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UN approves Haiti security mission to fight gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — The United Nations Security Council on Monday authorized a foreign security mission to Haiti, a year after the Caribbean country asked for help to fight violent gangs…

John McCarthy October 3, 2023

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US and Kenya sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deployment

NAIROBI (AP) — The U.S. and Kenya signed a defense agreement today that will see the East African nation get resources and support for security deployments as it is poised…

John McCarthy September 25, 2023

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Countries should mull slavery reparations despite complex legal claims – UN

GENEVA (Reuters) — The United Nations said this week countries could consider financial reparations among the measures to compensate for the enslavement of people of African descent, though legal claims…

John McCarthy September 24, 2023

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US embassy in Haiti urges citizens to leave country ‘as soon as possible’

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — The U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday urged citizens in the Caribbean country to leave "as soon as possible" citing security and infrastructure challenges, as escalating violence…

John McCarthy September 3, 2023

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Haiti police probe killings of parishioners who were led by deluded pastor into gang territory

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The director of Haiti’s National Police vowed Monday to hold accountable those who encouraged hundreds of parishioners to take up machetes and sticks over the weekend to…

John McCarthy August 29, 2023

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Haiti gang leader vows to fight any foreign armed force if it commits abuses

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader warned that he would fight any international armed force deployed to the Caribbean country…

John McCarthy August 18, 2023

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US offers UN resolution to authorize a Kenyan-led police mission to fight gangs in Haiti

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States said Tuesday it will put forward a U.N. Security Council resolution that will authorize Kenya to lead a multinational police force to help…

John McCarthy August 3, 2023

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African, Caribbean nations join forces to call for reparations for slavery

BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) — Representatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event this week in the capital of Barbados to demand reparations for slavery and its…

John McCarthy July 29, 2023

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A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth, UN report says

NEW YORK —Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies. This report, Trends in maternal mortality,…

John McCarthy July 20, 2023

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Lack of funding forces UN to slash food program in Haiti amid a surge in malnutrition

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.N.’s World Food Program announced Monday that it is facing a shortage of funds and won’t be able to help 100,000 people in Haiti this month…

John McCarthy July 19, 2023