Haiti, UN

Why Haiti’s gangs are gaining ground despite the presence of an international armed force
“Deploying a peacekeeping operation at this time is nothing more than putting peacekeepers into the front line of the battles with the gangs. This will expose peacekeepers to great security risks,” Geng Shuang, China’s’ deputy permanent representative to the U.N., said.
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.
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 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 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’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 ...
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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 ...
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Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages
Many Haitian children face stark choice of joining a gang or suffering from violence, poverty and hunger engulfing them.
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 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.
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Boys forced into gangs, girls face sexual abuse as Haiti violence robs childhoods
Gang warfare in Haiti has displaced about 700,000 people, more than half of them are children. The fighting has sent poverty and hunger skyrocketing and children are caught between the gangs and their ...