Soldiers from El Salvador join U.N.-backed mission in Haiti to combat gang violence
Seventy soldiers from El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Tuesday to support a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to help fight gangs that killed thousands of people last year and control much of th
US freezes funding for mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says
United Nations – The U.S. has notified the United Nations that it is freezing funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control of the country’s capital, the U.N. said Tuesday.
Haiti leader says elections can be held this year even as gangs continue their rampage
Leslie Voltaire acknowledged that the election plan amid Haiti’s ongoing gang violence and worsening humanitarian situation is ambitious.
Gangs attack a neighborhood in Haiti that's home to the country's elite
Heavily armed gangs in Haiti have attacked a neighborhood that’s home to most of the country’s elite and had been largely untouched by criminals
US Freezes Funding for Security Mission Tackling Haiti's Gangs
More than $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen under President Donald Trump's 90-day pause on foreign aid, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Soldiers from El Salvador join U.N.-backed mission in Haiti as U.S pulls funding
A military contingent from El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Tuesday to bolster a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to help the struggling Caribbean nation.
As gangs prepare to attack Haiti’s capital, U.S. freezes critical aid for security mission
As hundreds of armed gang members, entrenched in the hills above Haiti’s capital, await orders to attack the last enclaves not currently under their control, the multinational fight to end their terror is being impeded by the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid.
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Haitian Capital Closer To Falling As Gangs Attack Neighborhood Harboring The Country's Elite
Kenscoff has been under attack for over a week now. The mayor said the area is surrounded and called for reinforcements ...
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Can violent gangs contribute to Haiti’s struggling democracy?
Three under–the–radar stories from the Americas highlight Haiti’s election struggles, Chile’s new biodiversity park, and ...
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Haiti: Arrival of the first deportees under the Trump administration
The group arrived by plane at the Cap-Haitien airport on the north coast of Haiti, the only airport still open for traffic in ...
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Kenya Assured of $110 Million to Keep Haiti Mission Hours After Trump Cancelled Funding
The Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti has been given a significant boost, despite recent ...
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Haiti Violence Surges as Gangs Expand Influence
Haiti’s gangs caused thousands of deaths and the displacement of over a million people in the past year, according to the UN, ...
Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is visiting Haiti as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties with the violence-wracked ...
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Macron calls for UN action as gang violence in Haiti worsens
As Haiti’s crisis deepens, marked by rampant gang violence and political instability, French President Emmanuel Macron has ...
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Haiti’s government failed to prevent deadly Kenscoff gang attack
Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has vowed stronger security measures, but public outrage remains over the government’s ...