Haiti
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Americas
First Person: One year on from Haiti earthquake, time to return home
On 14 August 2021 a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, destroying, or rendering uninhabitable tens of thousands of houses across…
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Law and Crime Prevention
Haitian children at mercy of armed gangs as schools close
Rising gang crime in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince is limiting access to education and is preventing thousands of children from going…
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Americas
Haiti must remain at ‘forefront’ of international agenda, Security Council hears
Amid the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Haiti, discussions about the country’s future governance remain deadlocked, UN Special Representative Helen…
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Americas
States urged to do more to help Haitians fleeing insecurity by sea
Amid growing insecurity and gang violence in Haiti, the numbers of desperate people resorting to risky sea crossings has sharply…
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Law and Crime Prevention
Haiti: Armed violence reaches ‘unimaginable and intolerable levels’
A surge in violence fuelled by heavily armed gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, prompted the UN rights chief on Tuesday to…
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Economic Development
First Person: Sweet taste of modern beekeeping
Beekeepers in the southern Haitian commune of Bonbon are creating a buzz around honey in an area which is recovering…
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