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UN expands arms embargo on Haiti to all types of arms and ammunition

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to expand the arms embargo in Haiti to all types of weapons and ammunition, expressing grave concern at the extremely high levels…

John McCarthy October 19, 2024

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Kenya and Haiti urge partners to boost support for peacekeeping mission amid a funding shortfall

NAIROBI (AP) — The leaders of Kenya and Haiti on Friday urged international partners to honor their commitment to the U.N.-backed peacekeeping mission in Haiti, saying the mission needs more…

John McCarthy October 12, 2024

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Over 6,000 people in Haiti leave their homes after gang attack killed dozens

SAINT-MARC (AP) — Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people, according to…

John McCarthy October 7, 2024

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UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines call for UN peacekeepers

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force helping to tackle gang violence in Haiti, after brushing off a call…

John McCarthy October 6, 2024

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Investigators in Haiti accuse three members of transitional presidential council of corruption

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An anti-corruption agency in Haiti on Wednesday accused three members of the country’s transitional presidential council of bribery in a scathing report that threatens to destabilize the country’s fragile…

John McCarthy October 5, 2024

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A gang in Haiti has killed more than 20 and injured dozens after raiding a small town, official says

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gang members attacked a small town in central Haiti early Thursday, killing more than 20 people, including children, according to a human rights group. Another 50 people…

John McCarthy October 4, 2024

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Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse as…

John McCarthy October 2, 2024

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Haiti says it supports a UN peacekeeping mission to fight the country’s violent gangs

NEW YORK (AP) — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council announced Thursday that he supports a U.N. peacekeeping mission to fight gang violence still overwhelming authorities. It was the…

John McCarthy September 28, 2024

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Top Haitian official denounces false claim, repeated by Trump, that immigrants are eating pets

NEW YORK (AP) — A strange moment in American politics paid a visit to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, brought there by a top Haitian official. Edgard Leblanc Fils,…

John McCarthy September 27, 2024

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Dominican president warns of ‘drastic measures’ if anti-gang mission in Haiti fails

NEW YORK (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic warned Wednesday that his administration would take “drastic measures” to protect the country if a U.N.-backed mission in neighboring Haiti…

John McCarthy September 26, 2024