Haiti
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Americas
Senior UN aid official urges comprehensive response to Haiti crisis
The ongoing crisis in Haiti is having a “massive” and “devastating” impact, with over half the population acutely food insecure…
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Human Rights
First Person: ‘I no longer amount to anything’ – Voices of the displaced in Haiti
People affected by gang wars in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, have been describing to the UN how their lives have…
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Human Rights
Haiti: Gangs have ‘more firepower than the police’
Some of Haiti’s gangs have bigger arsenals than the police as criminal groups are becoming “stronger, richer and more autonomous”…
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Peace and Security
UN envoy urges international solidarity with Haiti as gang violence spirals
As gang violence increases in Haiti, the international community must continue to stand in solidarity with the population, the UN…
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Americas
First Person: ‘Our tears are dry, we are exhausted’ – Youth voices in Haiti
A youth activist in Haiti has described how years of gang violence, kidnappings and insecurity in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince,…
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Law and Crime Prevention
Guterres welcomes creation of transitional council in Haiti to choose new leaders
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the establishment of a transitional council in Haiti tasked with choosing new political leadership…
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Human Rights
Explainer: Feeding Haiti in times of crisis
Almost five million Haitians are going hungry and need food assistance, according to recent UN figures, but the violence and…
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Americas
Getting children back to school in deadly gang-ravaged Haiti
Against the backdrop of a humanitarian crisis and gang violence in Haiti, UN agencies are warning that children are suffering…
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Americas
Crisis in Haiti worsens after month-long siege on Port-au-Prince
As a siege imposed by heavily armed gangs on Port-au-Prince, Haiti, stretches into a second month, the UN migration agency…
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Americas
Haitians ‘cannot wait’ for reign of terror by gangs to end: Rights chief
Restoring public order and ensuring access to aid must be priorities in Haiti, where criminal gangs continue to terrorize the…
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