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...
Conflicts in the Horn of Africa, Sudan, South Sudan and the Great Lakes region – including the Democratic Republic of the Congo – have caused widespre...
Beyond HIV care, the project will strengthen antenatal services, safe deliveries, immunisation, emergency response, and the rollout of digital health...
As the Secretary-General noted, the resolution “gave voice to a simple truth: women’s leadership is central to just and lasting peace”, in addition to...
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.
According to reports, the victim, identified as Lepeita, was attacked by her own brothers after she chose to marry a man they did not approve of. They...
The Kenyan-led MSS mission, authorised under UN Security Council Resolution 2699, officially began with the arrival of 200 Kenyan police officers in P...
Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the decentralisation of police training would enhance the effectiveness...
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...
Last year, global incidents of explosive weapons use surged by 29 per cent, alongside a 69 per cent spike in civilian casualties and a 50per cent rise...
The Court of Appeal had earlier dismissed the accused’s bid to halt the trial, assuring them that the trial court is obligated to protect their consti...
Murkomen assured the community that the government will continue deploying more NPRs and incentivising officers to ensure lasting peace in the region.
The event, held at Garissa High School grounds, saw speaker after speaker condemn the rising violence caused by land disputes—conflicts that have alre...
Wetang’ula said GBV not only erodes the dignity of women but also destabilises homes and weakens the social fabric of the nation.
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 coalition explains TFGBV as any harmful act committed, worsened, or amplified through online channels such as social media, messaging apps, or oth...
That’s according to this year’s SDG Gender Snapshot report launched on Monday by UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, which...
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...
Human rights defenders have emphasised that the combined threats to lawyers, activists, politicians, and ordinary citizens make it imperative for the...
Musalia Mudavadi stressed that while international fatigue over funding is understandable, Kenya and regional partners cannot afford to lose the groun...
The dramatic liquidity crisis currently impacting the UN and its global partners has already prevented a high-level human rights probe into the DRC em...
On Thursday, US Ambassador Dorothy Shea told the Security Council that the next international force must be resourced to hold territory, secure infras...
The dispute arose after reports that the applicants were being targeted in connection with alleged violent activities.
Videos circulating online show victims warning Kenyans to stay vigilant, particularly in the evenings. Many say gangs are targeting phones, handbags a...
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...
The violence, which continued into Sunday morning, forced the closure of the Nakuru–Narok road after residents blocked it with burning tyres.
