New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti
A third contingent of Kenyan police have arrived in Haiti to help repel violent gangs as officials brushed off concerns of a halt in some U.S. funding to the U.N.
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.”
Soldiers from El Salvador join U.N.-backed mission in Haiti to combat gang violence
Seventy soldiers from El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Tuesday to support a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to help fight gangs that killed thousands of people last year and control much of th
US has frozen some 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 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.
New contingent of Kenyan police arrive in Haitian capital
A contingent of 144 additional Kenyan police arrived in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Thursday, part of a multinational security force backed by the United Nations.
Kenya Assured of $110 Million to Keep Haiti Mission Hours After Trump Cancelled Funding
The Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti has been given a significant boost, despite recent challenges. Communication from the office of the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs dated Wednesday,
Nine people from Haiti arrested after suspected migrant landing near Juno Beach Pier
The U.S. Border Patrol seized a sailboat south of the Juno Beach Pier that agents believe was involved in a maritime ...
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Can violent gangs contribute to Haiti’s struggling democracy?
Three under–the–radar stories from the Americas highlight Haiti’s election struggles, Chile’s new biodiversity park, and ...
Treatment for HIV, AIDS in Haiti hit by U.S. foreign aid halt despite waivers from Rubio
When growing gang violence and the kidnappings of healthcare workers forced Haiti’s leading organization in the treatment of HIV and AIDS-related illnesses to relocate operations from its main site in ...
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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 ...
Gangs attack a neighborhood in Haiti that's home to the country's elite
Heavily armed gangs in Haiti have attacked a neighborhood that’s home to most of the country’s elite and had been largely ...
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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, ...
Haitian leader says the Trump administration’s plans will be 'catastrophic' for his country
The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council has said that the Trump administration’s decisions to freeze aid ...
Orlando Haitian community talks deportation fears after Venezuelans lose work permit protections
The Trump administration recently canceled extending TPS for Venezuelans, and now many Haitians are afraid they are next on ...
Haiti - The Iron Grip of the Gangs
Prince, nearly three million people are living in the grips of all-out gang war. A film crew spent a fortnight filming in and ...