‘An unending horror story’: Gangs and human rights abuses expand in Haiti
Left vulnerable, communities then formed self-defence groups and Haitian security forces reinforced their operations...
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Security Council renews UN’s Haiti mission amid spiralling crises
By adopting resolution 2785, the Council renewed the authorization of the UN Integrated Office...
Indigenous youth meet trailblazers ahead of Nelson Mandela Day
Accompanied by their parents and mentors from the midwestern state of Wisconsin, the group...
UN envoy urges Colombia to ‘stay the course’ as peace faces new strains
Briefing the Security Council for the last time as head of the UN Verification...
‘You have to be able to rule your life’: The care revolution in Latin America
The workers we don’t pay or see are grandmothers, mothers, daughters — the women...
Desks become beds as Haitian school shelters people displaced by violence
The classrooms at Anténor Firmin school in Hinche in central Haiti are no longer...
Haiti: Violence and displacement driving humanitarian crisis as funding needs go unmet
Nearly 1.3 million people in the Caribbean country have fled their homes, with an...
Lured by hope, trapped by lies: Healing after being trafficked
Eight years ago, Maria left Caracas, Venezuela, driven by dwindling opportunities and the hope...
Haitians in ‘despair’ following abrupt suspension of US humanitarian support
The cancellation of most US funding in January means many services to the most...
Haiti: More than 1,500 killed between April and June
Between the beginning of April and the end of June, armed violence in Haiti...