PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille ordered gangs to surrender their weapons during a televised speech late Wednesday in which he acknowledged how dangerous life
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More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti for UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Another 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Tuesday in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have
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The UN condemns increasing gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti that is undermining peace
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” the increasing gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti that is
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Haiti’s prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that recently deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping
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Haiti’s gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March, the U.N. children’s agency said Tuesday as the Caribbean country
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UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to
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Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report says
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs since March has displaced nearly 580,000 people, according to a new report from the U.N.
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Sudan tops UN envoy’s concerns about children caught in conflicts, with Congo and Haiti next
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations envoy charged with reporting on violations against children in conflicts around the world said Thursday that first and foremost she
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UN development specialist Garry Conille arrives in Haiti to take up the post of PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A U.N. development specialist tasked with restoring order to Haiti arrived on Saturday to the Caribbean nation to take up his new post
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Antigua PM blasts ’empty’ climate promises at UN small islands summit
NEW YORK – The president of this decade’s summit for Small Island Developing States on Monday blasted “empty” and “grossly inadequate” climate pledges, saying wealthy
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