Haiti, un and gangs

US bans flights to Haiti's capital until Sept. 8 as UN expert says gang violence is more dire
The United States has extended its ban on flights to Haiti's capital until Sept. 8 because of escalating gang violence.
Haiti swears in new leader amid din of gang violence
Fritz Alphonse Jean, an economist and former central bank governor, replaces Leslie Voltaire in the rotating presidency of the transitional presidential council, formed in 2024 after a violent gang siege of the capital that forced then Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign.
UN calls for urgent action as gang violence in Haiti escalates
Amid intensifying gang violence and recent reports highlighting the disintegration of security in Haiti, the United Nations has called for urgent international support to stabilise the country.
US extends ban on flights to Haiti’s capital as gang violence escalates
US extends ban on flights to Haiti’s capital as gang violence escalates - The Federal Aviation Administration extended its ban on flights from the U.S. to Port-au-Prince until September 8
Trump Bans Flights to Haiti as Kenyan Police Get Overwhelmed by Gangs
The United States on Tuesday, March 11, banned flights to Haiti’s capitol Port-au-Prince. According to the US administration under the leadership of President Donald Trump, the move followed the worsening gang violence situation in Haiti.
UN chief Guterres says human rights are being suffocated by autocrats and warmongers
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The body of a Kenyan officer who died in Haiti arrives home for burial
The body of a Kenyan police officer who died in Haiti’s UN-backed multinational mission to combat violent gangs has been ...
Haiti not ready for peacekeeping mission, UN chief says, offers alternative to fight gangs
In a letter to the U.N. Security Council dated Monday, Guterres recommends that the rules of engagement — which govern the circumstances under which weapons can be fired — for the current Kenya-led ...
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Haiti - FLASH : First details on António Guterres' proposal to the Security Council
In a letter sent to the UN Security Council on February 25, 2025, António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, provides the ...
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UN chief details his proposal to help mission in Haiti fight gangs in a letter obtained by AP
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is proposing opening a U.N. office that would provide drones, fuel, ground and air transportation and other non-lethal support to a ...
Imprisonment, murder, extortion: Why U.S. deportees to Haiti are being targeted by gangs
In Haiti, one's status as a deportee brings an added level of risk. Here is why police and gangs are targeting such people ...
UN launches reform initiative as it nears its 80th anniversary and faces funding cuts
The U.N. chief is launching a new initiative to reform the United Nations as it approaches its 80th anniversary.