Haiti, UN

Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops
When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on prisons, police stations and the main international airport had crippled the country’s capital and forced the prime minister to resign,
UN mulls Haiti peacekeeping force as gangs ramp up warfare
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) -Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voiced broad support for converting a security mission helping Haitian police fight escalating gang warfare into a formal U.
Why Haiti’s gangs are gaining ground despite the presence of an international armed force
There is a level of underestimation of the power of the gangs, not only the way they operate, but their capacity to hold the terrain, their capacity to know the terrain, their capacity to fight or not fight,
As international force struggles to stabilize Haiti, calls grow for UN force
A senior U.N. official urged the international community on Wednesday to make good on its commitments to fund and equip a multinational security force in Haiti, which is struggling to help the Haitian National Police subdue armed gangs who are terrorizing the population,
UN Weighs Peacekeeping Mission for Haiti Amid Escalating Gang Violence and Political Instability
As gangs escalate violence in Haiti, the UN Security Council debates upgrading the current security mission to a peacekeeping force despite opposition from Russia and China.
UN diplomats offer broad support for peacekeeping mission in Haiti
The U.N. is considering transitioning a multinational security mission into a peacekeeping mission despite opposition from China and Russia.
An inside look at how gang warfare in Haiti has devastated daily life
Despite a UN-approved security mission that deployed in June to try and restore some order, large swaths of the country remain under gang control and violence is endemic. Special Correspondent Marcia Biggs and videographer Eric O'Connor traveled there for a look at the depth of the crisis.
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Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission
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FAA says US flights can resume to airports in northern Haiti
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‘Haiti on Fire’: Rolling Stone Dives Into the Country’s Deadly Gang War
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Royal Caribbean makes key decision on Labadee, Haiti port
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Increasing violence in Haiti forces Doctors Without Borders to stop operations
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More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti
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