World News in Brief: Haiti crisis, measles surge, global torture …
5 hours ago · Across Haiti, WFP has also provided cash to nearly 100,000 people and is delivering daily meals to 430,000 children in 2,000 schools across the country. The UN Humanitarian Response Plan for Haiti calls for $674 million and is 45 per cent funded with $289 million in cash received.
Children face unprecedented crisis amid rising violence in Haiti - UN News
3 days ago · 11 November 2024 Peace and Security. This year has seen a staggering 1,000 per cent or ten-fold surge in sexual violence against children in Haiti, during an unprecedented crisis which has seen armed gangs continue to terrorize communities amid a growing humanitarian disaster. Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General ...
Haiti: Persistent, Brutal Crisis Having Devastating Impact on Children
3 days ago · The armed violence in Haiti keeps intensifying and the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, warns that children are at the heart of the crisis and are particularly vulnerable to armed gangs who are trying to control and terrorize communities.
How is the UN supporting Haiti’s struggle to overcome ... - UN News
Mar 22, 2024 · Haiti is in the grip of widespread gang violence, the country’s institutions are on the verge of collapse and its citizens are facing a daily fight for survival. Yet, in the midst of this...
Haiti | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases - United Nations
Oct 2, 2024 · The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) today reported that between July and September, over 1,200 people were killed there and more than 500 injured by gang violence, as well as in...
Haiti: “Cataclysmic” situation demands immediate and bold action …
GENEVA (28 March 2024) – A UN Human Rights Office report published today calls for immediate and bold action to tackle the “cataclysmic” situation in Haiti. “Corruption, impunity and poor governance, compounded by increasing levels of gang violence, have eroded the rule of law and brought State institutions... close to collapse.
Haiti: UN chief welcomes new government amid ongoing …
Jun 14, 2024 · UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday welcomed the swearing in of Haiti’s new Government, urging stakeholders to continue making progress towards restoring democratic institutions...
The UN condemns increasing gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti …
Jul 13, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” the increasing gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti that is undermining peace, stability and security in the country and the region.
US prohibits airlines from flying to Haiti and UN suspends flights ...
2 days ago · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot three planes and the United Nations also Tuesday temporarily suspended flights to Port-au-Prince, limiting humanitarian aid coming into the country.. Bullets hit a Spirit Airlines plane when it was about to land in the capital Monday, injuring a flight ...
UN Security Council approves sending foreign forces to Haiti
Oct 2, 2023 · The United Nations Security Council has greenlit the deployment of an armed multinational force to Haiti, as the Caribbean nation wrestles with rampant gang violence and political paralysis. The...