President Gustavo Petro acknowledges Colombian mercenaries' role in killing of Haitian president in 2021 - Anadolu Ajansı

The United Nations chief is warning that gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, Port-au-Prince, leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for the beleaguered national police.

Petro is one of only a handful of heads of state that have visited Haiti recently given a surge in gang violence that has prompted a growing number of leaders in the international community to call for a U.N.-peacekeeping mission in the Caribbean country, noting that the current Kenyan-led mission lacks funds and personnel.

Francisco de Miranda, considered to be the precursor of Venezuela’s independence, stitched the country’s first flag in Jacmel and set sail from the port city. A decade later, South American liberator Simón Bolívar launched his successful movement from Jacmel’s shores.

The United Nations warns that without increased international support, gangs in Haiti could take over the capital, leading to a collapse of government authority. Despite efforts from a multinational force,

Unidentified gunmen have shot Haitian President Jovenel Moïse dead at his private ... “She’s stable but in critical condition,” Haiti’s ambassador to the United States Bocchit Edmond ...

The 17 Colombians accused of involvement in the plot to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021 appeared before the Court of Appeal in Port-au-Prince on Monday. The hearing was postponed due to the absence of two Haitian suspects,

The number of internally displaced persons has tripled to over 1 million, with more than half being children,' says UN envoy

Colombians and Haitians who are suspects and accused of involvement in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise sit in a bus as they arrive to court in Port-au-Prince, Haiti ...

Children make up at least half of Haiti’s displaced population, which has tripled within a year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. View on euronews

Remembrance of the catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010 comes as the country faces major challenges, including gang violence and extreme poverty.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Nineteen suspects accused in the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse arrived Monday at a courthouse as defense attorneys hoped they would be ...