UN Evacuates Staff From Haiti

As Haiti's gangs take control, another plague erupts: sexual violence
Human Rights Watch reports that sexual violence has become yet another escalating and "horrific" tool of the gangs that keep spreading their power in Haiti. Some 4,000 women and girls have reported being raped by gang members just this year,
UN Evacuates Staff From Haiti as Gangs Deepen Control Over Capital
PANAMA CITY/PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - United Nations evacuation flights are set to land in Panama City this week as the international organization removes staff from Haiti due to a sharp escalation in violence by armed gangs that have expanded their control over the capital Port-au-Prince.
Haiti - insecurity : Sexual violence against women is a «weapon» for gangs in Haiti
In Haiti, 94% of women are at risk of gender-based violence and their bodies have become « weapons of terror » for armed
U.N. reportedly evacuating some staff from Haiti amid gang violence
There are reports that the United Nations is evacuating a small number of staff in Haiti as gang violence escalates in Port-au-Prince. More than 40,000 people have been displaced from the capital in the last ten days according to U.
Rescuing Haiti from Gang Rule
Since January, nearly five thousand civilian deaths have occurred as a result of relentless gang warfare in Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital city, and its immediate environs. The country itself has slid into a catastrophic humanitarian emergency,
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Number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says
They’re not doing this voluntarily,” said Geeta Narayan, UNICEF’s representative in Haiti. “Even when they are armed with ...
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A Military Approach Alone Won’t Be Enough to Tackle Haiti’s Gangs
But the tranquility is deceptive. In order to support Haiti’s weakened national police in taking back control from the ...
Haiti police veteran jailed for a killing that occurred while he was elsewhere, has been freed
A senior police precinct chief in Haiti, jailed in the assassination of a motorcycle driver with alleged gang ties, has been ...
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Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops
Bloody coups, brutal dictatorships and gangs created by Haiti's political and economic elite have long defined the country's history, but experts say the current crisis is the worst they’ve seen.
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Gangs tighten their grip on Haiti as peacekeeping debate drags on
Violence in Haiti claimed 150 lives this week, bringing the death toll from gang warfare to over 4,000 this year. The ...
The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says
Gangs in Haiti are recruiting children at unprecedented levels, with the number of minors targeted soaring by 70% in the past ...
In Haiti, a Grim Barometer: Even United Nations Workers Are Fleeing
A surge in gang violence over the past two weeks has led international aid organizations to rethink their staff levels in ...