Intensified gang violence, U.S. flights ban leaves Haitians with few options to flee
When Haiti orphanage founder and author Mitch Albom heard that U.S. commercial flights into the troubled Caribbean nation were banned for 30 days after gangs shot at three commercial planes and the main international airport was shuttered,
Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops
The statement was issued just days after gangs launched a pre-dawn attack Tuesday around an upper-class community in Haiti’s capital, forcing residents armed with machetes and guns to fight side-by-side with police to repel gunmen.
U.N. reportedly evacuating some staff from Haiti amid gang violence
There are reports that the United Nations is evacuating a small number of staff in Haiti as gang violence escalates in Port-au-Prince. More than 40,000 people have been displaced from the capital in the last ten days according to U.
Rescuing Haiti from Gang Rule
Since January, nearly five thousand civilian deaths have occurred as a result of relentless gang warfare in Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital city, and its immediate environs. The country itself has slid into a catastrophic humanitarian emergency,
Haiti descends further into gang violence as Doctors Without Borders suspends operations
Gang violence surged in Haiti, with a paroxysm of bloodshed leaving at least 150 dead and driving the charity Doctors Without Borders to suspend its operations in the country. Haiti has been racked by armed groups who operate with impunity, unrestrained by a government that controls little of the nation’s actual territory.
UN Evacuates Staff From Haiti as Gangs Deepen Control Over Capital
United Nations evacuation flights are set to land in Panama City this week as the international organization removes staff from Haiti due to a sharp escalation in violence by armed gangs that have expanded their control over the capital Port-au-Prince.
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More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti
At least 108 suspected gang members have been killed in Haiti over three days ... s findings are the first real ...
Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in battle to repel latest gang attack
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Gangs launched a new attack on Haiti’s capital early Tuesday, targeting an upscale community in Port ...
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The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says
One minor who was in a gang said he was paid $33 every ... preyed upon by gangs and face physical and sexual violence. “Criminal groups in Haiti are subjecting girls and women to horrific ...
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Rights group: Haiti gangs ramp up sexual violence
While fighting between criminal groups in Haiti decreased during 2024, attacks on civilians have risen, including an expanded ...
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Nonprofit Mission of Hope delivers boatload of food and supplies to Haiti amid spiraling gang violence
A Florida based nonprofit organization is delivering aid to an island experiencing an uptick in gang violence.Members of the ...
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Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and UN peacekeeping mission flops
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on ...