UN: Kids in Haiti Losing Childhood Amid Displacements, Hunger, Violence

UN: Kids in Haiti losing childhood amid displacements, hunger, violence

The number of children uprooted by Haiti’s spiraling gang violence has nearly doubled in the last year to 680,000, while those in need of humanitarian assistance now stands at just under a quarter of the country’s estimated 12 million ...

Haiti Turns to Mercenaries to Confront Escalating Gang Violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Facing an unprecedented wave of gang violence that has left more than 5,600 people dead in 2024, Haiti’s interim government has taken a controversial step: hiring foreign mercenaries to help reclaim control of the capital. In March, Haitian authorities reportedly signed a deal with Vectus Global, a private security firm founded by U.S. contractor Erik Prince, best known for his role in establishing the company Blackwater.…