Haiti descends further into gang violence

Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and UN peacekeeping mission flops
A new prime minister is tasked with turning around a nation that sees no escape from its troubles as Haitians wonder: How did Haiti reach this point?
Haiti’s unelected prime minister ousted amid surging gang and state violence, increasing social misery
Haiti’s interim prime minister was ousted last week by the Transitional Council—the government “oversight mechanism” that the US, Canada and various factions of the country’s bourgeois elite put together earlier this year to provide a fig leaf of “popular” legitimacy for the latest imperialist-sponsored military intervention in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country.
UN mulls Haiti peacekeeping force as gangs ramp up warfare
Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voiced broad support for converting a security mission helping Haitian police fight escalating gang warfare into a formal U.N. peacekeeping mission,
US steps up campaign to transform Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping force
The United States has stepped up its campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping force, spurred by escalating gang violence that shut all air traffic to the capital Port-au-Prince this week.
Haiti descends further into gang violence as Doctors Without Borders suspends operations
Gang violence surged in Haiti, with a paroxysm of bloodshed leaving at least 150 dead and driving the charity Doctors Without Borders to suspend its operations in the country. Haiti has been racked by armed groups who operate with impunity,
Doctors Without Borders suspends operations in Haitian capital Port-au-Prince
Doctors Without Borders has suspended activities in Port Au Prince, Haiti, after receiving threats from local police forces. Director of Mission Christophe Fournier provides an update.
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Why Haiti’s gangs are gaining ground despite the presence of an international armed force
The upsurge in violence in the face of an international armed force in Haiti has raised questions about the effectiveness ...
UN to resume aid flights to Haiti after planes hit by gunfire
The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service will restart flights to Haiti on Wednesday after around a week's hiatus and ...
Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission
Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping mission. UNITED NATIONS ...
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More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti
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Doctors Without Borders halts operations in Haiti’s capital, citing police threats
The humanitarian group accused authorities in the lawless Haitian capital of repeatedly stopping its vehicles and threatening ...
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Spiraling Haiti violence and airline shutdowns cut families off from adoptive kids
the Federal Aviation Administration restricted U.S. airline s from flying to Haiti for 30 days, and American Airlines announced it would pause flights until February. The United Nations also ...
Northern Haiti airports reopened to US flights
U.S. flights to six airports in northern Haiti can resume this week, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
‘Haiti on Fire’: Rolling Stone Dives Into the Country’s Deadly Gang War
Haiti on Fire, a 27-minute film from Blackbeard Films, XTR, and Rolling Stone Films, attempts to cut through the hype ...