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The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Haiti’s insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says

A U.N. human rights expert says that gang violence is spreading across Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission targeting criminals remains underfunded and understaffed.

UN Expert Warns Haiti Gang Violence Is Spreading: 'Race Against Time'

William O'Neill, the UN Haitian human rights expert, warned on Friday that gang violence is spreading in the Caribbean country.

Crisis In Haiti Is Worsening Rapidly: United Nations’ Expert

The United Nations’ expert on human rights in Haiti, William O’Neill, has warned that the crisis in the troubled Caribbean nation is worsening rapidly. As the deadline for an international security mission draws near,

The New York Times · 1d

Leader of Kenya, Donor to Haiti Police Force, Makes First Visit

The trip by President William Ruto of Kenya came against a bleak backdrop in Haiti, where gangs operate with impunity and the Kenyan peacekeepers remain largely out of sight.

BBC on MSN · 1d

Kenya to send 600 more police officers to Haiti

Kenya has pledged to send 600 more police officers to Haiti in the coming weeks to help fight gangs controlling much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and nearby areas. This would bring the Kenyan contingent, deployed incrementally since June to help the Caribbean nation’s beleaguered police force, up to 1,000.

Seattle Times · 1d

Kenya’s president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs

Kenyan President William Ruto has arrived in Haiti as the United Nations grapples with how to best support a peacekeeping mission of resource-strapped Kenyan and Jamaican forces.

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Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti as gangs pillage and ...

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Parents reflect on grief four months after daughter and son-in-law killed in Haiti

It’s now been four months since the tragic loss of Davy and Natalie Lloyd – local missionaries who were killed in Haiti.

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Trump Visit Will Strain Ohio Haiti Community: Republican Governor

Republican Governor Mike DeWine has claimed former President Donald Trump's visit to Springfield, Ohio, will strain relations ...

Human Rights Watch10h

World Leaders Should Stand up for Haiti

World leaders gathering in New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly have an opportunity to give Haiti the ...

Haiti - UN : Advisor Voltaire met António Guterres

On Sunday, as part of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Leslie Voltaire, executive member of the Transitional ...

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Kenyan president stops in Haiti en route to UN. A key Haitian leader is not going

After arriving onboard a Kenya Airways flight at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Ruto descended ...

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In Massachusetts and Haiti, Jean Appolon uses dance to dream and to heal

He’ll present a performance at the Gardner Museum in February with Fabiola Jean-Louis’s exhibition "Waters of the Abyss." ...

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From Tennessee to California, families seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

Adopted children living in orphanages across Haiti have endured multiple emergency evacuations as gangs pillage and plunder ...

Haitian Times15h

Kenyan President Ruto visits Haiti amid multinational mission challenges, announces additional police deployment

President Ruto's visit comes as the Kenya-led multinational mission in Haiti grapples with significant challenges, such as ...

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