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Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital as violence escalates, UN says
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital as violence escalates, UN says

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation, senior U.N. officials warned Wednesday.…
Posted by John McCarthy July 3, 2025
Trump says Haiti is safe enough for people to return. UN chief says otherwise
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Trump says Haiti is safe enough for people to return. UN chief says otherwise

CAP-HAITIEN — A new briefing by United Nations chief António Guterres on the worsening gang violence in Haiti is challenging the Trump administration’s view that conditions inside the volatile Caribbean…
Posted by John McCarthy June 30, 2025
Haiti is as dangerous for children as Gaza, UN report shows
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Haiti is as dangerous for children as Gaza, UN report shows

Violence against children in Haiti increased by nearly 500% last year, according to a United Nations report, ranking the Caribbean nation as dangerous a place for children war-torn Gaza, the…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025
Gang violence displaced a record 1.3 million people in Haiti
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Gang violence displaced a record 1.3 million people in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gang violence has displaced a record 1.3 million people across Haiti as the local government and international community struggle to contain the spiraling crisis, according to a new report…
Posted by John McCarthy June 11, 2025
Haiti could face ‘total chaos’ without more international support, UN envoy warns
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Haiti could face ‘total chaos’ without more international support, UN envoy warns

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The top U.N. official in Haiti sounded an alarm to the U.N. Security Council on Monday that escalating gang violence is liable to lead the Caribbean nation…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2025
Haiti heading to point of no return, total chaos – UN warns
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Haiti heading to point of no return, total chaos – UN warns

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The United Nations, UN, special representative to the troubled Haiti has warned that the country is approaching a “point of no return” leading to “total chaos.” Rampant gang…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2025
Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN
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Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN

NEW YORK (AP) — The great-great-grandson of 19th-century British Prime Minister William Gladstone said he was horrified to learn seven years ago that his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica and Guyana.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025
Haitian economist takes over as transition president in friendly ceremony
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Haitian economist takes over as transition president in friendly ceremony

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The council tasked to prepare eventual presidential elections in Haiti swore in a new leader Friday, as the country keeps struggling with a persistent gang violence.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 8, 2025
From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze
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From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze

GENEVA (AP) — Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine…
Posted by John McCarthy March 8, 2025
Americas at risk of losing measles elimination status, PAHO warns
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Americas at risk of losing measles elimination status, PAHO warns

DALLAS (CBS) — Measles outbreaks across North America are threatening the region's status of having officially eliminated the virus, officials from the Pan-American Health Organization warned, potentially undoing a hard-fought…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2025

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