insert_link World More than one million now displaced in Haiti The United Nations reports that the number of people in Haiti who have fled their homes has risen threefold in the last year. According to the UN's International Organization for Migration latest data some one million people are now displaced with more than half being children. Armed gangs continue to control most of the capital, Port-au-Prince following an outbreak of violence last year. Jody Jacobs reports from the United […] today15 January, 2025
insert_link World Jet Blue suspends Haiti flights after bullet hits plane Jet Blue Airlines will suspend all flights to and from Haiti for at least three weeks after one of its planes was hit by gunfire. American and Spirit Airlines have also cancelled flights to the island nation which is facing a security crisis amid worsening gang violence and political unrest. Ira Spitzer reports. today13 November, 2024
insert_link World Haiti’s people suffer ‘deepening human rights catastrophe’ UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk has issued an urgent warning about the deepening human rights catastrophe in Haiti, after figures showed that January was the most violent month in more than two years. At least 806 people, not involved in the violent exchanges taking place, were killed, injured, or kidnapped in January 2024. today12 February, 2024
insert_link World Haiti’s humanitarian gang violence displaces children Escalating armed violence in Haiti has triggered a humanitarian crisis, the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, warned on Wednesday. At least 170,000 children are now displaced - double the number from last year – amid an increase in gang-led killings and kidnappings, sexual violence, and a severe food crisis. today1 February, 2024