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Mitch Albom’s Haiti orphanage shelters 56 children amid gang violence

Mitch Albom’s orphanage in Haiti, Have Faith Haiti, shelters 56 children in gang-controlled Port-au-Prince, with more than 50 teachers and staff caring for them behind guarded walls. The bestselling author and his wife, Janine, take in abandoned infants, toddlers with disabilities and children begging in the streets. The city around…

The Times of India · 6h ago

El Salvador's Bukele Deploys 450 Troops to Haiti After Four Aviation Technicians Disappear in a Gang Ambush

El Salvador has deployed about 450 troops to Haiti after four aviation technicians disappeared following a gang ambush, while officials dispute reports that recovered bodies belonged to them.

Latin Times · Oct 26

A celebratory remark after a soccer game deepens rift between Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Haiti’s 4-1 win over the Dominican Republic during a recent soccer match has unleashed long simmering racial, political and economic tensions between the two countries that share the island of Hispaniola

The Independent UK · Oct 5

Haitians at home and abroad fear fallout from end of US protection

Concern is mounting in Haiti and in the United States ahead of the planned end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians on 27 July, which could leave nearly 350,000 people at risk of deportation from the US.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 25

Members of Haiti's national soccer team tour their capital after playing in the World Cup

Members of Haiti’s national soccer team are touring their country's capital under heavy security to celebrate their play in the World Cup following the team's historic qualification to the tournament last November

The Independent UK · Jul 8

‘It was a massacre’: Haiti gangs carry out mass killings across the country

The Guardian has found evidence of a massacre that left at least 70 civilians dead as the country’s security forces struggle to control even the main roads to the capital

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2

UN chief Guterres visits Haiti as gang violence surges

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres visited Haiti on Tuesday as gang violence deepens a humanitarian crisis, with more than one in 10 Haitians displaced. The United Nations said 2,300 people have been killed and 100 kidnapped this year, while 1.5 million have been forced from their homes, including a senior…

France 24 · Jun 17

UN chief visits Haiti as gang violence soars and number of displaced hits 1.5 million

Guterres’ first stop was the headquarters of the new gang-suppression force, which the UN Security Council approved in September.

Euronews · Jun 16

UN chief visits Haiti as international force gets ready to fight gangs

António Guterres inspects new UN-approved Gang Suppression Force that is expected to begin operations in coming weeks

The Independent UK · Jun 16

At least 2,300 killed this year in Haiti gang violence, UN human rights chief says

Haiti has been plagued by worsening gang violence since the 2021 assassination of its then-President Jovenel Moïse.

Euronews · Jun 15