Haiti

On Sunday, the Haitian people, the Transitional Presidential Council and the government recalled the devastating earthquake of 12 January 2010, which killed over 300,000 people and injured more than one million

75 soldiers sent from Guatemala and an advance team of 8 from El Salvador have arrived to join the international mission that is trying to counter criminal gangs supported by the UN and the US and led by Kenya

At least 207 people were killed by members of the Wharf Jeremie gang in the port district of Cite Soleil in Haiti earlier this month, the United Nations said in a report upwardly revising an initial toll

American Airlines has announced that the suspension of daily flights between Miami and Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince will be indefinite; the airport has been reopened after about a month of inactivity

The long-awaited construction of a 27 km road linking Port-de-Paix to Anse-à-Foleur officially began after three years of planning and land expropriation issues; it is entirely financed by a donation from the Inter-American Development Bank

Threats and attacks by police forces directly aimed at staff have forced MSF to suspend all activities and medical services until further notice in Port-au-Prince, except for already hospitalised patients at their five medical facilities and maternal care

Haiti announced the deployment of law enforcement to protect airport and commercial flights after US Federal Aviation Administration banned all flights by US airlines to Haiti until December 12, after two planes were shot at by gang members

In an exhibition on global issues in Long Island City, USA, Haitian artist Toussaint Rosefort leads viewers to reflect on racial injustice, inequality and collective responsibility

Haitian authorities and NGOs are struggling to provide support to migrants expelled at the Ouanaminthe-Dajabon border who are in precarious conditions and face a shortage of resources and insufficient funds

Outrage grows in north-east Haiti over the deportation of unaccompanied Haitian children; human rights organisations have urged the Dominican Republic to respect treaties and conventions on the deportation of minors

A new Provisional Electoral Council has been created to organise a referendum in spring 2025 and general elections by 7 February 2026, the transitional government officially announced

The social media challenge launched by Ouanaminthe Women's Association offers women a platform to denounce men who impregnated them but didn't take responsibility for the care and upbringing of the children