In its recent analysis, the IPC, a UN-backed index measuring hunger and malnutrition in global hotspots, found that 5.7 million Haitians are facing a deteriorating […]
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UN urges restraint as US strikes in southern Caribbean escalate tensions with Venezuela
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, UN Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča said the US operations, conducted between 2 September and 3 October, have heightened tensions […]
Haiti: ‘Unprecedented’ number of children on the run
An alarming 3.3 million children — the highest number on record — are now in need of humanitarian assistance and cases of acute malnutrition, child […]
Increasing violence and funding cuts imperil millions across Haiti
Haiti faces one of the world’s most severe food crises that is only worsening due to steep funding cuts to WFP relief programmes. “We urge […]
Fighting back against the gangs: What is Haiti’s new UN-backed force?
Here’s what you need to know about the new Gang Suppression Force (GSF). What is the GSF? The Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti is […]
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors authorise new Gang Suppression Force for Haiti
The UN Security Council has backed a resolution authorising the transition of the Kenyan-led support mission for Haiti into a new Gang Suppression Force, in […]
UN Security Council approves new ‘suppression force’ for Haiti amid spiralling gang violence
The resolution – co-penned by Panama and the United States, and backed by dozens of countries in the region and beyond – was adopted by […]
Haiti’s security crisis ‘is like the Sword of Damocles above us’: Foreign Minister
The Caribbean country remains in the grip of a deepening multidimensional crisis affecting the political, security, human rights and humanitarian spheres, with implications for the […]
Venezuelan migrants drive economic gains in Ecuador but face persistent vulnerabilities
“The evidence is clear: when migrants have access to rights and opportunities, they contribute substantially to the societies that host them,” said Kristina Mejo, the […]
UN’s Guterres condemns gang attack in Haiti that killed at least 40
The overnight assault on11 September is the latest in a string of brutal incidents and ongoing gang violence that have plagued the country since last […]
