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US ambassador announces $60 million in aid and new resources for police during visit to Haiti
The 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
Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has ordered gangs to surrender their weapons and acknowledged how dangerous life in Haitiโs capital and beyond has become.
Haitian prime minister tours Port au Prince hospital after police take back from gang control
Haitiโs newly selected Prime Minister Garry Conille and Haitiโs police chief visited the capitalโs 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
The head of the Kenya-led multinational force tasked with curbing gang violence in Haiti says โthereโs no room for failureโ and is committing to ensuring democratic elections.
Haiti's prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive
Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council that recently deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping control the countryโs gangs and moving toward democratic elections.
US asks Haiti to prioritize electoral council amid gang violence and a humanitarian crisis
U.S. officials have asked Haitiโs 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
Anticipation 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
The 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 officersโ lives
The beleaguered director of Haitiโs National Police has been ousted following months of criticism that he wasnโt doing enough to protect officers under assault by gangs.
Newly chosen Haitian prime minister discharged from a hospital after spending a night in treatment
Haitiโs 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
Haiti'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
A 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
Haitiโs 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
U.N. development specialist Garry Conille has been named Haitiโs new prime minister nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for the position.