insert_link Africa Kenyan President Ruto Seeks Diverse Counsel for Haiti Mission In the months preceding Kenya's deployment of police officers to Haiti, President William Ruto sought advice from political advisers, security officials, and foreign leaders regarding the prominent anti-gang mission. Additionally, Reuters reports that he consulted a group of Christian evangelical pastors close to him and his wife. These pastors provided recommendations to Ruto and acted as intermediaries between Haitian communities and the president, according to interviews with two pastors and […] today6 June, 2024
insert_link Oshiwambo Haiti a langeke o prime minister ompe Garry Conille okwa langekwa onga o prime minister ya Haiti ohela,nokuuvaneke ta gandja omayakulo moshilongo shoka kwa talikako sha hepa mo Caribbean nosha taalela iikele yokwaahena egameno,noyopapolitika. Conille okuulikwa kolutu lo transitional presidential council a kwatele komeho oshilongo,sha landula ezomiilonga lya prime minister Ariel Henry mu April,sho oshilongo sha taalela omakuyunguto goongangala. Omunamimvo 58 okwati elangeko lye olyemu nkondopeke a tholomepo epangelo moonkundathana nolutu pangelo lopau presitend. Ondohotola keithano,Conille okwa […] today4 June, 2024
World Unicef warns Haiti’s healthcare system may collapse Haiti's health system is now "on the verge of collapse". That's the warning from the UN's Children's Fund. It says there has been an "alarming decrease" in the number of hospitals still functioning in the violence-wracked Caribbean nation. Jody Jacobs has more from the United Nations in New York. today24 May, 2024
insert_link World Haiti Can’t Survive Without the Kenyan-Led International Security Force The humanitarian conditions in Haiti are “cataclysmic,” the UN’s human rights commissioner said recently. A new transitional presidential council and an interim prime minister have just been installed, but a third essential element for political stability, an international security force to root out the deadly gangs, has yet to arrive. UNOCHA/GILES CLARKE By Damilola Banjo It’s no secret that gang violence and political instability are threatening […] today2 May, 2024
insert_link Uncategorized UN calls for urgent aid for Haiti The United Nations' humanitarian coordinator in Haiti has warned that without more money, aid in the country will be at risk. Addressing the media remotely from Port-au-Prince on Thursday, Ulrika Richardson said it would be a 'catastrophe' if the international body was unable to hand out meals to Haitians. This comes as foreign nationals continue to be evacuated from the country, as violence rips through the capital. today22 March, 2024
insert_link Africa Can the UN Security Council Finally Wrap Its Mind Around Haiti? It’s Trying More than 362,000 Haitians are displaced in their country as violence by armed gangs convulses the Caribbean island nation amid a government collapse, lack of a strong police force and an intervention force being long delayed to the country. A new transitional council, proposed by the Caribbean intergovernmental bloc, could stem the chaos. UNOCHA/HAITI By Damilola Banjo The United Nations Security Council endorsed an international police mission last fall to try […] today20 March, 2024
insert_link World Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns amid crisis Embattled Haitian Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, has resigned following weeks of mounting pressure on him to step down. The country has been in chaos for several weeks as gangs have been attacking government structures and social order is on the brink of collapse. Henry is currently stranded in Puerto Rico after being prevented by armed gangs from returning home. According to Al Jazeera, regional leaders of the Caribbean Community have […] today12 March, 2024
insert_link World How Haiti became a failed state By Nicolas Forsans, University of Essex The US military started airlifting embassy staff out of Haiti overnight as the Caribbean island descends further into chaos. Rival gangs have joined forces to overrun the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in an attempt to force the resignation of the acting president, Ariel Henry. The gang leader behind the violence, Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier, has warned there will be a “civil war that […] today11 March, 2024
insert_link World Haiti declares State-of-Emergency Haiti has declared a 72-hour state of emergency and night curfew in and around the capital because of two jailbreaks and spiralling insecurity. The BBC reports that at the weekend, armed gangs stormed a major Port-au-Prince prison, leading to the killing of at least 12 people and the release of around 4,000 inmates. Gang leaders say they want to force the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who is outside […] today4 March, 2024
