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World News in Brief: Haiti funding cuts bite, civilian suffering intensifies in Myanmar, Belarus deaths in custody alert
In violence-wracked Haiti, more than 5.7 million people are estimated to be food insecure, with many unable to meet their ...
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UN warns of worsening violence and mass displacement in Haiti, in new report
Violence in Haiti is escalating sharply, with gang activity reaching new levels across the country. According to a new report from the United Nations, the surge began in October 2024 and has continued ...
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Colombia’s Petro visits Haiti to help bolster security amid gang violence
Colombian leader opened a new embassy in Haiti, while talks focus on security and the fight against drug trafficking.
UN extends political mission in Haiti, but it will be for less than a year
The United Nations Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of its political mission in Haiti, agreeing that the ...
UN Security Council renews Haiti mission amid spiralling crisis
Security Council has unanimously extended the mandate of the UN’s political mission in Haiti until the end of the year, amid escalating gang violence, political paralysis and a deepening humanitarian ...
Haiti police kill suspected Jamaican traffickers during historic cocaine bust
Three Jamaicans are dead and a Bahamian national is in custody in Haiti after a historic drug bust Sunday off the country’s northwest coast led to the seizure of more than 1,000 kilos of cocaine worth ...
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United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee publishes findings on Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Latvia, North Macedonia, Spain, and Viet Nam
Human Rights Committee publishes findings on Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Latvia, North Macedonia, Spain, and Viet Nam ...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrives in Haiti, second visit this year
Months after making his first visit to Haiti, Colombian President Gustavo Petro returned Friday — this time landing in a gang ...
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UN mission to Haiti extended for another six months
The gang violence in Haiti shows no sign of slowing down. Last week, an estimated 27 000 people were displaced from their homes in Haiti's central region following armed attacks. The UN mission (BINUH ...
Time to bring an end to Haiti’s horror story
The appeal by the UN accompanied a report it released detailing the evolution of violent gang incidents beyond the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, since October 2024 up to June 2025, and the ...
In Haiti, ‘People are praying to be saved’
The massive crowd that would gather once a year at a revered waterfall in central Haiti where the faithful would splash in its sacred waters and rub their bodies with aromatic leaves was not there on ...
The SDGs Have Improved Millions Of Lives Over The Past Decade, But Progress Remains Insufficient, UN Report Finds
New York, 14 July 2025 – A decade after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations released today the 10th edition of its annual progress report, The Sustainable ...