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# Haiti

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2023
UN Security Council approves multi-national force to stabilise Haiti after year of pleas
A breakthrough in plans came in July, when Kenya volunteered to lead the force and send 1,000 personnel.
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Oct 2nd 2023, 10:25 PM
At least 12 suspected gang members stoned and burned alive in Haiti
The UN has warned that insecurity in the Haitian capital has reached levels similar to countries at war.
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Apr 25th 2023, 8:08 AM
Irish aid director: Gang war eases but humanitarian disaster continues on the island of Haiti
Phil Gelman, is the director of Goal in Haiti, has said they are working with local community groups to bring aid to gang violence hit areas.
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Irish NGO fighting cholera in Haiti amid 'power vacuum' and civil unrest
A report by
Niall O'Connor
Goal is the primary international non-governmental organisation in Port-au-Prince and in surrounding communities.
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Nov 28th 2022, 12:05 AM
The Horror of Haiti: Sexual violence and murder gangs as Ireland works on diplomatic solution
Irish diplomats have said Haitian society has collapsed as hunger and gang violence drive the Caribbean state towards famine.
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Oct 29th 2022, 8:44 PM
UN warns millions in Haiti facing acute hunger
A report said unrelenting crises have trapped 4.7 million Haitians ‘in a cycle of growing desperation’.
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Oct 15th 2022, 1:29 PM
Boat carrying Haitian migrants sinks off Bahamas, killing 17 people
15 women, one man and an infant have died.
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Jul 25th 2022, 8:05 AM
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Death toll from Haiti truck explosion rises to 90 people
National funerals will be observed in the city’s main cathedral tomorrow.
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Dec 20th 2021, 9:40 PM
17 American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti, says US religious group
The missionaries were on their way home from building an orphanage, according to the Christian Aid Ministries
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Oct 17th 2021, 6:58 PM
Biden calls border guards confronting migrants with horses 'outrageous'
Biden vowed to reverse what he called Donald Trump’s inhumane policies.
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Sep 24th 2021, 5:45 PM
US special envoy to Haiti resigns over migrant expulsions
Daniel Foote said that he was stepping down immediately ‘with deep disappointment and apologies to those seeking crucial changes’.
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Sep 23rd 2021, 4:19 PM
US forces conduct mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas
Over 12,000 migrants were camped around a bridge in the border town of Del Rio.
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Sep 20th 2021, 1:29 PM
Haiti prosecutor asks judge to charge prime minister over president’s killing
The order was filed by Port-au-Prince prosecutor Bed-Ford Claude.
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Sep 14th 2021, 9:08 PM
Opinion: For those who lived through the 2010 earthquake, the tremors are a recurring nightmare
Concern aid worker Makayla Palazzo gives a first-hand account of conditions in Haiti after the recent earthquake.
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Aug 27th 2021, 1:19 PM
Gangs hamper aid efforts in Haiti as death toll continues to rise
The death toll now stands at 2,207
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Aug 22nd 2021, 6:42 PM
Death toll from Haiti earthquake passes 2,000
The quake also damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of buildings in the Caribbean nation.
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Aug 19th 2021, 9:26 AM
Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 1,419
Saturday’s earthquake has left at least 5,700 people injured.
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Aug 16th 2021, 10:37 PM
Haiti searches for survivors after earthquake kills more than 300 people
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti yesterday.
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Aug 15th 2021, 7:18 AM
At least 29 killed in Haiti earthquake, say authorities
Local authorities have said the quake caused multiple deaths.
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Aug 14th 2021, 6:19 PM
Violence and protests continue ahead of funeral service for slain Haitian leader
Jovenel Moise was assassinated in his private home on 7 July.
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Jul 23rd 2021, 7:58 AM
Haiti installs new prime minister following assassination of president Jovenel Moise
Designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been sworn in to replace interim prime minister Claude Joseph.
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Jul 21st 2021, 11:21 AM
Wounded wife of assassinated Haitian leader urges nation not to 'lose its way'
Martine Moise was rushed to hospital after Wednesday’s attack and was later evacuated to Miami for treatment.
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Jul 10th 2021, 7:46 PM
Haiti calls for US military assistance after president’s assassination
The country’s 53-year-old leader was killed at his home just before dawn on Wednesday.
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Jul 10th 2021, 8:17 AM
Two Haitian-Americans among 17 detained over president killing
Haiti President Jovenel Moise was killed by gunmen at his home before dawn on Wednesday.
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Jul 9th 2021, 7:25 AM
Haiti is in a 'state of siege' after its president was assassinated – so what's behind the latest chaos?
The 53-year-old was killed by gunmen yesterday.
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Jul 8th 2021, 3:36 PM
Four gunmen suspected of killing Haiti’s president shot dead by police
Authorities declared a “state of siege” in the country and closed the international airport.
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Jul 8th 2021, 7:16 AM
Haiti’s ‘true statesman’ had vowed to bring jobs to troubled country before assassination
Former banana producer Jovenel Moise had ruled for four years before his assassination.
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Jul 7th 2021, 6:07 PM
Hurricane Elsa races toward Haiti amid fears of landslides and flooding
Elsa is the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and the earliest fifth-named storm on record.
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Jul 3rd 2021, 7:31 AM
At least 11 dead and over 130 injured after Haiti earthquake
Secretary of State for Communications Eddy Jackson Alexis said a preliminary report indicated that 11 people had died.
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Oct 7th 2018, 4:43 PM
At least 11 dead in 5.9-magnitude Haiti earthquake, authorities say
The epicentre of the quake was located about 19 kilometres northwest of the city of Port-de-Paix.
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Oct 7th 2018, 8:08 AM
Messi warms up for Argentina's World Cup challenge with hat-trick at La Bombonera
Jorge Sampaoli’s side hammered Caribbean minnows Haiti in Buenos Aires, with their talisman scoring three.
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May 30th 2018, 8:13 AM
Oxfam internal probe 'cannot rule out' possibility Haiti officials hired underage sex workers
The charity has released a redacted copy of a 2011 internal report into the scandal.
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Feb 19th 2018, 7:27 AM
Oxfam Ireland to take the lead as global charity looks to remove 'stain' of sex scandal
The charity is looking to rebuild its global reputation after the recent scandal.
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Feb 16th 2018, 2:39 PM
Archbishop Desmond Tutu quits as Oxfam ambassador in wake of sex scandal
A statement said he was “deeply disappointed by allegations of immorality”.
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Feb 15th 2018, 4:39 PM
Now international aid organisation MSF says it had to sack 19 people for harassment last year
A scandal over sexual abuse in the foreign aid industry that began with Oxfam is now spreading.
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Feb 15th 2018, 7:19 AM
Deputy chief executive of Oxfam in the UK resigns over prostitution scandal in Haiti
Penny Lawrence said that she was “desperately sorry” for the harm and distress that had been caused.
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Feb 12th 2018, 3:11 PM
Theresa May calls for Oxfam probe over 'shocking' Haiti prostitutes allegations
The Prime Minister has called the UK’s charity regulator to launch a “full and urgent investigation of these very serious allegations”.
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Feb 10th 2018, 4:56 PM
Oxfam aid workers used prostitutes during Haiti relief efforts, report claims
A spokesperson has confirmed that no staff employed by Oxfam Ireland were involved in the case.
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Feb 9th 2018, 7:16 AM
African Union demands apology from Donald Trump for 'racist' slur
The US President has denied making the comment, though he admits that his language had been “tough”.
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Jan 13th 2018, 10:21 AM
UN peacekeepers luring hungry teenagers with cookies before sexually abusing them
The United Nations has been badly shaken by a wave of allegations of sex abuse by troops.
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Apr 15th 2017, 6:30 PM
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