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Over 20,000 displaced by gang violence in Haiti: U.N. agency

November 17, 2024 admin

People displaced by gang violence gather at a refugee camp in the Bourdon neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on November 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters “More than 20,000 people have been displaced across Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in four days,” a United Nations agency said Saturday (November 16, 2024), as residents flee gang violence that has…

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On rare Haiti trip, Blinken pledges aid and calls for more support

September 6, 2024 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a rare visit to violence-ravaged Haiti on Thursday (September 5, 2024) heard guarded optimism as he promised $45 million in aid, urged greater international support for a new security mission and sought concrete action toward elections. Mr. Blinken was the highest-ranking U.S. official in nearly a decade to…

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Haitians have little hope in interim government amid spiralling violence

March 17, 2024 admin

Blinding crisis: A man eats a meal as a child covers his face after receiving food at a shelter in Port-au-Prince on March 14. | Photo Credit: AP Haitians were on edge on March 15 awaiting the naming of a transitional governing body meant to restore stability to the country, wracked by gang violence and…

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Gang Violence Grips Haiti Capital, 360,000 Displaced

March 10, 2024 admin

The unrest has seen 362,000 Haitians internally displaced. Port-Au-Prince: Residents of Haiti’s capital scrambled for safety on Saturday following the latest spasm of gang violence, with a UN group warning of a “city under siege” after armed attackers targeted the presidential palace and police headquarters. Criminal groups, which already control much of Port-au-Prince as well…

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