Gang

Haiti: Signs of hope despite gang violence and political uncertainty

Powerful armed gangs control large parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and continue expanding into other parts of the country. Families…

6 days 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

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

‘Glimmer of hope’ in Haiti amid shifting gang frontlines

At least 1.4 million people largely in the capital Port-au-Prince, have been forced to flee their homes due to gang…

4 months ago

Green light for Gang Suppression Force tells Haitians ‘they are not alone’, Security Council hears

Addressing ambassadors for the first time as head of the UN office in Haiti (BINUH), Carlos Ruiz Massieu addressed the…

9 months ago

Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors authorise new Gang Suppression Force for Haiti

The UN Security Council has backed a resolution authorising the transition of the Kenyan-led support mission for Haiti into a…

10 months ago

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

Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites

Andy Verity, Tom Beal & Will DahlgreenBBC NewsBBCThe firm guarding sites where aid is distributed in Gaza has been using…

11 months ago

Haitian capital ‘paralysed and isolated’ by gang violence, Security Council hears

 Since January, the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), recorded over 4,000 individuals deliberately killed – a 24 per cent…

1 year ago