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Over 6,000 people in Haiti leave their homes after gang attack killed dozens
Read full article: Over 6,000 people in Haiti leave their homes after gang attack killed dozensThe U.N.'s migration agency says nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people.
US ambassador announces $60 million in aid and new resources for police during visit to Haiti
Read full article: US ambassador announces $60 million in aid and new resources for police during visit to HaitiThe U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has announced $60 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Haiti during a trip to the troubled Caribbean country.
Haiti's prime minister orders gangs to drop weapons and promises to take back control of the capital
Read full article: Haiti's prime minister orders gangs to drop weapons and promises to take back control of the capitalHaitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has ordered gangs to surrender their weapons and acknowledged how dangerous life in Haiti’s capital and beyond has become.
Haitian prime minister tours Port au Prince hospital after police take back from gang control
Read full article: Haitian prime minister tours Port au Prince hospital after police take back from gang controlHaiti’s newly selected Prime Minister Garry Conille and Haiti’s police chief visited the capital’s largest hospital, after authorities said they took control of the medical institution over the weekend from armed gangs.
In first comments, the Kenyan force in Haiti says 'no room for failure' against powerful gangs
Read full article: In first comments, the Kenyan force in Haiti says 'no room for failure' against powerful gangsThe head of the Kenya-led multinational force tasked with curbing gang violence in Haiti says “there’s no room for failure” and is committing to ensuring democratic elections.
Haiti's prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive
Read full article: Haiti's prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positiveHaitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council that recently deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping control the country’s gangs and moving toward democratic elections.
US asks Haiti to prioritize electoral council amid gang violence and a humanitarian crisis
Read full article: US asks Haiti to prioritize electoral council amid gang violence and a humanitarian crisisU.S. officials have asked Haiti’s prime minister to prioritize the establishment of an electoral council as the country strives to rebuild its government amid rampant gang violence.
Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs
Read full article: Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangsAnticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence.
UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs
Read full article: UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangsThe first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police officers has arrived in Haiti, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence.
Haitian leaders oust police chief and appoint a new one as gang violence claims officers’ lives
Read full article: Haitian leaders oust police chief and appoint a new one as gang violence claims officers’ livesThe beleaguered director of Haiti’s National Police has been ousted following months of criticism that he wasn’t doing enough to protect officers under assault by gangs.
Newly chosen Haitian prime minister discharged from a hospital after spending a night in treatment
Read full article: Newly chosen Haitian prime minister discharged from a hospital after spending a night in treatmentHaiti’s newly selected Prime Minister Garry Conille was discharged from a hospital after spending a night in treatment for an undisclosed condition.
Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country
Read full article: Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead countryHaiti's government says the country's newly selected prime minister has been hospitalized in the capital of Port-au-Prince.
UN development specialist Garry Conille arrives to Haiti to take up the post of prime minister
Read full article: UN development specialist Garry Conille arrives to Haiti to take up the post of prime ministerA U.N. development specialist tasked with restoring order to Haiti has arrived to the Caribbean nation to take up his new post as prime minister.
Haiti's new prime minister vows to seek unity after he is selected by transitional council
Read full article: Haiti's new prime minister vows to seek unity after he is selected by transitional councilHaiti’s new prime minister has vowed to seek unity in his first statement since a transitional council selected him to head the government in the troubled Caribbean country.
Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs
Read full article: Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangsU.N. development specialist Garry Conille has been named Haiti’s new prime minister nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for the position.