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
Kenya sends 144 more police to fight gangs in Haiti
Kenya said on Thursday that 144 additional police officers have arrived in Haiti for the Multinational Security Support Mission to fight gang violence.
More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to shore up security mission after US funding limbo
More than 100 Kenyan police arrived in Haiti's capital on Thursday to reinforce a security mission whose future has been in limbo, after the U.S. froze some funding before passing a waiver to unlock a separate batch of funds.
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
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.
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.
New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti
A fourth contingent of Kenyan police have arrived in Haiti to help repel violent gangs as officials brushed off concerns of a halt in some U.S. funding to the U.N.-backed mission
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.
US Has Frozen Some Funding for the UN-Backed Mission to Quell Gangs in Haiti, UN Says
The United Nations says that the U.S. has given notice that it is halting some funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control of the country’s capita
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.
'Staggering' rise in sexual violence against children in Haiti, says UN
Aid organisations say gang control has led to a ten-fold increase in sexual violence towards children.
Children's bodies a 'battleground' in Haiti as sexual violence surges, UNICEF warns
Sexual violence against children in Haiti has surged in the last year and their bodies have been turned into "battlegrounds," ...
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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 ...
UN: Critical humanitarian air service in Haiti faces ‘imminent’ shutdown without funds
Prime Minister Didier Fils-Aimé visited the airport to see the demolition work that is taking place in hopes of getting the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to lift its ban on U.S. commercial and ...
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Conroe man returns home with his wife and child after escaping 3 years of gang violence in Haiti
After three years of fear and uncertainty, a Conroe man and his family have finally made it home from Haiti, rescued from ...
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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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Treatment for HIV, AIDS in Haiti hit by U.S. foreign aid halt despite waivers from Rubio
When growing gang violence and the kidnappings of health care workers forced Haiti’s leading organization in the treatment of HIV and AIDS-related illnesses to relocate operations from its main site i ...
Houston Haitian community fears deportation amid Haiti's gang violence
HOUSTON — Amid escalating gang violence in Haiti and shifting U.S. immigration policies, Houston's 30,000 Haitian residents face growing fears of deportation to their troubled homeland.