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Children are dying as US sanctions push Cuba to the brink, warns UN human rights chief

“The fuel restrictions imposed since early 2026 and recent tightening of extraterritorial sanctions, taken together, are directly harming Cubans, especially…

2 months ago

Haiti: Harrowing needs must be met with long-term engagement

The crisis is extending beyond traditional centres of insecurity. Families across both urban and rural communities continue to flee attacks,…

2 months ago

Regional health agency issues measles alert for World Cup

The combination of rising measles transmission and increased international travel creates conditions that could accelerate the spread of the disease…

2 months ago

Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity

Launched by the Haitian government at the end of May, they are expected to address complex corruption cases, including the illicit trade of arms and money laundering.  The…

2 months ago

Haitian children ‘paying the highest price’ amid surge in gang recruitment

Children now constitute around half of the gang members who have taken de facto control of large swathes of the…

2 months ago

30,000 people flee fresh violence in Haiti as hunger crisis deepens

Much of the violence has been concentrated in Cité Soleil, an impoverished neighbourhood in the capital, where humanitarian workers are…

2 months ago

Extreme heat, floods and drought threaten lives across Latin America and Caribbean

Launching the regional State of the Climate report on Monday covering last year, experts outlined how temperatures remain well above…

2 months ago

Blackouts and shortages disrupt healthcare across Cuba

Shortages of electricity, fuel, medicine and medical supplies are severely disrupting emergency care, blood banks, laboratories, immunization programmes and maternal…

3 months ago

Gang-controlled streets, shuttered newsrooms: How violence is eroding Haiti’s media

The Caribbean island nation is faced with widespread insecurity as well as deepening poverty.Some 1.4 million people have been forced…

3 months ago

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Update on Haiti as humanitarian crisis continues alongside gang violence

5.8 million Haitians, or roughly 52 per cent of the population, are facing crisis levels of food insecurity, or worse. Of…

3 months ago