haiti

November 12, 2025

UN food agencies warn that millions of lives at risk as hunger crisis worsens

Haiti has been identified among 16 countries and territories worldwide by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) of a major hunger emergency, with acute food insecurity set to worsen between now and May 2026,…

October 3, 2025

MSF says Haiti sinks deeper into a crisis as health facilities close

The non-government organization, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Friday said that as the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, sinks deeper into a crisis marked by violent clashes between armed groups and police forces, there has been an increase in the…

September 11, 2025

UN official says Haiti needs urgent support

The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, Wednesday ended a visit to Haiti stressing that the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country needs urgent support amid immense suffering. UN Stéphane Dujarric, speaking…

February 27, 2025

UN Secretary General calls on international community to stand behind Haiti

The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, is urging the international community to “act quickly” as he acknowledged that each new wave of criminal attacks against Haiti’s communities and institutions “is a distressing sign that time is…

December 10, 2024

UN Secretary General condemns ongoing gang violence in Haiti

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, Monday “ strongly” condemned the violence and loss of life in Haiti, where an armed gang is reported to have killed at least 184 people, including 127 elderly men and women over the last weekend.…

November 17, 2024

New PM names 18-member Cabinet

Newly installed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has named an 18-member Cabinet, retaining eight of the ministers who were chosen by his ousted predecessor. The Haitian government published a decree on Friday naming the Cabinet that replaces…

November 3, 2024

Haitian authorities confirm target date for inauguration of newly-elected president

The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe say Haitian authorities have confirmed their intent to maintain February 7, 2026 as the target date for the inauguration of a newly-elected president. The…

September 17, 2024

Taiwan expresses “great sadness” after a tranker truck explodes in Haiti

Taiwan Monday expressed “great sadness” following the explosion of a tanker truck last Saturday, killing 26 people and leaving more than 60 others injured. In a statement, the Embassy of Taiwan said that “it is with great sadness that we learned of…

March 15, 2024

Haiti’s Grammy Award singer wants “armed men” to be part of talks to end crisis

Haiti’s international music star, Wyclef Jean, has called on national and international actors to allow rebel gunmen to be part of negotiations aimed at finding a solution to the Caribbean country’s unprecedented political gridlock. The United…

March 5, 2024

Criminal armed gangs claim power In Haiti

A coalition of wanted criminal armed gangs has claimed power in Haiti, blocking Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry from returning home after he had traveled to Kenya to sign an agreement allowing for a United Nations Security Council-sanctioned…