‘We have to work together.’ Canada’s U.N. envoy visits Haiti, pledges continued support
In briefings with Canadian, Haitian and U.N. officials, Lametti heard a familiar refrain on the current reality: incremental gains by security forces alongside continued territorial expansion by gangs; cautious optimism about the new international security response, but questions about whether the new Gang Suppression Force will get the support it needs from both a U.N. Trust Fund, to which Canada has already contributed millions, and a newly established U.N. Support Office.
In total, 15 U.N. member nations have pledged support amounting to $213.5 million to the Trust Fund, with $174.1 million in cash already received. The bulk of the money, however, had been pledged to support the Kenya-led Multinational Support mission, with the majority of the $58.5 million disbursed used for personnel entitlements and medical and casualty evacuations.
Le CEP revoit son budget à la baisse
Après le refus catégorique du Premier ministre de valider le budget de 250 millions de dollars pour l’organisation des élections, le Conseil électoral informe dans un communiqué avoir envoyé cette semaine une autre proposition de budget au gouvernement. Si dans le communiqué le CEP n’a pas évoqué de montant, des sources au sein de l’institution électorale confient au Nouvelliste que le nouveau budget est maintenant d'un peu plus de 220 millions de dollars.
Hailey Baptiste élimine la numéro 1 mondiale
L’Américaine d’origine haïtienne Hailey Baptiste a réalisé l’exploit de sa carrière en éliminant la numéro 1 mondiale Aryna Sabalenka en quarts de finale (2-6,...
Moïse assassination cost $343,000, witness says; judge rejects Vodou testimony
The high-stakes plot to remove Haiti President Jovenel Moïse that culminated in his July 7, 2021, assassination was carried out for roughly $343,000, and financed through a patchwork of loans, credit cards, wire transfers and pandemic relief funds, an FBI forensics accountant told a Miami federal jury.
Haiti gets royal visit: Jordan princess shines light on hunger hotspot
Princess Sarah arrived in Port-au-Prince on Monday aboard a U.N. World Food Program helicopter to see the agency’s humanitarian response. She was received by the organization’s country director, Wanja Kaaria. Haiti is one of the world’s top hunger hotspots.
Among the royal’s stops was a camp housing some of the nearly 1.5 million Haitians displaced by gangs. During the visit, the princess focused on the situation facing women and children who, forced to live in the camps, face heightened risks of sexual violence.
