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UN Chief Visits Haiti Amid Soaring Gang Violence, Apologizes for Inaction

UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited Haiti as gang violence continues to surge, ahead of the deployment of a new international gang-suppression force. Guterres apologized for the international community's failure to address the violence and displacement in the country.

17 Jun, 01:36 — 17 Jun, 09:52
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NPRHigh7d ago

UN chief visits Haiti, where a new 'gang-suppression force' will be deployed

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres's visit to Port-au-Prince comes as gang violence persists. According to U.N. data, 2,300 people have been killed in Haiti this year, with another 100 kidnapped.

By The Associated Press

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France 24High7d ago

UN chief visits Haiti ahead of new gang suppression force deployment

The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has just completed a day long visit to Haiti. The trip was designed to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis, worsened by gang violence, in the country, with Guterres first visiting he headquarters of a new gang suppression force. He didn't hold back his criticism, accusing the international community of 'looking away' from the problem.

By FRANCE24

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The IndependentMostly Factual7d ago

UN Secretary-General visits Haiti as gang violence soars

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is visiting Haiti as the number of people left homeless by gang violence surges to 1.5 million

By Danica Coto

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Korea HeraldMostly Factual7d ago

UN secretary-general visits Haiti amid violence

US Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Haiti Tuesday, where surging gang violence has left more than 1 in 10 people homeless. New statistics released by the UN reveal that 2,300 people have been killed across Haiti so far this year, with another 100 kidnapped, while 1.5 million have been displaced. Among those abducted is James Boyard, Cabinet director of the Defense Ministry, who was kidnapped last week in one of the few relatively safe areas of the capital. Guterres’ one-day visit to Po

By The Korea Herald

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