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UN's Haiti human rights expert warns of dire situation
Following a week-long visit to the country, the United Nations designated expert on human rights in Haiti, William O'Neill, told reporters Tuesday that the situation in the country is dire. Haitians continue to face constant gang violence with the UN estimating that they already control 85 per cent of the capital,
US bans flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 as UN expert says gang violence is more dire
The United States has extended its ban on flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 because of escalating gang violence.
UN calls for urgent action as gang violence in Haiti escalates
Amid intensifying gang violence and recent reports highlighting the disintegration of security in Haiti, the United Nations has called for urgent international support to stabilise the country.
Haiti: Over one million displaced by gang violence
The “unprecedented crisis” in Haiti means that every number presented “is a new record,” said Ulrika Richardson, speaking from neighbouring Dominican Republic to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York.
Trump Bans Flights to Haiti as Kenyan Police Get Overwhelmed by Gangs
The United States on Tuesday, March 11, banned flights to Haiti’s capitol Port-au-Prince. According to the US administration under the leadership of President Donald Trump, the move followed the worsening gang violence situation in Haiti.
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‘Haiti’s survival is at stake,’ says UN expert, warning of worsening crisis
Haiti is in freefall. Gangs are tightening their grip on the capital, violence is spreading, and “suffering permeates all ...
UN's Haiti Rights Expert Says Fixing Haiti Crisis Is 'Doable'
(Reuters) - The United Nations' Haiti rights expert on Tuesday said he believed solving a spiraling insecurity crisis in the ...
Imprisonment, murder, extortion: Why U.S. deportees to Haiti are being targeted by gangs
He had not lived in Haiti since age 4. Now, finally freed, he knew no one. Start the day smarter. Get all the ...
The body of a Kenyan officer who died in Haiti arrives home for burial
The body of a Kenyan police officer who died in Haiti’s UN-backed multinational mission to combat violent gangs has been ...
Haiti not ready for peacekeeping mission, UN chief says, offers alternative to fight gangs
In a letter to the U.N. Security Council dated Monday, Guterres recommends that the rules of engagement — which govern the ...
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UN chief details his proposal to help mission in Haiti fight gangs in a letter obtained by AP
General António Guterres is proposing opening a U.N. office that would provide drones, fuel, ground and air transportation ...
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US bans flights to Haiti's capital until Sept., UN expert says gang violence is more dire
The Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement Tuesday extends a ban on U.S. flights to Port-au-Prince that began in ...
Amid escalating gang violence, new leader takes over Haiti’s rocky transitional council
A U.S. educated economist and former head of Haiti’s Central Bank assumed the presidency of the country’s embattled ...
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High-level meeting in The Bahamas on Haiti mission
Godfrey Otunge, the Kenyan commander of a United Nations-approved multinational security support mission in Haiti, led a ...