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New report finds hunger rising in Haiti as government pledges a quick response

Haiti’s government has pledged to respond quickly to growing hunger in the troubled Caribbean country as a new report warns that more than half the population is experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse

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Gunfire erupts as Haitian leaders hold rare meeting at national palace

No injuries or deaths have been confirmed, but the incident underscores Haiti’s fragile security situation. Armed groups still control up to 90% of the capital, despite recent efforts to reclaim key areas from gang coalitions such as Viv Ansanm.

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Haitian Ministers Reportedly Flee National Palace Due To Intense Shooting In The Area

Haitian ministers had to be evacuated from the country's national palace due to an intense shooting in the area

Latin Times

Hail of gunfire interrupts key meeting of Haiti's leaders trying to fend off gangs

Gunfire has erupted in downtown Port-au-Prince after Haiti’s leaders made the rare and defiant decision to meet at the National Palace to symbolize the retaking of an area long controlled by powerful gangs

The Independent UK

'Daily Struggle For Survival' For Haiti Children, UN Report Says

Fifteen-year-old Ania was raped by several men as she was fetching water, one of hundreds of thousands of young victims of gang violence that has engulfed Haiti and turned children's lives into a "daily struggle for survival," UNICEF warned in a report Wednesday.

International Business Times

UNICEF warns that number of children in Haiti displaced by violence has nearly doubled

A new UNICEF report has found that the number of children displaced by violence in Haiti has nearly doubled to 680,000

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Haiti is enlisting the help of mercenaries in its battle against gang violence

When state institutions crumble under the weight of chaos, desperate governments sometimes turn to controversial solutions. In Haiti, where gang violence has transformed the capital, Port-au-Prince, into a war zone and left over 5,600 people dead in 2024 alone, the government has made a striking decision to hire a private…

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Brazil’s president asks US to scrap tariffs in ‘friendly’ call with Trump

Presidents spoke on a video call as expert speculates that Haiti could be an area where the two leaders can cooperate

The Guardian - US

UN Human Rights Chief Urges For Funding For Haiti Mission: 'Without Them, The Worst May Be Yet To Come'

The United Nations' Human Rights Chief welcomed the decision to expand the security mission for Haiti but warned that it is imperative to implement it soon

Latin Times

Haitians give cautious welcome to new international force approved by UN to tackle gangs

The U.N. Security Council's approval for the creation of a so-called gang suppression force in Haiti has been met with wary resignation in the small Caribbean state

The Independent UK

UN Approves Sending Thousands Of Additional Troops To Fight Gangs In Haiti

The UN's Security Council has approved a resolution that significantly expands and transforms a security mission aimed at fighting gangs in Haiti, which control most of the capital, Port-au-Prince

Latin Times

UN authorizes a much larger force to fight gangs in Haiti with new power to detain gang members

The U.N. Security Council has voted to authorize a much larger, 5,550-member international force to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti

The Independent UK

UN Security Council To Vote On Future Of Foreign Haiti Force

The United Nations Security Council will vote on Tuesday on whether to beef up a UN-backed security mission in gang-dominated Haiti into a full-fledged force with troops.

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U.S. Says Proposed Force For Haiti Would Be Much More 'Lethal' Than Current One

The U.S.'s chargé d'affaires in Haiti said the force the Trump administration is proposing for Haiti would be much more lethal than the current one that is led by Kenya

Latin Times

Haitian Leader Says Country Is 'At War,' Pleads For Help To Beat Gangs

The head of Haiti's presidential council pleaded for resources and help to beat the gangs controlling most of the capital, saying the country's "at war."

Latin Times

Haitian Transitional Government Accused Of Killing Children In Drone Strike Aimed At Killing Gang Leader

The Haitian transitional government is being accused of killing several children and a pregnant woman in a drone strike aimed at killing

Latin Times

U.S. Warns Funding For Haiti Is In Jeopardy If UN Doesn't Approve Mission Expansion To Destroy Gangs

The Trump administration warned that funding for UN-backed forces in Haiti can't be guaranteed if the Security Council doesn't approve its plan to expand the mission

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One of Haiti's leaders says his country is at war with gangs and asks the world for help

One of Haiti’s leaders is asking for the world to help his troubled Caribbean country fight what he has characterized as a war against relentless gang violence and widespread hunger

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Venture Global, America's fastest-growing gas exporter, is facing its 'slander’ era and it isn't afraid of making enemies along the way

"The commercial strategy of a lot of competitors in the market is to say mean things about us, hoping that slows us down, which it hasn't," says CEO Mike Sabel.

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Mexican army trains 143 Haitian soldiers as the Caribbean nation ramps up fight against gangs

A group of 143 Haitian soldiers has finished a military training by the Mexican army as part of a bilateral agreement as Haiti is looking to revive its armed forces amid the escalating violence in the Caribbean nation, where gangs have taken control of most of its capital

The Independent UK

Haitian gang attacks town, kills teacher, kidnaps residents and burns buildings

A Haitian gang has attacked the town of Bassin Bleu, northwest of Port-au-Prince, killing and kidnapping residents while burning down buildings

The Independent UK

Police in Haiti say officers shot and killed former rebel leader Wilfort Ferdinand

A spokesman for Haiti’s National Police says that officers killed former rebel leader Wilfort Ferdinand after they accused him of opening fire at a police checkpoint in the coastal town of Gonaïves this week

The Independent UK

Haitians yearn for home as gangs welcome them and police warn it's too dangerous

A powerful gang coalition that ravaged several communities in Haiti's capital has abruptly announced it is safe for people to return

The Independent UK

Gang attack on armored vehicle in Haiti leaves 2 police officers injured and 1 driver dead

Authorities in Haiti say that two police officers have been injured and one driver killed after their armored vehicle came under attack in a community near Haiti’s capital

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