Statement on Better Work Haiti Operations

Better Work Haiti continues to operate in a significantly constrained environment due to a combination of deteriorating security conditions, economic instability, and a significant cut in funding. These challenges have had a profound impact on the Haitian …

Kenya-led mission in Haiti under threat as UN appeals for funds

With just 10 days left before the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti expires, UN officials are raising alarm over the country’s deepening crisis. They warn that without urgent action to renew and bolster the mission, particularly its support for …

HAITI-POLITICS-UN appoints Mexican national as head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti

The Port-au-Prince hospital massacre: A symbol of the relentless advance of armed gangs in Haiti

Haitian reporters have become direct targets of gang violence. “Consider journalists as enemies, liable to death if they oppose us,” said gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, better known as “Barbecue,” in October 2024 during one of his TikTok livestreams. In it, …

In Haiti, the murder of a journalist who denounced corruption and a prosecutor above the law

Near Les Cayes, small planes loaded with cocaine Lost among the fields of Ducis, a rural municipality located 20 kilometers northwest of Les Cayes, lies a clandestine airstrip. It was on this flat stretch of land, now used for cattle grazing, that a small …

Haiti gangsters like 'Barbecue' now have 'near total control' as nation 'on brink'

Criminal gangsters in Haiti have nearly over-run the capital as their violence spreads to previously peaceful areas, pushing the Caribbean nation "closer to the brink". Notorious gang leader "Barbecue" has become one of the most …

Smuggling, ill-gotten gains and suspected ties to gangs: In Haiti, the shady dealings of former senator Rony Célestin

“It also highlights what the international community did not want to see happen and what has been denounced for years: a predatory class that shares economic and political power, set on enriching itself through monopolization, predation and the …

United Nations – Appointment of Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu as Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General ...

France welcomes the appointment of Mr Carlos Ruiz Massieu as Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). It wishes him success and assures him of its full …

Family of missing Kenyan police officer in Haiti moves to court over gov't silence

Kenyan police officers, Port-au-Prince, January 18, 2025. REUTERS The family of a Kenyan police officer who went missing while on a peacekeeping mission in Haiti has moved to court, accusing the government of withholding crucial information about his fate. …

International community must take the tough decision on Haiti

News this week that armed gangs have tightened their grip on Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, was akin to a blow delivered by a heavyweight boxer to the gut of a lighter and much weaker opponent. It has the potential to totally cripple a country with a …