Gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, Port-au-Prince, leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for the beleaguered national police, the United Nations chief warned.
Haitian Chancellor Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste participated in a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in New York, devoted to the socio-political and security situation in
Maria Isabel Salvador, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti, presented her report on the situation in Haiti to the Security Council via
The transitional government should prioritize governance over competing personal and political interests. Now is not the time for political infighting.’
Despite several positive political developments in Haiti, a worsening security situation - compounded by organized crime - has resulted in death
More than 5,601 people in Haiti were killed in Haiti last year as a result of gang violence, about a thousand more than in 2023, the UN said.
Haiti is showing signs of progress on the political front despite serious setbacks in terms of security, the Special Representative and Head of the UN office in the country, BINUH, told the Security Council on Wednesday.
The latest attacks occurred a day after gangs shot up an armored vehicle belonging to the U.S. Embassy in Haiti.
Haiti's capital could become overrun by criminal gangs if the international community does not step up aid to a UN-backed security mission to the Caribbean nation, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned in a report Wednesday.
The arrival of the Kenyans over the last weekend brings the total strength of the United Nations Security Council-sanctioned Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti to 807 military ...
Gang violence in Haiti has led to the displacement of more than 700,000 people, forcing them to flee their homes for safety. Critics fault U.S. strategy amid escalating unrest.
An additional 217 Kenyan police officers landed in Haiti on Saturday to bolster a multinational force seeking to restore order to the violence-ridden Caribbean island.