Tag: Haiti
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More than 50 kidnapped as violent gang attack leaves 47 dead
At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once-peaceful community near Haiti’s capital earlier this week, the ... -
New gang violence in Haiti displaces hundreds of people
A new wave of gang violence in Haiti’s capital forced hundreds to flee their homes over the weekend, leaving families scattered along the road to the ... -
Haiti has one million displaced people, mostly from gang violence
The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement in Haiti, largely caused by gang violence, has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people ... -
Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force for UN mission
Russia and China yesterday [Macau time] opposed a U.S.-led campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti helping police to tackle escalating gang violence into ... -
Gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March, the U.N. children’s agency said Tuesday as the Caribbean country struggles to curb killings ... -
Transitional council selects PM for a country under siege by gangs
U.N. development specialist Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister yesterday [Macau time], nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council sought ... -
Gangs target peaceful communities in new attacks on the capital
Armed gangs launched new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince yesterday [ Macau time], with heavy gunfire echoing across once-peaceful communities near the Haitian capital. Associated ... -
Gangs unleash new attacks on upscale areas in Port-Au-Prince, 12 killed
Gangs attacked two upscale neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital yesterday [Macau time] in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead in surrounding areas. Gunmen ... -
Big read: Dominican Republic expels, mistreats Haitians, activists say
Bien-Aimé St. Clair frowned as the stream of older Haitian migrants pushed past him. Accused of living in the Dominican Republic illegally, they knew they had ... -
Breaking News: At least 304 dead, 1,800 hurt as powerful quake slams Haiti
A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday (Sunday, Macau time), killing at least 304 people and injuring at least 1,800 others as buildings ...
