Haitian crisis (2018–present) - Wikipedia
In early 2020, a United Nations report said the Haitian police was corrupt, and failing to protect the population. [ 74 ] On 4 December, the Haitian national police undertook its first operation under Léon Charles into Village de Dieu, in an effort to subdue the Five Seconds Base gang with tanks.
Masses flee homes in Haiti as gangs make violent push for ...
1 day ago · Updated 9:54 AM PST, November 14, 2024. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Masses of people on Thursday fled one of the few communities in Haiti’s capital that previously hadn’t been taken over by gangs, part of a surge of violence this week as gangs capitalize on the country’s political turmoil. Families frantically packed mattresses and ...
The Haiti crisis, explained: Violence, hunger and unstable ...
Mar 13, 2024 · A long-simmering crisis in Haiti has come to a head as its leader remains stranded in Puerto Rico while its people starve and live in fear of rampant violence.
Gang violence is tearing Haiti apart. Here’s what to know
Aug 2, 2023 · The kidnapping of an American nurse in Haiti last week along with her young child has cast stark light on the Caribbean nation’s epidemic of lawlessness, where more than 1,000 people were taken...
Haiti crisis: UN chief calls for ‘urgent action’ to end ...
Mar 5, 2024 · The UN Secretary-General reiterated his deep concern on Tuesday over the “rapidly deteriorating” security situation in Haiti as violent gangs tighten their grip on the country in the wake of a...
3 things to know about the current crisis in Haiti : NPR
Mar 5, 2024 · MEXICO CITY — Haiti is entering its second day of a state of emergency, after gangs attacked the capital city's most important prisons over the weekend, releasing thousands of inmates.
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Haiti has long faced unrest but at the end of February, gangs unleashed coordinated attacks with gunmen taking control of police stations, opening fire on the main international airport that remained closed for nearly three months and stormed Haiti’s two …
Gangs tighten grip as Haiti spirals to collapse - BBC
Mar 11, 2024 · A prime minister unable to return, violent gangs in control of the capital and dead bodies piling up on the streets: Haiti is currently a nation about as close to a failed state as it's possible...
A Humanitarian Crisis Is Rapidly Unfolding in Haiti - The New ...
Mar 9, 2024 · Haiti is in the throes of an uprising not seen in decades. As politicians around the region scramble to hash out a diplomatic solution to a political crisis that has the prime minister, Ariel...
Waves of violence hit Haiti hard, as Security Council ...
Mar 11, 2024 · Waves of violence have displaced more than 15,000 Haitians in just a week amid ongoing looting at the country’s main port, according to the latest report from the UN agency for migration, as the...