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Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and UN peacekeeping mission flops
When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to quell gang violence, hopes were high.
UN Weighs Peacekeeping Mission for Haiti Amid Escalating Gang Violence and Political Instability
As gangs escalate violence in Haiti, the UN Security Council debates upgrading the current security mission to a peacekeeping force despite opposition from Russia and China.
UN mulls Haiti peacekeeping force as gangs ramp up warfare
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) -Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voiced broad support for converting a security mission helping Haitian police fight escalating gang warfare into a formal U.
Why Haiti’s gangs are gaining ground despite the presence of an international armed force
There is a level of underestimation of the power of the gangs, not only the way they operate, but their capacity to hold the terrain, their capacity to know the terrain, their capacity to fight or not fight,
As international force struggles to stabilize Haiti, calls grow for UN force
A senior U.N. official urged the international community on Wednesday to make good on its commitments to fund and equip a multinational security force in Haiti, which is struggling to help the Haitian National Police subdue armed gangs who are terrorizing the population,
UN diplomats offer broad support for peacekeeping mission in Haiti
The U.N. is considering transitioning a multinational security mission into a peacekeeping mission despite opposition from China and Russia.
An inside look at how gang warfare in Haiti has devastated daily life
Despite a UN-approved security mission that deployed in June to try and restore some order, large swaths of the country remain under gang control and violence is endemic. Special Correspondent Marcia Biggs and videographer Eric O'Connor traveled there for a look at the depth of the crisis.
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, a Port-au-Prince human rights group has ...
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 ...
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Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack
A powerful gang coalition has launched a fresh attack on Haiti’s capital, with gunmen targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where they clashed with residents who fought side-by-side with po ...
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Haiti in crisis: Over 150 killed as gang violence surges
Turk reported in a press release that, since November 11, over 150 people have lost their lives, 92 have been injured, and ...
Haiti’s unelected prime minister ousted amid surging gang and state violence, increasing social misery
Haiti’s interim prime minister was ousted last week by the Transitional Council—the government “oversight mechanism” that the ...
FAA bans U.S. flights to Haiti after bullets hit 3 planes as gang violence rages, new leader sworn in
U.S. airlines are barred from flying to Haiti for a month after 3 American carriers' planes are hit by gunfire amid ...
Over 20,000 Displaced By Gang Violence In Haiti: UN Agency
More than 20,000 people have been displaced across Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince in four days, a UN agency said Saturday, as ...
Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and a new prime minister is sworn in
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Caribbean nation’s international airport shut down on Monday after gunmen from the ground opened ...
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Haiti’s main airport shuts down amid gang violence surge: US Embassy
It departed from Florida. The main airport in Haiti is shut down after gang violence erupted Monday attempting to seize ...
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Haiti's main airport shuts down as gang violence surges in the capital, US Embassy says
Haiti’s airport is temporarily closing as gangs were attempting to take control of it, the US Embassy reported Monday.
‘Haiti on Fire’: Rolling Stone Dives Into the Country’s Deadly Gang War
Haiti on Fire, a 27-minute film from Blackbeard Films, XTR, and Rolling Stone Films, attempts to cut through the hype ...