Haiti

UN’s Guterres condemns gang attack in Haiti that killed at least 40

Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned a deadly gang attack in Haiti that left at least 40 people dead,…

11 months ago

Haiti: UN relief chief implores ‘we have to do better’ to support gang-ravaged nation

Gang violence, hunger and instability continues to roil Haiti as the UN relief chief declared on Wednesday that “we have…

11 months ago

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Haiti ‘shamefully overlooked’, warns Guterres

Haitians are enduring a “perfect storm of suffering” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday as gang violence…

12 months ago

First Person: ‘Tomorrow is too late’ to scale up humanitarian aid in Haiti

Women and girls face the brunt of this crisis. Gender-based violence (GBV) such as gang rape is rampant, particularly in…

12 months ago

Haiti: More than 1,500 killed between April and June

Between the beginning of April and the end of June, armed violence in Haiti has killed 1,520 people and injured…

1 year ago

Haiti: Violence and displacement driving humanitarian crisis as funding needs go unmet

Nearly 1.3 million people in the Caribbean country have fled their homes, with an additional 15,000 uprooted ast week after…

1 year ago

Security Council renews UN’s Haiti mission amid spiralling crises

By adopting resolution 2785, the Council renewed the authorization of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), reaffirming support for…

1 year ago

‘An unending horror story’: Gangs and human rights abuses expand in Haiti

Left vulnerable, communities then formed self-defence groups and Haitian security forces reinforced their operations and made small gains only to…

1 year ago

Top UN advocate sounds alarm over sexual violence crisis in gang-ravaged Haiti

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on 21 May that widespread armed violence continues to expose…

1 year ago

Haiti: Displaced children face sexual violence risk

Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, gang violence has permeated the capital Port-au-Prince and expanded into other…

1 year ago