Haiti: Harrowing needs must be met with long-term engagement
The crisis is extending beyond traditional centres of insecurity. Families across both urban and rural communities…
Regional health agency issues measles alert for World Cup
The combination of rising measles transmission and increased international travel creates conditions that could accelerate the…
30,000 people flee fresh violence in Haiti as hunger crisis deepens
Much of the violence has been concentrated in Cité Soleil, an impoverished neighbourhood in the capital,…
Extreme heat, floods and drought threaten lives across Latin America and Caribbean
Launching the regional State of the Climate report on Monday covering last year, experts outlined how…
Blackouts and shortages disrupt healthcare across Cuba
Shortages of electricity, fuel, medicine and medical supplies are severely disrupting emergency care, blood banks, laboratories,…
Gang-controlled streets, shuttered newsrooms: How violence is eroding Haiti’s media
The Caribbean island nation is faced with widespread insecurity as well as deepening poverty. Some 1.4…
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Update on Haiti as humanitarian crisis continues alongside gang violence
5.8 million Haitians, or roughly 52 per cent of the population, are facing crisis levels of food…
UN rights chief urges action to end impunity and address disappearances in Mexico
Speaking at the conclusion of an official visit to Mexico, the High Commissioner warned that violence…
As Colombia elections near, Security Council hears calls for calm
Following decades of conflict, the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP rebel group signed an historic…
Shockwaves of Middle East war reach Caribbean as food prices soar
Highlighting the import-heavy status of many Caribbean islands, UN researchers warned on Wednesday that the war…
More than half of Haitians continue to face food crisis
The update came on Friday, in a release by the World Food Programme (WFP), which has…
From conflict to catwalk: Women ex-combatants weave reconciliation in Colombia
Peace must be sewn, stitch by stitch. With this idea in mind, Ms. Avella set herself…
Haiti’s freefall demands urgent global action as millions face hunger and violence
Edem Wosurnu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed journalists on her recent mission to the Caribbean island nation where violent armed gangs remain in control of large areas of…
Cuba energy crisis: Humanitarian needs remain despite fuel supplies
Fuel shortages in the nation have deepened after Washington took measures at the end of January…
