Haiti Archives - Page 4 of 7

Haiti: ‘Very critical situation on the ground,’ warns Humanitarian Coordinator

·November 20, 2024·2 min read

She updated journalists in New York on Wednesday on the worsening situation in Haiti, which has deteriorated dramatically since the installation of a new Prime Minister on 11 November. The verified toll of gang violence this year has reached more than 4,000 dead, though the actual numbers are likely higher,...

World News in Brief: Haiti latest, plastic tide in Samoa, Bakery boost in Ukraine, arbitrary detention in Mexico

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·November 10, 2024·3 min read

More than 700,000 people are displaced in the country – over half of whom are children – with recent violence in the capital Port-au-Prince displacing another 12,000 people in recent weeks. Food insecurity is at an all-time high, affecting half of Haiti’s population, or approximately 5.4 million people. Pockets of...

‘Spiralling crisis’ in Haiti demands continued global attention: WFP

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·October 26, 2024·3 min read

Waanja Kaaria, WFP Representative and Country Director in Haiti, briefed journalists in New York alongside the agency’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Lola Castro. She cited the latest UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis which shows that some 5.4 million people in Haiti, roughly half the...

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Gangs ‘spreading terror and fear’ across Haiti

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·October 22, 2024·1 min read

The UN Security Council on Tuesday heard briefings from top officials on the Haiti crisis and although gangs continue spreading terror and fear there is a “glimmer of hope” that stability can return to the Caribbean island nation in the months ahead, said the UN Special Representative, following years of...

UN Security Council extends sanctions, arms embargo on Haiti

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·October 19, 2024·1 min read

Unanimously adopting, under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, resolution 2752 (2024) the 15-member Council determined that the situation in Haiti continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security in the region. The resolution emphasises the continuation of sanctions measures originally imposed in earlier resolutions to prevent the...

Security Council renews Haiti mission mandate, calls for more action against gangs

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·October 1, 2024·3 min read

The mission was authorized last October to assist Haiti’s beleaguered police force. Led by Kenya, it currently has around 410 police officers on the ground and is expected to grow to around 2,500. For now, the country remains mired in crisis. The renewal comes as the mission tries to curb...

UN rights office calls for more action to combat ‘senseless criminality’ in Haiti

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·September 28, 2024·3 min read

Tackling insecurity in the Caribbean country must be the utmost priority, the report said, urging the authorities and the international community to do more to protect people and prevent further suffering. “No more lives should be lost to this senseless criminality,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk....

Haiti: Education in jeopardy as gang violence continues

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·September 12, 2024·1 min read

The continued surge in armed gang activity, particularly in the capital, Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, has put immense pressure on local communities and their already fragile social services. Bruno Maes, UNICEF Representative in Haiti, noted that more than 270,000 people have fled to the south of the country. Struggling to...

UNICEF deplores deadly Christmas Day attack on family in Haiti

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·January 1, 2024·1 min read

Four people, including two girls under the age of 10, were killed in the incident, which occured in the Croix de Bouquet district. Four other family members were kidnapped. ‘Unprecedented’ escalation in crime Similar attacks occurred in the same neighbourhood a week ago, said Bruno Maes, UNICEF Representative in Haiti,...

‘Visible signs of hope’ for Haiti, Assembly President Francis insists

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·December 19, 2023·3 min read

Dennis Francis, a veteran diplomat from Trinidad and Tobago, said he had returned from a visit to Haiti at the end of last month “with hope and the full knowledge that while Haiti is facing extraordinary challenges, its future holds indomitable promise.” The country has seen almost 4,000 killed and...

World News in Brief: DPR Korea missile launch condemned, malaria vaccines for Cameroon, solidarity with Haiti

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·November 23, 2023·2 min read

The country, commonly known as North Korea, claimed to have carried out a third attempt to launch a ballistic missile on Tuesday, according to media reports. Comply with obligations Any such launch is contrary to relevant Security Council resolutions, Mr. Guterres said in a statement issued later that day by...

Haiti: UN envoy upholds critical role of elections amid rising gang violence

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·October 24, 2023·4 min read

“Elections are the only path and the only imperative to restore democratic institutions in Haiti. Only democracy and the rule of law can form the basis from which Haiti can progress towards development and growth,” she said. The envoy, who also heads the UN Office in Haiti, BINUH, underlined the...