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A group of Haitian students and teachers soon in Cuba

Port au Prince (Haiti Libre): The Communication Unit of the State University of Haiti (UEH) informs that a group of UEH students and their professors, most of them members of the Laboratory LAngages, DIScours, REPrésentations (LADIREP), will travel to Havana (Cuba) as part of an international intensive course organized by the research program «CUBAYITI» in the premises of the Alliance française de la Havane.

Haiti: Gangs recruit thousands of young minors

Port au Prince (HaitiLibre): «Hundreds, if not thousands, of children in Haiti, driven by hunger and poverty, have in recent months joined criminal groups, where they are forced into illegal activities and face abuse,» Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.

More than 700,000 Haitians have fled their homes

Port au Prince (HaitiLibre): More than 700,000 people, more than half of them children, have fled their homes, driven out by gang violence according to a new report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Crisis: One in 5 Haitian children on the brink of famine

Port au Prince (HaitiLibre): The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis conducted by the National Food Security Coordination (CNSA), the leading international authority on the severity of hunger crises, reveals that approximately 2 million children (nearly 50% of all children in Haiti) are facing crisis levels of hunger or worse.

Kenyan Commander announces arrival of contingents from 3 other countries

Puerro Príncipe (HaitiLibre): Godfrey Otunge, the Kenyan Commander of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MMSS) shared the achievements and challenges of the MMSS while stressing the need to establish forward operating bases that will play a key role in maintaining the already pacified and recaptured areas of gangs as well as government infrastructure.

Lack of funding exacerbates hunger problems in Haiti

Port Au Prince (HaitiLibre): Following the escalation of the security situation in Port-au-Prince and Artibonite in February 2024, the number of displaced people fleeing gang attacks increased by 60% compared to the same period last year, according to the latest figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with nearly 600,000 people fleeing gang attacks, the United Nations agency responsible for emergency aid reports.

Haiti: holding elections “will be really difficult” if…

Port au Prince (Haiti Libre) Prime Minister Garry Conille called urgently for the completion [of the arrival] of the security mission in Haiti, expressing concern about support for the Security Support Mission, saying that help from the international community «is coming too slowly and people are impatient».

One victim every 72 minutes in Haití

Puerto Príncipe (Haití Libre) According to the latest report published by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (Binuh), at least 1,807 victims (avg. 20 per day) were recorded (killed, injured or kidnapped) during the second quarter of 2024, bringing this number to nearly 3,900 for the first 6 months.

Haiti: Official tribute ceremony to the late President Jovenel

Port Au Prince (Haití Libre): At the Villa d’Accueil, the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) organized a ceremony of reflection and meditation in memory of President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in his residence on July 7, 2021 at the age of 53.