Haiti, UN and gangs

Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops
When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on prisons, police stations and the main international airport had crippled the country’s capital and forced the prime minister to resign,
UN mulls Haiti peacekeeping force as gangs ramp up warfare
Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voiced broad support for converting a security mission helping Haitian police fight escalating gang warfare into a formal U.N. peacekeeping mission,
Why Haiti’s gangs are gaining ground despite the presence of an international armed force
There is a level of underestimation of the power of the gangs, not only the way they operate, but their capacity to hold the terrain, their capacity to know the terrain, their capacity to fight or not fight,
As international force struggles to stabilize Haiti, calls grow for UN force
A senior U.N. official urged the international community on Wednesday to make good on its commitments to fund and equip a multinational security force in Haiti, which is struggling to help the Haitian National Police subdue armed gangs who are terrorizing the population,
UN Weighs Peacekeeping Mission for Haiti Amid Escalating Gang Violence and Political Instability
As gangs escalate violence in Haiti, the UN Security Council debates upgrading the current security mission to a peacekeeping force despite opposition from Russia and China.
UN diplomats offer broad support for peacekeeping mission in Haiti
The U.N. is considering transitioning a multinational security mission into a peacekeeping mission despite opposition from China and Russia.
An inside look at how gang warfare in Haiti has devastated daily life
Despite a UN-approved security mission that deployed in June to try and restore some order, large swaths of the country remain under gang control and violence is endemic. Special Correspondent Marcia Biggs and videographer Eric O'Connor traveled there for a look at the depth of the crisis.
More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti
At least 108 suspected gang members have been killed in Haiti over three days, a Port-au-Prince human rights group has ...
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Haiti: Child recruitment by armed groups surges 70 per cent
The number of children being recruited into armed groups across Haiti has increased by 70 per cent over the past year, the UN ...
Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission
Russia and China on Wednesday opposed a U.S.-led campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti helping ...
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Northern Haiti airports reopened to US flights
U.S. flights to six airports in northern Haiti can resume this week, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...
Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack
A powerful gang coalition has launched a fresh attack on Haiti’s capital, with gunmen targeting an upscale community in ...
Increasing violence in Haiti forces Doctors Without Borders to stop operations
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it is stopping operations across the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and its wider ...
UN to resume Haiti aid flights after planes hit by gunfire
The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service will restart flights within Haiti on Wednesday after around a week's hiatus and ...
Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in battle to repel latest gang attack
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Gangs launched a new attack on Haiti’s capital early Tuesday, targeting an upscale community in Port ...
‘Haiti on Fire’: Rolling Stone Dives Into the Country’s Deadly Gang War
Haiti on Fire, a 27-minute film from Blackbeard Films, XTR, and Rolling Stone Films, attempts to cut through the hype ...