rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crises in the Western Hemisphere,” a senior UN…
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