Haiti, gangs

Gang violence continues to bleed Haiti, with UN reporting over 5,600 deaths in 2024
At least 5,601 people were killed, 2,212 injured, 1,494 kidnapped in Haiti last year in gang violence, an increase of over 1,000 compared to total fatalities in 2023, says UN Human Rights Office - Ana
Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024: UN
Violent gangs control most of the Caribbean country’s capital, Port-au-Prince. 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.
Guatemalan forces arrive in Haiti to fight gangs
A contingent of 150 Guatemalan soldiers has arrived in Haiti, tasked with helping to restore order amid the chaos wrought by armed gangs. A first group of 75 soldiers arrived on Friday and another 75 on Saturday, all drafted from the military police, according to Guatemala's government.
Military police, soldiers from Guatemala, El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo first announced the deployment of his troops in September at the U.N. General Assembly, three months after volunteering to deploy a contingent from the Guatemalan Army with personal equipment to help Haiti take on violent gangs.
Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to battle gangs
A second group of 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Saturday to boost a United Nations-backed mission tasked with restoring order amid chaos wrought by gangs, the mission said.
Guatemalan troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce security mission
Security forces from Guatemala arrive in Haitito reinforce a U.N.-backed security mission:: January 4, 2025 :: Port-au-Prince, HaitiThe 75 military police members arrived at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport.
Guatemalan troops arrive in Haiti to combat gang violence
A total of 150 Guatemalan soldiers landed in Haiti on Friday and Saturday to join a United Nations-backed mission led by Kenya aimed at curbing rampant gang violence.
The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage
Officials say more than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles ...
Massacre Upon Massacre: Haiti’s Bleak Spiral Into a Failed State
In Haiti, gangs have killed hundreds of people and shot journalists at a news conference, exposing the country’s fragility ...
A survivor of gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets
Two reporters and a police officer died in an attack at the reopening of Port-au-Prince's biggest public hospital. Seven ...
For Haiti’s kids, servitude in gangs, death on the streets leave little room for a future
The nine-year-old boys wearing matching knapsacks walk down the street in the morning light, but they are not going to school ...
Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order
Some 150 military police officers from Central America have started arriving in Haiti to reinforce the embattled government's ...
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Haiti - Politic : Ralph Youri Chevry back at the head of Port-au-Prince
During the Council of Ministers of December 18, 2024, Ralph Youri Chevry, the former Mayor of Port-au-Prince (June 2016–2020) ...
Haiti’s health minister loses his job after a deadly gang attack on a hospital in the capital
Haiti’s health minister has been removed from his post following a deadly gang attack on the largest public hospital in the ...