Haiti

Over one million children are facing critical levels of food insecurity in Haiti, UNICEF estimates. Persistent armed violence, repeated displacement, and lack of sufficient humanitarian access continue to threaten vulnerable families – while the risk of...

The number of internally displaced children in Haiti has increased by nearly 50 per cent since September – now equaling approximately one in eight children in the entire country – as a result of ongoing violence...

At least 207 people were killed by members of the Wharf Jeremie gang in Haiti’s portside neighborhood of Cite Soleil earlier this month, the United Nations said in a report on Monday, revising up a death...

In a unanimous decision on Friday, the UN Security Council decided to lift the arms embargo on Haiti, which is a poor Caribbean country fighting to regain control from violent gangs. The resolution, which asks UN...

The United States announced on Wednesday $160 million of new aid for Haiti where an international security mission has been deployed to battle the gangs ravaging the country. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who visited...

Authorities announced that 24 people were killed when a tanker truck exploded in southwest Haiti on Saturday. Witnesses claimed that the victims had been attempting to gather petrol that was pouring from the vehicle. About 40...

During a high-level UN mission to Haiti, Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Yasmine Sherif announced a fast-acting US$2.5 million First Emergency Response grant that will provide life-saving access to quality education for girls and boys impacted...

The number of internally displaced children in Haiti has increased by an estimated 60 per cent since March – the equivalent of one child every minute – a result of ongoing violence caused by armed groups....

According to the UN children’s agency, over 300,000 children have already been affected by the violence that is raging in volatile Haiti, forcing one youngster to escape their house every minute on average. According to UNICEF,...

On Sunday, Pope Francis said he was praying for Haiti, a country where criminal gangs have wreaked havoc recently. “I am following with concern and pain the serious crisis affecting Haiti and the violent episodes that...