Gangs could overrun Haiti capital if aid falls short

Haiti Capital Could Fall Completely To Gangs Without More International Support, UN Chief Warns
Gang violence, hunger, and political instability threaten Haiti's survival as a state as the UN calls for urgent international security and peacekeeping interventions.
UN chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti's capital without additional international security support
Gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, Port-au-Prince, leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for the beleaguered national police, the United Nations chief warned.
Gangs Could Overrun Haiti Capital If Aid Falls Short: UN Chief
Haiti's capital could become overrun by criminal gangs if the international community does not step up aid to a UN-backed security mission there, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned in a report Wednesday.
More than 1 million people displaced by raging Haiti gang violence, UN says
More than a million people, over half of them children, are now displaced within Haiti where gang violence continues unabated despite the start of a United Nations-backed security mission last year, U.
Gang violence in Haiti leads to tripling of internally displaced people says UN
The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement in Haiti, largely caused by gang violence, has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people — a record in the Caribbean nation.
UN warns Haiti in need of urgent international support amid gang violence rise
The United Nations chief issued a warning in a report released on Wednesday about the escalating threat posed by gangs in Haiti, emphasizing that without additional international support for the
Haiti’s goal to elect new president by 2026 endangered by political setbacks, UN says
The transitional government should prioritize governance over competing personal and political interests. Now is not the time ...
More Than One Million People Internally Displaced In Haiti: UN
The number of Haitians who have fled their homes because of gang violence has tripled in the last year to over one million people, the UN said on Tuesday.
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UN reports dire humanitarian crisis in Haiti with over 6 million people in need of aid
The UN said Wednesday that more than 6 million people in Haiti, or around half the country’s population, are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. "The worsening security crisis has ...
Kenya deploys 217 more police officers to Haiti under UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence
Kenya’s interior minister says the east African nation has deployed 217 more police officers to Haiti as part of a Kenya-led multinational force to curb gang violence.
Haiti’s Voltaire meets with Pope Francis
The head of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), Leslie Voltaire, held a private audience with Pope Francis last ...
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Grace in Gangland
Throughout that time, Haiti has endured a presidential assassination, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, and a spiral of gang-fueled ...
UN migration agency says gang violence in Haiti leads to tripling of internally displaced people
The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement within Haiti has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million ...