Haiti’s beleaguered police, army get elite French training as gang crisis deepens
The report presented by Secretary-General António Guterres another concern stood out — one that some experts fear is being overlooked in the effort to fight the country’s powerful gangs with a larger and more lethal international force: the condition of Haiti’s national police.
“The abrupt shift in the security landscape in recent years in Haiti has placed unprecedented strain on the police force,” the report said, noting that the agency has been forced to move from managing civil unrest to conducting complex anti-gang operations.
Haïti: à Port-au-Prince, un Noël étouffé par l’insécurité et la crise économique
Dans la capitale haïtienne, Port-au-Prince, l’ambiance des fêtes de fin d’année semble appartenir à un autre temps. Marquée par une insécurité persistante, une inflation galopante et une situation économique de plus en plus précaire, la ville n’a plus vraiment la tête à la fête. Dans les rues, les décorations sont rares, voire inexistantes, et les traditions qui rassemblaient autrefois les familles s’effacent progressivement. Cette période, habituellement synonyme de joie et de retrouvailles, laisse place à une atmosphère de morosité et de résignation.
Rubio: US has pledges of up to 7,500 security personnel for Haiti
The United States has received pledges of up to 7,500 security personnel for a gang suppression force in Haiti, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.
The Silver Lining of ‘Haiti Fatigue’
Haiti is one of those cases of past failures, but it may now offer a model path out of international paralysis over humanitarian crises and conflicts.
2026 Humanitarian Response Plan Launched in Haiti Seeks to Assist 4.2 Million People
The Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Nicole Kouassi, officially launched the Haiti Humanitarian Response Plan (HNRP). With a budget of US$880 million, the Plan seeks to assist 4.2 million people who rely on life-saving humanitarian assistance.
