Haiti News News Haiti » Security: Parts of Haiti have been turned into kill zone for gangs, top U.S. diplomat tells U.N.
"Haiti's just a few 100 miles from Florida, and in that regard, it is a critical interest to the United States, in addition to the council." ...
News Haiti » Security: UNODC Executive Director visits Haiti as new security force deploys to curb gang violence
The new Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Monica Juma, visits Haiti amid intensifying gang violence and the operationalization of the new Gang Suppression Force Haiti ...
News Haiti » Security: Haiti: Signs of hope despite gang violence and political uncertainty
For millions of Haitians, daily life has become a struggle to stay safe, find enough food and simply move around their own neighbourhood.
News Haiti » Security: UN Security Council approves new ‘Gang Suppression Force’ for Haiti
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Armored vehicles used by Kenyan police rumble through the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The vehicles are part of the United ...
News Haiti » Security: UN extends political mission in Haiti, but it will be for less than a year
Gangs launched attacks in Haiti on Feb. 25, 2025. The attacks in the Delmas 30 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince sent residents running into the streets carrying bed frames and pushing wheelbarrows.
News Haiti » Security: Haiti's gangs have 'near-total control' of the capital as violence escalates, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation, senior U.N.
News Haiti » Security: Haiti launches electoral process for long delayed elections with voter registration
Haiti has approved a $120 million budget for elections as the Provisional Electoral Council announces elections timetable.
News Haiti » Security: A foreign force was set to arrive in Haiti this week. What happened?
After months of planning and discussion, the deployment of an international force to violence-wracked Haiti has been delayed again, puncturing hopes that a vanguard of Kenyan police would arrive this ...
News Haiti » Security: UN Security Council pressures Haiti's leaders to hold general election as deadline nears
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.N. Security Council members warned Haiti’s leaders on Wednesday that time is running out to restore security and hold general elections as the deadline to install a new ...
News Haiti » Security: Armed men in Haiti’s capital seize a top security official in rare high-level abduction
Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped James Boyard, the cabinet director of the Defense Ministry and inspector general of Haiti’s police.