Haiti violence: ‘Carnage needs to stop’ says UN relief chief
The desperate situation prompted a tweet on Friday from Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths for an immediate end to the fighting. “This carnage needs to stop” said the UN relief…
Haiti: ‘Unimaginable violence’ against women, children, reports UNICEF
According to UNICEF, nearly 300 confirmed cases were reported in the first six months of 2023, almost matching the total number documented over 2022 and close to three times the…
At Caribbean Summit, UN chief calls for climate action, debt relief, and urgent aid for Haiti
Haiti The security situation in Haiti “is appalling,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, recalling his recent visit to the fragile nation. He called for swift action at a time when…
Haiti: ‘Take urgent action now’ urges ECOSOC President
Lachezara Stoeva was addressing a special crisis meeting on Haiti organized by ECOSOC to address the country’s urgent food security needs and noted that the humanitarian response plan for this…
Almost 3 million children ‘desperately need protection and support’ in Haiti
“Being a child in Haiti today is harsher and more dangerous than it ever has been in living memory. The threats and hardships children face are simply unimaginable. They desperately…
Haiti: UN deeply saddened as latest earthquake kills three, in wake of floods
The 5.5 magnitude quake struck in the department of Grand’Anse, following torrential rains which have displaced more than 13,000 people. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of life, destruction…
Nearly half of Haiti going hungry, new food security report warns
The latest integrated food security phase classification (IPC) analysis, reported on Sunday that of the total number of affected people, 1.8 million are in an emergency-level phase of need. This…
Haiti: International support needed now to stop spiralling gang violence
In the month of April alone, more than 600 people were killed in violence in the country’s capital, according to information gathered by the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH).…
‘Unprecedented insecurity’ in Haiti requires urgent action: new UN envoy
Gang violence is expanding at an alarming rate in areas previously considered relatively safe in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and outside the city, with a shocking increase in criminality and abuses,…
Haiti: $720 million plan to support millions facing gangs, hunger and cholera
The 2023 funding appeal is the largest for the Caribbean country since the devastating 2010 earthquake and more than double the amount requested last year. The UN humanitarian affairs office…