US has frozen some funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says
The U.S. has notified the United Nations that it is freezing some funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control of the country’s capital, the U.N. said Tuesday.
US freezes funding for security mission tackling Haiti's gangs
More than $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen under President Donald Trump's 90-day pause on foreign aid, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Soldiers from El Salvador join U.N.-backed mission in Haiti to combat gang violence
Seventy soldiers from El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Tuesday to support a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to help fight gangs that killed thousands of people last year and control much of th
Soldiers from El Salvador join U.N.-backed mission in Haiti as U.S pulls funding
A military contingent from El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Tuesday to bolster a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to help the struggling Caribbean nation.
Unyielding Agony: Gangs Plague Haiti's Elite Neighbourhood
Heavily armed gangs have attacked Haiti's elite neighbourhood of Kenscoff, killing at least 40 people. Despite warnings, police lack resources to repel the assault, which has left over 1,660 homeless.
Gangs attack a neighborhood in Haiti that's home to the country's elite
Heavily armed gangs in Haiti have attacked a neighborhood that’s home to most of the country’s elite and had been largely untouched by criminals
U.S. halts funding for Haiti security mission
The U.S. government has ordered an immediate stop to its financial contribution to the Multinational Security Mission (MMS) for Haiti, a police support force led by Kenya that remains unformed due to funding shortages.
As gangs prepare to attack Haiti’s capital, U.S. freezes critical aid for security mission
As hundreds of armed gang members, entrenched in the hills above Haiti’s capital, await orders to attack the last enclaves ...
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Can violent gangs contribute to Haiti’s struggling democracy?
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Haiti leader says long-awaited general elections penned for November
Haiti's transitional council president Leslie Voltaire said in an interview on Wednesday that a date for the Caribbean nation ...
As part of Trump aid freeze, police contractors are laid off in Haiti amid gang attacks
Even a three month stop has very severe negative consequences around the world and in Haiti, for saving people’s lives and ...
US has frozen funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The United States has notified the United Nations that it is freezing funding to a UN-backed mission ...
Nine people from Haiti arrested after suspected migrant landing near Juno Beach Pier
The U.S. Border Patrol seized a sailboat south of the Juno Beach Pier that agents believe was involved in a maritime ...
VOA Creole: Macron asks UN to consider peacekeeping force for Haiti
French President Emmanuel Macron has asked the United Nations to consider sending a peacekeeping force to Haiti. The ...
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Human rights situation in Haiti remains ‘very alarming’, UN report finds
Gang violence in Haiti continues to have a devastating impact on the population, according to a new report from the UN office ...