The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last ... - AP News
2 days ago · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday.. The number of killings increased by more than 20% compared with all of 2023, according to the U.N. Human Rights Office.
More than 5,600 killed in Haiti gang violence in 2024 | UN News
2 days ago · At least 5,601 people were killed in gang violence in Haiti last year, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, appealing for greater efforts by the authorities and the international community to address the root causes.
Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024: UN
2 days ago · More than 5,600 people were killed and thousands more injured or kidnapped in 2024 due to soaring levels of gang violence in Haiti, the United Nations said. In a statement released on Tuesday, UN ...
The U.N. says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year …
2 days ago · The number of killings increased by more than 20% compared with all of 2023, according to the United Nations Human Rights Office. In addition, more than 2,200 people were reported injured and ...
In Haiti, Gang Massacres and Journalist Murders Expose the …
3 days ago · At least 207 people were killed between Dec. 6 and Dec. 11, according to the United Nations. At about the same time, another three-day killing spree took place 70 miles north in Petite Rivière.
Over 207 executed in Port-au-Prince massacre: UN report - UN News
Dec 23, 2024 · The report by the UN Integrated Office in Haiti and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights covers the period between 6 and 11 December, during which 134 men and 73 women were killed.. Most of the victims were elderly people accused of practicing voodoo and causing the gang leader's child’s illness. Other victims included those who tried to flee the area for fear of reprisals ...
Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back | AP News
Dec 6, 2024 · An armored vehicle carrying Kenyan police rumbles through Haiti’s capital with a shattered window that a high-caliber bullet failed to penetrate, a permanent sign of the violence confronting the United Nations-backed force almost daily in Port-au-Prince.
UN evacuation in Haiti, police assault stronghold of gang leader ...
Nov 25, 2024 · The United Nations has ordered the evacuation of its staff from Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince as clashes between armed gangs, the police and civilians armed with machetes intensified in...
Haiti: Over 20,000 flee as gang violence spurs mass displacement - UN News
Nov 18, 2024 · Over 20,000 people have fled their homes across Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince in just four days amid escalating gang violence, with more than 17,000 seeking shelter in 15 displacement sites as...
UN appeals for $674 million as gang violence in Haiti escalates …
Feb 29, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Indiscriminate violence in Haiti is escalating — especially in the capital and surrounding region — with armed gangs carrying out killings and acts of sexual violence, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in the conflict-wracked Caribbean nation said Wednesday.