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A gruesome hours-long gang attack in Haiti a couple of days ago left dozens dead, torching homes and cars, while forcing thousands more to run for their lives, in the latest blow to a country that ...
Over 5,300 people have been killed in Haiti since January and more than 12,000 since the start of 2022, according to the U.N., while over 700,000 have been internally displaced.
While a 2020 report by Haiti’s disarmament commission estimated there could be as many as 500,000 small arms in the country, the U.N. said the “absolute number of weapons in Haiti may never be ...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It's been a terrifying week for the people of Haiti, where gun battles between gangs and the police have gripped the capital, Port-au-Prince, and left bodies laying ...
From 2017 to 2021, with Haiti's political leadership deadlocked, public administration virtually shut down due to a lack of funding, and the judicial system in shambles, gangs seized political power through co-operative politicians, and economic control through financing by the business elite, protection rackets, kidnappings and murders.
These problems are exacerbated by deforestation, soil degradation and unsustainable agricultural practices. [5] Climate change, pollution and deforestation are the main causes of water cycle disruption [6] in cities and slums. These causes include an increase in ocean water temperature, and a considerable reduction in the quantity of water ...
For more than two years the Biden administration has been pushing for a Haitian-led approach to solving Haiti’s spiraling gang violence and deepening humanitarian, social and political crisis.