Security Council renews Haiti mission mandate, calls for more …
WEB4 days ago · The UN Security Council on Monday re-authorized the deployment of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti for 12 months. The mission was authorized last October to assist Haiti’s beleaguered police force. Led by Kenya, it currently has around 410 police officers on the ground and is expected to grow to around 2,500.
Gang attack in Haiti's Pont Sondé leaves 70 dead | UN News
WEB18 hours ago · 4 October 2024 Peace and Security. An attack by a notorious gang in the town of Pont Sondé, Haiti, left at least 70 people dead on Thursday, after gunmen armed with automatic rifles opened fire, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. Among the victims at the hands of …
Gang attack on a Haitian town killed at least 70 people, UN says | AP News
WEB1 day ago · Updated 8:25 AM PDT, October 4, 2024. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The tally of victims killed in this week’s brutal attack on a small town in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members has risen to at least 70, the U.N. human rights office said Friday. Bodies lay strewn on the streets of Pont-Sondé following Thursday’s attack in the ...
Haiti: Millions of lives on the brink amid multiple crises | UN News
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Years of underfunding of humanitarian aid and increasing needs have put millions of Haitians at risk of chronic vulnerability, according to a newly released UN report. Reversing the situation...
UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines …
WEB4 days ago · 2 of 7 | . The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council, Edgard Leblanc Fils, addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at U.N. headquarters.
Haiti | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases - United Nations
WEBSep 19, 2024 · ‘United Nations Will Not Waver’ in Supporting Haiti, Secretary-General Vows at Ministerial Meeting Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message, delivered by Chef de Cabinet...
Deadly Violence in Haiti at Record High, Some Worst Scenarios …
WEBApr 22, 2024 · The first quarter of 2024 was the deadliest for Haitians with around 2,500 people killed or injured in gang violence, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council, calling for the...
Haiti's insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN ...
WEBSep 20, 2024 · Updated 1:12 PM PDT, September 20, 2024. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.N. human rights expert warned on Friday that gang violence is spreading across Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission targeting criminals in the troubled Caribbean country remains underfunded and understaffed. Haiti’s National Police still …
UN authorizes Haiti security force for another year | Reuters
WEB5 days ago · UNITED NATIONS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously agreed on Monday to authorize for another year an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti, but a U ...
UN rights expert urges urgent action as Haiti crisis worsens
WEBSep 20, 2024 · The United Nations' expert on human rights in Haiti said on Friday that the situation in the conflict-hit Caribbean nation had worsened and efforts to rebuild security must be amplified as a...