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UN resolution proposing Haiti rapid reaction force loses steam

WASHINGTON — A U.S. plan for an international force to intercede in Haiti’s war on heavily armed criminal gangs is losing momentum over a month after the Biden administration proposed a rapid action deployment at the United Nations.

Miami Herald

Haiti prime minister ousts top officials amid US sanctions

Prime Minister Ariel Henry has dismissed Haiti’s justice minister, interior minister and its government commissioner in a fresh round of political upheaval

The Independent UK

Editorial: Sending troops to Haiti would make a bad situation worse

Already the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti is on the brink of social collapse. At least 40% of the country’s 11.5 million people are suffering from acute hunger. Gang warfare and rolling antigovernment protests have blocked the distribution of food, fuel and water. A cholera outbreak has killed…

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Haiti: In the grip of gangs

More than 150 gangs are active in Haiti, where they impose their law on a powerless state. Most of them are located in the capital Port-au-Prince, which they largely control. Massacres, stray bullets, kidnappings: everyday Haitians are the first victims of their violence. FRANCE 24's Observers investigated their abuses in…

France 24

Key fuel depot in Haiti reopens for 1st time since September

Trucks are lining up at a main fuel terminal in Haiti’s capital to fill up their tanks for the first time since a powerful gang federation seized control of the area nearly two months ago

The Independent UK

Powerful gang leader says fuel can start flowing in Haiti

The leader of a powerful gang alliance that has spent the past two months blocking the flow of fuel, food and drinking water in poverty-stricken Haiti declared its blockade of the country’s main oil terminal and seaports over Sunday.

Miami Herald

Haiti gang leader to lift fuel blockade amid shortages

A powerful gang leader says he is lifting a blockade at a key fuel terminal that has strangled Haiti’s capital for nearly two months

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Haiti police try to break blockade of crucial fuel terminal

Haiti’s National Police has been fighting to remove a powerful gang that surrounded a key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince for almost two months — though it's not immediately clear if the blockade has been fully lifted

The Independent UK

Reporter's notebook: Haiti's at a breaking point but few want foreign intervention

The U.S. and other countries put sanctions on Haitian gangsters and a corrupt politician. But as Haiti combats hunger, cholera and gangs, many want Haitian solutions — not a foreign troop deployment.

WEKU

US, Canada sanction Haitian politicians over ties to armed gangs

US and Canada accuse current and former presidents of Haiti’s Senate of corruption, aiding illegal activities of gangs.

Al Jazeera

As U.N. mulls sending troops to Haiti, a gang's rise shows how hard that would be

As Haiti's gang-induced humanitarian crisis deepened in October, a group of looters ransacked a supermarket in a well-to-do suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince, leading police to arrest over a dozen people and take them to a nearby police station.

Reuters

Why the US should tread carefully as it weighs supporting armed intervention in Haiti again

Haiti appears to be on the precipice of foreign intervention yet again.

The Conversation

Canada sends delegation to Haiti to ‘assess’ security crisis

Move comes as top Canadian and US leaders meet in Ottawa to discuss potential ‘international security mission’ to Haiti.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan helping Haiti get bullet-proof vests for its police

Taiwan is helping Haiti buy bullet-proof vests and other personal protective equipment from Taiwanese manufacturers, the island's foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as security in the Caribbean country worsens.

Reuters

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EXPLAINER: Who's behind Haiti's most powerful gang alliance?

The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution that imposes sanctions on Jimmy Chérizier, leader of a powerful gang federation in Haiti

The Independent UK

UN ready to vote on sanctions against Haitian gang leader

The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote Friday on a resolution that would demand an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti

The Independent UK

UN to vote Friday on sanctions against Haitian gang leader

The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote Friday on a resolution that would demand an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti

WEKU

Nations consider sending troops to Haiti, despite troubled past foreign intervention

The U.S. and Mexico proposed to the United Nations Security Council a "non-U.N." force for Haiti to help the country resolve deepening crises, but countries are cautious given prior harmful efforts.

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France 24

Shortages, inflation, cholera, security: Haiti protests continue amid numerous crises

Haiti has been grappling with food and fuel shortages, spiralling inflation and now an outbreak of cholera. US officials say they're in talks with international partners who are interested in playing a role in bringing the security situation under control. This comes after the country's Prime Minister Ariel Henry issued…

The Independent UK

UN to vote on sanctions to curb violence, crime in Haiti

The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution that would demand an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti

Reuters

Explainer-What's driving Haiti's humanitarian crisis?

Haiti is facing a humanitarian crisis, with shortages of food, fuel and water causing catastrophic hunger, and the government pleading for military assistance from abroad.

France 24

US and Mexico call for international force to help Haiti tackle gangs

The United States and Mexico said Monday they are preparing a UN resolution that would authorise an international mission to help improve security in Haiti, whose government issued a “distress call” for the people of the crisis-wracked nation.

WEKU

The U.S. and Canada sent armored vehicles and supplies to Haiti to help fight a gang

A U.S. State Department statement said the equipment was bought by Haiti's government, which it is thought will be used to halt the spread of cholera.

The Independent UK

US, Canada send armored vehicles to bolster Haiti's police

The U.S. and Canada have sent armored vehicles and other supplies to Haiti to help police fight a powerful gang amid a pending request from the Haitian government for the immediate deployment of foreign troops

The Independent UK

Haiti gang makes demands in test of power with government

A standoff between a powerful gang federation and Haiti’s government is testing how much power both sides wield and threatens to further derail a paralyzed country where millions of people are struggling to find fuel and water

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