haiti gang violence Stories
Armed gangs now control over 85 per cent of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, as well as key roads, cutting families off from food, healthcare, p...
According to the UN, the suspension created profound uncertainty in the Haitian humanitarian system, weakening the continuity of essential services, b...
The new force was authorised on Tuesday following a vote of 12 in favour, with three abstentions by Russia, China and Pakistan.
Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve died in a road accident on 1 September while serving with the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti.
The Kenyan-led MSS mission, authorised under UN Security Council Resolution 2699, officially began with the arrival of 200 Kenyan police officers in P...
The review states that Venezuela’s high crime rates have been attributed to factors such as government corruption, a flawed judicial system and the br...
In Port-au-Prince, gangs control nearly 90 per cent of the capital and are extending their reach into the Centre and Artibonite regions, pushing towar...
The international community is currently dealing with multiple humanitarian crises across the world, including conflict-driven crises in the Democrati...
In the raid, officers also recovered 14 mobile phones believed to have been stolen, allegedly found in the possession of a suspect identified as Ahmed...
Musalia Mudavadi stressed that while international fatigue over funding is understandable, Kenya and regional partners cannot afford to lose the groun...
On Thursday, US Ambassador Dorothy Shea told the Security Council that the next international force must be resourced to hold territory, secure infras...
Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve was killed on August 31, 2025, after two armoured MaxxPro vehicles were involved in a tragic crash along the Kenscoff–Pétion-Vill...
Antonio Guterres said such support is vital to reinforce local initiatives, safeguard civilians, and pave the way for a return to law and order and cr...
State authority is crumbling across Haiti while gang violence engulfs the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond, “paralysing daily life and forcing famili...
MSS spokesman Jack Ombaka said that specialized units, working with the Haitian National Police (PNH), carried out a night raid and seized the Télcos...
The US is drafting a resolution to present to the United Nations Security Council to "properly resource" Haiti's fight to reduce gang territorial cont...
Women and girls face the brunt of this crisis. Gender-based violence (GBV) such as gang rape is rampant, particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince, a...
Haiti is currently facing a protracted and worsening humanitarian crisis, with gang violence expanding beyond the capital of Port-au-Prince. Civilians...
There are now over 200 GPAS located throughout Haiti, which cultivate high-quality seeds to distribute to other farmers with the goal of increasing fa...
The violence has forced dozens to flee across the Artibonite River, some on foot and others by swimming, to escape gang-controlled areas.
Residents in the Haitian capital confirmed to AFP that heavy exchanges of gunfire broke out between armed gangs and police forces in the vicinity of t...
As many gangs expand their territory, they have committed human rights violations, according to the UN, including extrajudicial killings, child exploi...
Nearly 1.3 million people in the Caribbean country have fled their homes, with an additional 15,000 uprooted last week after armed attacks in the comm...
Thousands have been killed by gang violence that has swept Haiti in recent years. The Trump administration previously classified one of the main armed...
To help stabilise the situation, Kenya is leading a multinational support mission to assist the Haitian National Police. The team includes officers fr...
Since January, the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), recorded over 4,000 individuals deliberately killed – a 24 per cent increase compared to the...
But rather than charting a path to stability, the CPT remains mired in dysfunction as Haiti’s crisis deepens with no end in sight. Armed gangs now con...
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi is expected in the Dominican Republic capital, Santo Doming,o between May 11 and 13 to hold talks with the co...
The United States, the mission's main financier, stated that it could not continue shouldering such a significant burden, while France announced a con...
