Police overwhelmed, development stalled, as gang violence spirals in Haiti

PNP DeskJanuary 24, 2023September 9, 202404 mins

“Years of hard-fought recovery gains are being undone, and Haitians are grappling with setting the country back on a path to democracy,” said Helen La Lime, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Haiti. Turf wars Briefing the 15-member Council, Ms. La Lime said more than 2,100 murders and some 1,300 kidnappings were reported in 2022,…

Mali: WHO doctor seized by ‘unidentified assailants’, as UNHCR raises alarm over continuing violence

PNP DeskJanuary 24, 2023September 9, 202406 mins

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet posted on Tuesday that WHO was working with local authorities to investigate the abduction of Dr. Mahamadou Diawara, who had worked for the agency in the town for around three years, “and ensure our colleague’s quick return to his family.” WHO said in a statement that he had…