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Haitians express skepticism over Kenya's offer to UN to send police to confront gangs

Haitians are expressing skepticism over an offer by Kenya to lead an international police force aimed at combatting the gang violence that has wracked the Caribbean nation

The Independent UK

Kenya considers leading a force in Haiti: What you need to know

Support for foreign intervention in crisis-racked Haiti has grown, but civil society groups warn of past abuses.

Al Jazeera

US orders non-emergency personnel to leave violence-hit Haiti

Kidnapping and violent crimes are widespread, State Department says in latest travel advisory for Caribbean nation.

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Commentary: Can the US and United Nations do anything about Haiti?

Last week, the United Nations Security Council, a body typically riven by substantive disagreements among its permanent member states, managed to come together on Haiti. The small, impoverished nation of 11.5 million has been in a desperate state even before its former president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated in his home…

Chicago Tribune

Caribbean leaders change tone, support outside force for Haiti after US, UN pressure

Supporters of deploying a specialized international force to help Haiti’s police root out armed gangs that are terrorizing the country moved closer Wednesday to getting the support of Caribbean leaders.

Miami Herald

Exclusive: Confidential UN document spells out thinking on foreign troops for Haiti

The international armed force the United Nations is seeking to help Haiti dismantle the threat to its stability and secure the country for elections could consist of a mix of military and police units, but must have the muscle, assets and intelligence capabilities necessary to fight heavily armed kidnapping gangs.

Miami Herald

The UN head believes ‘Haiti can be rescued.’ Here’s what he says needs to happen

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Saturday urged the international community to continue to provide funding and equipment to Haiti’s beleaguered police force.

Miami Herald

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UN chief calls on world to make troubled Haiti 'top priority'

PORT-AU-PRINCE: On a visit to spotlight violence and chaos in Haiti, the UN secretary-general on Saturday called for a robust international effort to help the beleaguered national police in fighting rampant criminal gangs.

Bangkok Post

UN chief says Haiti urgently needs international security force and humanitarian aid

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is again calling on foreign governments with strong security forces to help Haiti fight a surge in gang violence

The Independent UK

UN chief, in Haiti, says 'not the time to forget' troubled nation

PORT-AU-PRINCE - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Haiti on Saturday for a lightning visit, saying "this is not the time to forget" the Caribbean nation mired in overlapping security, political and economic woes.

Bangkok Post

Dominican Republic denies Canada consulted on Haitian aid office

Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez has cast doubt on a proposal for a Canadian-led aid bureau on Dominican territory.

Al Jazeera

Canada to coordinate Haiti security aid from Dominican Republic

Canadian foreign minister says a ‘joint security coordination cell’ will seek enhanced international response to crisis.

Al Jazeera

They don’t have a deal, but Haitian leaders leave Jamaica with promise to keep talking

Three days of high-stake negotiations between interim Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry and a cross-section of Haitian political and civic leaders have ended without a resolution to their country’s multifaceted crisis, but with an agreement to continue talking back in Port-au-Prince.

Miami Herald

Jamaica suspends consular services in Haiti after gang attack of car dealership housing its office

Jamaica has suspended consular services in Haiti, after its consulate in the nation’s capital came under attack Monday night.

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US Vice President Harris announces new assistance for Caribbean

The vice president met with regional leaders in the Bahamas to discuss gun crimes, climate change and Haiti’s crisis.

The Independent UK

US vice president announces more than $100M to help Caribbean during official visit to Bahamas

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that the U.S. is investing more than $100 million in the Caribbean region to crack down on weapons trafficking, help alleviate Haiti’s humanitarian crisis and support climate change initiatives

Reuters

US blocks ex-Haitian PM Lamothe from entering country, citing corruption

The United States on Friday blocked former Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe from entering the United States over what Secretary of State Antony Blinken said was his "involvement in significant corruption."

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US bars former Haitian prime minister from entering the country

The sanction is the latest in a string of actions the US has taken to confront corruption in the Caribbean country.

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Miami Herald

Biden taps experienced career diplomat to serve as US ambassador to Haiti

President Joe Biden is nominating a career diplomat with nearly four decades of experience in some of the world’s toughest postings to be U.S. ambassador in Haiti.

Reuters

Haiti conflict puts over 100,000 kids at risk of starving to death, UN says

More than 115,600 children in Haiti are expected to suffer severe wasting from malnutrition this year, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Thursday, as an escalation of armed violence worsens food insecurity and a cholera outbreak.

Al Jazeera

Haiti crisis looms large as Biden visits Canada’s Trudeau

With US and Canada promoting different approaches to worsening crisis in Haiti, experts say question is ‘what’s next?’

Miami Herald

‘We are living in a reign of terror’: As Biden heads to Canada, Haitians ask, ‘What next?’

MIAMI — As President Joe Biden heads to Canada on Thursday for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where the crisis in Haiti will be a leading topic, there is one thing that everyone can agree on:

The Independent UK

Haiti PM turns to military for help in fighting gangs

Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he intends to activate all of the country’s security forces to fight increasingly powerful gangs

The Independent UK

Ex-UN official: Haitians must be part of solution to chaos

Award-winning Haitian broadcaster Michele Montas, who was exiled three times and served as spokesperson for the former United Nations secretary-general, follows the chaos in her country every day from her apartment in New York

Miami Herald

Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness heads to Haiti as gang wars threaten health care

Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness is making a one-day visit to Haiti on Monday along with government ministers and ambassadors from two other Caribbean countries as part of a long-awaited visit to see how Caribbean leaders can help Haitians find their way out of their gang-ridden country’s crisis, which has…

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