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Colombia's Petro Visits Southern Haiti

Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is visiting Haiti as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties with the violence-wracked country.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Colombia's Petro Visits Southern Haiti as Violence Spikes in Both Countries

Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrived in Haiti's southeastern city of Jacmel on Wednesday afternoon in a rare visit by a foreign head of state to the Caribbean nation, as Haiti endures an extended conflict with armed gangs.

Miami Herald on MSN · 17h

In visit to Haiti, Colombian President Petro recounts historic ties, seeks forgiveness

I want to thank you for helping my America, my Colombia, achieve freedom,” he said. “You even gave us our flag.”

Gangs could overrun Haiti capital

The Washington Post · 1d

UN chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti's capital without additional international security support

The United Nations chief is warning that gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital Port-au-Prince leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for th

Jurist · 1d

UN warns Haiti in need of urgent international support amid gang violence rise

The United Nations chief issued a warning in a report released on Wednesday about the escalating threat posed by gangs in Haiti, emphasizing that without additional international support for the

Voice of America · 1d

Gangs could overrun Haiti capital if aid falls short, UN chief says

More money, equipment and personnel are needed for the Kenya-led international force, Antonio Guterres said, adding that any further delays risk the ‘catastrophic’ collapse of Haiti's security institu

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Haiti has 1 million displaced people, mostly from gang violence. It’s tripled over the past year

The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement within Haiti has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million ...

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Doctors Without Borders urges world to 'step up the response' to gang sexual violence in Haiti

Now that Doctors Without Borders teams are back in Haiti and can again treat the burgeoning number of gang sexual violence ...

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Gang violence in Haiti at record levels amid criticisms US has no 'clear strategy'

Gang violence in Haiti has led to the displacement of more than 700,000 people, forcing them to flee their homes for safety.

Mission Network News4d

Life and gospel work go on in Haiti despite gang violence

More than 1 million Haitians were displaced by gang violence in the past year. Yet Kate Michel with Radio 4VEH says "life is ...

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Haiti gang violence has displaced more than 1 million people, UN migration agency says

Children make up at least half of Haiti’s displaced population, which has tripled within a year, the International ...

allAfrica.com on MSN4d

More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to boost mission against gang violence

Kenya has deployed 217 more police officers to Haiti to provide backup to an understaffed security mission in the Caribbean ...

Newsday9d

UN migration agency says gang violence in Haiti leads to tripling of internally displaced people

GENEVA — The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement in Haiti, largely caused by gang violence, has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people — a record in the ...

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Kenya's Bold Mission: Curbing Haiti's Gang Violence

Kenya has sent an additional 217 police officers to Haiti as part of a multinational force to address gang violence. With ...

The Gazette10d

More than 1 million people displaced by raging Haiti gang violence, UN says

GENEVA (Reuters) - More than a million people, over half of them children, are now displaced within Haiti where gang violence continues unabated despite the start of a United Nations-backed ...

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