US EditionHaitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital, top UN official says
- Gangs in Haiti have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies, according to the top U.N. official.
- Catherine Russell, U.N. children's agency executive director, reported that armed groups are regularly committing grave rights violations against children, including killing and maiming.
- Nearly half the population in Haiti does not have enough to eat, and gang control has severely affected the delivery of humanitarian aid and essential services.
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Situation in Haiti worsens amid ‘acute violence’ as UN support mission falters under gang violence
The gang violence in Haiti has gotten worse despite the deployment of U.N.-sanctioned international police officers, forcing mass displacement, hunger among millions and even famine for thousands of Haitians.
UN Security Council Briefing Highlights Escalating Crisis in Haiti Amid Calls for Greater International Support
NEW YORK — The United Nations Security Council convened on October 22 to address the deteriorating situation in Haiti, with a particular focus on the escalating violence, the strain on humanitarian efforts, and the challenges facing the country’s political transition. Senior officials, including María Isabel Salvador, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, and U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea, underscored the growing urgency …
Gang violence taking turn for the worse in Haiti
The already critical situation in Haiti has been reported to have taken a turn for the worse this week as gangs up their grip in the Caribbean country, threatening government officials and seeking to expand their influence to the areas they still do not control, the United Nation’s Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) warned Tuesday. “The situation in Haiti has regrettably worsened,” BINUH Chief Maria Isabel Salvador said in a briefing to the UN Se
Haiti: UN warns of rising gang violence spreading ‘terror’
Gangs in have and stretched operations outside the capital despite the to bolster the police, the top United Nations official in the country warned on Tuesday. “The situation in Haiti has regrettably worsened,” Maria Isabel Salvador, the UN secretary-general’s special representative to Haiti, told the UN Security Council. Salvador said that more than 700,000 people are now displaced in the conflict-stricken country — which is a 22% rise over…
Haiti: UN warns of rising gang violence spreading 'terror'
Despite an international support mission to help Haiti's beleaguered police forces, the UN warns that gang activity is escalating out of control, including kidnappings of personnel from cargo shipping companies.
Gangs in Haiti are stepping up attacks on areas they don't yet control. On Tuesday, according to Reuters, the director of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), María Isabel Salvador, drew attention to this.
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