Haiti, un and Gang

As gangs prepare to attack Haiti’s capital, U.S. freezes critical aid for security mission
As hundreds of armed gang members, entrenched in the hills above Haiti’s capital, await orders to attack the last enclaves not currently under their control, the multinational fight to end their terror is being impeded by the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid.
Haitian Capital Closer To Falling As Gangs Attack Neighborhood Harboring The Country's Elite
Kenscoff has been under attack for over a week now. The mayor said the area is surrounded and called for reinforcements
UN chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti’s capital without additional international security support
The United Nations chief is warning that 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.
As part of Trump aid freeze, police contractors are laid off in Haiti amid gang attacks
Even a three month stop has very severe negative consequences around the world and in Haiti, for saving people’s lives and for preserving U.S. credibility, U.S. soft power.”
US Freezes Funding for Security Mission Tackling Haiti's Gangs
More than $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen under President Donald Trump's 90-day pause on foreign aid, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
US has frozen funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says
The United Nations says that the U.S. has given notice that it is halting funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control of the country’s capital
US freezes funding for Kenya-led security mission in Haiti
More than $13 million (Sh1.71 billion) in US funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen under President Donald Trump's 90-day pause on foreign aid,
Blow For Kenya as US Freezes Funding for Haiti Mission
Kenya has suffered a major blow following the United States’ decision to cut funding for the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti. The UN secretary-general’s spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric,
US has frozen some funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says
The U.S. has notified the United Nations that it is freezing some funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with ...
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Armed gangs attack luxury neighborhood, killing 40, as Haiti falls into anarchy
The armed attack on the Kenscoff neighborhood began last month, with the death toll expected to rise as gangs wreak havoc on ...
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Can violent gangs contribute to Haiti’s struggling democracy?
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Unyielding Agony: Gangs Plague Haiti's Elite Neighbourhood
Heavily armed gangs have attacked Haiti's elite neighbourhood of Kenscoff, killing at least 40 people. Despite warnings, ...
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Haiti Violence Surges as Gangs Expand Influence
Haiti’s gangs caused thousands of deaths and the displacement of over a million people in the past year, according to the UN, ...
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For a Florida parish, Haitian self-determination is paramount
"We don't go in and build houses. We don't go in and dig ditches. We go in and talk to the Haitian people about what their ...
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Macron calls for UN action as gang violence in Haiti worsens
As Haiti’s crisis deepens, marked by rampant gang violence and political instability, French President Emmanuel Macron has ...
Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is visiting Haiti as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties with the violence-wracked ...
How Haiti gangs shattered peace in a mountainous region, exposed deadly police failings
One of our staff members had to hurriedly lay his wife to rest in a tomb without a coffin as he fled for his life.” ...