Haiti

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday that 5,601 people were killed in gang violence in Haiti last year, it appealed for greater efforts by the authorities and the international community to…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expert William O’Neill on Friday condemned “intentional” attacks on hospitals, clinics and healthcare workers by armed gangs there, warning that medical facilities…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – UN International migration agency on Tuesday reported that armed gangs are continuing to terrorize Haiti forcing thousands more civilians to abandon their homes that has now displaced more than 700,000…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday strongly condemned the gang massacre in Haiti which killed at least 184 people, including 127 elderly men and women in Haiti’s Wharf Jérémie neighborhood of…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – The Economic and Social Council convened a special session on Monday as Haiti face escalating violence and systemic collapse, its children are bearing the brunt of a multipronged crisis that threatens…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN Security Council on Friday renewed the sanctions and arms embargo on Haiti for  one year including a targeted assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo measures to curb the illicit flow of weapons to…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 31st July. UN spokesman Strephane Dujarric on Tuesday told reporters in New York that instability in Haiti continues to lead to mass school closures, left thousands of children without access…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 18th July. UN Women on Wednesday said that the displaced women and girls are facing unprecendented insecurity and sexual violence due to the instability in Haiti as armed gangs continue their…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 13th July. UN humanitarians on Friday appealed for solidarity and greater support for Haiti, as the gang violence in Port-au-Prince is affecting the entire population. They said that the…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 3rd July. UNICEF said on Tuesday that the violence and instability in Haiti has resulted in the displacement of over 300,000 children, with an estimated one child being displaced every minute…