Senior UN official says Haiti’s destiny ‘bright’ despite escalating violence
A senior United Nations official on Friday said Haiti’s destiny is “bright”, despite the terrifying escalation of violence.
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Haiti’s destiny ‘bright’ despite terrifying escalation of violence
UNICEF has reported a sharp increase in the recruitment of minors by armed gangs, with the number of child recruits rising by ...
For Haiti’s kids, servitude in gangs, death on the streets leave little room for a future
The nine-year-old boys wearing matching knapsacks walk down the street in the morning light, but they are not going to school ...
UN publishes new death toll for massacre of older people and Vodou religious leaders in Haiti
The United Nations has raised the death toll of a recent massacre in which dozens of older people and Vodou religious leaders ...
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UN raises death toll for recent Cite Soleil massacre in Haiti’s capital
The UN now says 207 people were killed in a slum neighbourhood of the capital, Port-au-Prince, earlier this month.
Journalists, police officer killed by gangs at reopening of Haiti’s largest hospital
Four journalists and a police officer were killed Tuesday after armed gangs opened fire on them inside an old military ...
UN-Backed Force Faces Relentless Gang Violence in Haiti's Capital
A Kenyan-led mission backed by the United Nations (U.N.) faces relentless gang violence in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince. Heavily armed gangs run 85 percent of Port-au-Prince and are fighting to ...
UN chief condemns Haiti violence, calls for investigation
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned gang violence and loss of life in Haiti, his ...
Deadly attack underscores danger for journalists in Haiti
At least two journalists — including one who worked with Voice of America — were killed and at least seven other journalists ...
Over 200 killed in Haiti's Cite Soleil massacre, UN report finds
In a new report on the massacre, the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said at least 134 men and 73 women ...
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2 reporters, policeman killed in Haiti gang attack
Two journalists covering the reopening of a hospital in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and a police officer were ...
For Haiti’s children, servitude in gangs and death on the streets leave little room for a future
Many young Haitians – orphaned, abandoned and left homeless by violence – are now in the ranks of armed groups struggling for ...