US EditionHaiti could face ‘total chaos’ without more international support, UN envoy warns
- The UN warned that Haiti is approaching a critical point, calling for immediate international help due to escalating violence and displacement in the country.
- Organized criminal groups have launched coordinated attacks, overwhelming the Haitian National Police, according to Maria Isabel Salvador, the UN Secretary-General’s special representative.
- Haiti has seen a significant increase in violence, with UN data reporting 1,086 people killed and 383 injured amid escalating violence in recent months.
- Haiti's ambassador to the UN, Ericq Pierre, described the situation as the country 'slowly dying' under the influence of gangs and drug traffickers, urging for support to combat this crisis.
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Orphans flee gang violence in Haiti as UN warns of 'total chaos'
As Haiti descends deeper into lawlessness, a group of orphans has found safety in the mountains of the countrys north after fleeing relentless gang violence in Port-au-Prince that has displaced over a million Haitians. Didi Ananda, a 61-year-old nun originally from Spain, led the evacuation of 33 children in her care as armed groups closed in on their neighborhood. At one moment, I said, Lets move, she told Scripps News. And I dont regret it. He…
Haiti could face ‘total chaos’ without more global support, UN envoy warns
The top U.N. official in Haiti sounded an alarm to the U.N. Security Council on Monday that escalating gang violence is liable to lead the Caribbean nation to “a point of no return.”María Isabel Salvador warned that “Haiti could face total chaos” without increased funding and support for the operation of the Kenya-led multinational force helping Haiti’s police to tackle the gangs’ expanding violence into areas beyond the capital, Port-Au-Prince.…
Haiti hospital closed due to gang violence
A hospital in the Haitian city of Mirebalais has been closed due to gang violence, according to a memo seen by Reuters. Gangs attacked the city in late March. They also managed to free about 500 prisoners from the prison. The hospital was effectively closed earlier this month, deputy director Pierre-Marie Cherenfant told Reuters. That's when the hospital began transferring patients to other hospitals. Murder and arson The city of Mirebalais is l…
UN Warns of Escalating Gang Violence in Haiti, Calls for Urgent International Intervention - teleSUR English
The United Nations has issued a stark warning regarding the deteriorating security situation in Haiti, as rampant gang violence spreads to new areas and further destabilizes the nation. María Isabel Salvador Crespo, the UN Special Representative in Haiti, voiced deep concerns during a Security Council meeting, cautioning that the country is nearing “a point of no return.” “With gang violence expanding into previously unaffected regions, Haitians…
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