The President of Haiti said that Trump's decision to freeze aid programmes, deport migrants and block refugees will be “catastrophic” for Haiti

The head of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), Leslie Voltaire, held a private audience with Pope Francis last weekend, according to an official statement issued. It said that during the 20-minute audience on Saturday,

The latest attacks occurred a day after gangs shot up an armored vehicle belonging to the U.S. Embassy in Haiti.

The Haitian people must have the security and freedom to engage in daily activities without fear – whether it’s going to work, school, or a house of worship,” said Ambassador Shea.

The first of two journalists recently killed by gangs while covering the failed reopening of Haiti’s largest public hospital has been buried.

Haiti’s gangs caused thousands of deaths and the displacement of over a million people in the past year, according to the UN, highlighting the extreme humanitarian consequences of their increasing control over the country.

The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement within Haiti has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people.

Corruption and money laundering continue to undermine prospects for stability in Haiti, while enabling trafficking and organized crime.”

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is visiting Haiti as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties with the violence-wracked country

Now that Doctors Without Borders teams are back in Haiti and can again treat the burgeoning number of gang sexual violence victims, the nonprofit has launched a media campaign to raise global awareness of that horrific plague.

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