Published 2 years ago

UN calls for 'humanitarian corridor' in Haiti as gang blockade drags on

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Armed gangs have blockaded the Varreux terminal, the country's primary fuel entry point, for weeks in anger over cuts to government subsidies. A worsening lack of supplies has pushed health facilities to the brink of collapse. The UN Integrated Office in Haiti called for the immediate opening of a humanitarian corridor to allow the release of fuel.

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Reuters

UN calls for 'humanitarian corridor' in Haiti as gang blockade drags on

By Brian Ellsworth - The United Nations on Thursday called for the creation of a "humanitarian corridor" in Haiti that would allow the distribution of fuel amid dire shortages created by a gang blockade of the country's principal fuel terminal. Gangs last month blocked the entrance to the Varreux fuel terminal to protest Prime Minister Ariel Henry's announcement of a cut in fuel

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Calls for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations is proposing a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti's capital to help people get gasoline and aid amid a mounting crisis as gangs keep blockading roads and access to some areas, including to one key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Calls for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege Haiti

The United Nations is proposing a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti’s capital to help people get gasoline and aid amid a mounting crisis as gangs keep blockading roads and access to some areas, including to one key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince

2 years ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Haiti's PM Henry calls for foreign help amid gang blockade

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Wednesday called on the international community to help the Caribbean nation, as a gang blockade of a key fuel terminal has created widespread shortages of goods including drinking water. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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The Washington Post

Calls for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege Haiti

2 years ago

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Calls for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations is proposing a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti’s capital to help people get gasoline and aid amid a mounting crisis as gangs keep blockading roads and access to some areas, including to one key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince. The U.N. office in Haiti said in a press release that the blockades, in particular the one accessing the Varreux fuel terminal, undermine efforts to resolve problems in the …

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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