Rubio’s plan to designate Haiti’s gangs as terrorists could deepen humanitarian crisis

In the areas of Haiti controlled by gangs, nothing moves without their getting a cut: not food, not fuel, not even humanitarian aid. Their extortion racket is so extensive that the country’s finance minister, Alfred Metellus, estimates that gangs, which …

Belize Ends Military Deployments to Haiti Amid CARICOM Shift

Belize’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that there will be no more military deployments to Haiti.  Minister Francis Fonseca gave confirmation this week following the return of two Belize Defence Force soldiers from the impoverished and embattled …

Haiti: Mass displacement and deportation surge amid violence

Between January 1 and March 31, at least 1,617 people were killed and 580 others injured in violence involving gangs, self-defence groups, or other members of the population, as well as during security force operations, according to the United Nations …

Over 1,600 killed by gang violence in Haiti between January and March

Haiti is spiraling into “total chaos,” the United Nations warned this week, as a new report revealed that at least 1,617 people were killed in just the first three months of 2025 — a chilling toll driven by gang warfare, vigilante justice, and violent …

Haiti in crisis: Why the UN-backed mission is struggling

Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez urges Russian intervention at UN over Haiti crisis

Santo Domingo.- During a two-and-a-half-hour meeting, Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez urged his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to support more decisive action at the United Nations to address the ongoing political and humanitarian crisis in …

1,600 killed in Haiti in 3 months, more than half of them gang members — UN

Members of the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission on patrol in Haiti (File Photo) April 30, 2025 United Nations, United States (AFP)— Haiti is approaching a “point of no return” leading to “total chaos,” the UN special representative to …

PARLACEN Vice President urges global action on Haiti crisis

Santo Domingo.- Ramón Emilio Goris, Vice President of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) and President of the Dominican Humanist Party (PHD), urged the international community to actively seek a lasting solution to Haiti’s deepening crisis, which …

IOM Intensifies Aid Amid Dual Crises at Haiti-Dominican Republic Border

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is ramping up emergency support in Haiti’s border towns of Belladère and Ouanaminthe as surging deportations and gang violence exacerbate one of the Caribbean’s most acute humanitarian crises. In April …

Woman from Haiti dies in ICE custody at Florida detention center

A 44-year-old woman from Haiti died in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Florida last Friday, the agency said. The cause of her death is still under investigation. Marie Ange Blaise had been detained since Feb. 12, when she was stopped …