Haiti: ‘Very critical situation on the ground,’ warns ... - UN News
3 days ago · She updated journalists in New York on Wednesday on the worsening situation in Haiti, which has deteriorated dramatically in recent weeks. The verified toll of gang violence this year has reached more than 4,000 dead, though the actual numbers are likely higher, and an estimated 700,000 people are internally displaced across Haiti – half of them children currently unable to continue their ...
As violent gangs extend control in Haiti, UN commits to ... - UN News
2 days ago · On Wednesday, Ulrika Richardson, the Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, briefed UN correspondents on the parlous situation, noting the closure of the airport due to gangs shooting at, and striking, commercial aircraft, and an increase in killings over recent days: over a four-day period, over 20,000 people in the Port-au-Prince region fled their homes in search of safety and shelter.
Haiti: Over 20,000 flee as gang violence spurs mass displacement - UN News
5 days ago · Over 20,000 people have fled their homes across Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince in just four days amid escalating gang violence, with more than 17,000 seeking shelter in 15 displacement sites as critical supply chains collapse. Haiti has faced instability since the 2021 assassination of President ...
Haiti: UN report says gang violence spreading, urges speedy …
Nov 28, 2023 · GENEVA/PORT-AU-PRINCE (28 November 2023) - A new UN report out today details a further, shocking rise in gang violence in Haiti as criminal gangs forge alliances and expand to rural areas previously considered safe – killing, raping, kidnapping, and destroying property, among other abuses.
Haiti: UN Human Rights chief urges end to intensifying violence in …
3 days ago · GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday expressed deep concern at the latest intensification of violence in Port-au-Prince as a coalition of gangs pushes for full control of the Haitian capital. At least 150 people have been killed, 92 injured and about 20,000 forced to flee their homes over the past week.“Port-au-Prince’s estimated four million people ...
Haiti: “Cataclysmic” situation demands immediate and bold action …
GENEVA (28 March 2024) – A UN Human Rights Office report published today calls for immediate and bold action to tackle the “cataclysmic” situation in Haiti. “Corruption, impunity and poor governance, compounded by increasing levels of gang violence, have eroded the rule of law and brought State institutions... close to collapse.
The United Nations and their humanitarian partners are providing ...
6 days ago · Port-au-Prince, 18 November 2024 – Despite escalating armed violence, the United Nations and its national and international humanitarian partners are relentlessly pursuing their efforts to ensure that aid reaches those who need it most. Since 11 November, a surge in attacks in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area has led to the displacement of nearly 20,000 more people.
At least 150 people killed over past week in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince: …
3 days ago · At least 150 people have been killed in Port-au-Prince over the past week, the United Nations says, as the Haitian capital reels from a surge in gang violence. In a statement on Wednesday, the UN ...
Haiti struggles to find solutions as gang violence surges | AP News
3 hours ago · SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high.. Coordinated gang attacks on prisons, police stations and the main international airport had crippled the country’s capital and forced the prime minister to resign, plunging Haiti into …
UN chief alarmed by mounting violence in Haiti | UN News
4 days ago · Welcome to the United Nations ... The helicopter the UN uses in Haiti is registered in the United States, he explained, and it was granted a humanitarian exemption from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to resume flights within the country. ... News Tracker: Past Stories on This Issue Haiti: Over 20,000 flee as gang violence spurs ...