Residents flee new wave of violence in Haiti capital
Prince was in the grip of a new wave of gang violence on Friday, according to an AFP correspondent on the ground, as more families fled their homes. Armed groups have been battling for control of the city for several years,
US bans flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 as UN expert says gang violence is more dire
The United States has extended its ban on flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 because of escalating gang violence.
Haiti swears in new leader amid din of gang violence
Fritz Alphonse Jean, an economist and former central bank governor, replaces Leslie Voltaire in the rotating presidency of the transitional presidential council, formed in 2024 after a violent gang siege of the capital that forced then Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign.
UN calls for urgent action as gang violence in Haiti escalates
Amid intensifying gang violence and recent reports highlighting the disintegration of security in Haiti, the United Nations has called for urgent international support to stabilise the country.
Trump Bans Flights to Haiti as Kenyan Police Get Overwhelmed by Gangs
The United States on Tuesday, March 11, banned flights to Haiti’s capitol Port-au-Prince. According to the US administration under the leadership of President Donald Trump, the move followed the worsening gang violence situation in Haiti.
Imprisonment, murder, extortion: Why U.S. deportees to Haiti are being targeted by gangs
In Haiti, one's status as a deportee brings an added level of risk. Here is why police and gangs are targeting such people ...
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Florida Is Playing a Key Role In Supplying Guns To Gangs Wreaking Havoc In Haiti
Recent weapons seizures in the Dominican Republic have exposed new, sophisticated smuggling routes supplying weapons to ...
IACHR condemns the deterioration of security in Haiti
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is expressing its “deep concern” at the alarming deterioration of the ...
Gangs unleash new attack on Haiti's capital as police vow to hold them back
A powerful gang coalition has launched new attacks on Haiti’s capital, while police vow to hold the gunmen back ...
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Surges in Violence in Haiti Push Basic Services to the Brink of Collapse
In 2025, the humanitarian crisis in Haiti has grown increasingly dire amid the ongoing gang wars. With rates of displacement, child recruitment, food insecurity, physical violence, and sexual violence ...
Airport in southwest Haiti ready for international flights after violence halts flights to capital
Haitian officials say an airport in the country’s southwest region is ready to receive international flights for the first ...
New leader takes over Haiti's transitional presidential council as violence persists
The council tasked to prepare eventual presidential elections in Haiti has sworn in a new leader, as the country keeps struggling with a persistent gang violence ...
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US bans flights to Haiti's capital until Sept., UN expert says gang violence is more dire
The Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement Tuesday extends a ban on U.S. flights to Port-au-Prince that began in ...
The body of a Kenyan officer who died in Haiti arrives home for burial
The body of a Kenyan police officer who died in Haiti’s UN-backed multinational mission to combat violent gangs has been ...