Haiti’s transitional government and international partners must commit to helping women, girls
Discrimination against women and girls has always been a feature of Haitian society, including as a legacy of abuse towards Black women’s bodies born of colonialism and enslavement. Women and girls face added barriers to education, accessing funds and resources, and participating in the formal economy. They have been kept out of positions of authority and political leadership.
As Kenyan police in Haiti lament about salaries and equipment, US is planning UN peacekeeping force to fight gangs
The US is mulling a UN peacekeeping operation in Haiti as one way to secure funding and staffing for a Kenya-led mission deployed to quell gang violence in the Caribbean country, a top US diplomat said on Wednesday. Brian A. Nichols, US assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs, spoke hours...
Demoralised Kenyan police contigent in Haiti questions salary delays, slow equipment delivery
While the United States has contributed $369 million in money, equipment and services, a UN fund only has about $68 million, leaving it over $150 million short of the estimated $589 million needed for the first year’s operations.
Despite free prevention South Africa still records one of highest HIV infection rates in the world
The data in Gauteng shows that many of the women who gave birth this year to children with HIV did so in government-run health clinics where the free HIV testing and treatment is available.
Four months before UN peacekeepers leave Congo Kenya sends in fourth quick reaction force
Since independence in 1963 Kenya has been active in numerous peacekeeping missions under the auspices of the UN, earning a reputation for professionalism and effective execution, according to the statement.
No respite for Haitians as gangs take war to under-equipped national, Kenyan police deployed by UN
Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and live in precarious conditions in displacement camps.
Haiti army wants to takeover mantle of fighting gangs to cover gaps created by delayed deployment of UN multination force
Haiti’s government has not said how many soldiers it aims to hire nor how many have applied so far, but documents published online by the defence ministry show that at least 3,000 people were selected in mid-August and asked to submit documents as they await physical and mental tests.
Aid teams in Sudan say heavy fighting, flooding and access obstacles makeg it hard to rein in new cholera outbreak
UN refugee agency’s Ms Hambrouck warned that cholera is spreading in areas hosting internally displaced people uprooted by the violence and those from other countries, in particular Kassala, Gedaref and Jazirah states.
In wake of deadly riots against ethnic minorities, UN rights experts tell UK to curb xenophobia
In calling for action, the UN Committee urged the UK authorities to implement comprehensive measures to curb racist hate speech and xenophobic rhetoric, including on the part of political and public figures. Members emphasised the need for thorough investigations and strict penalties for racist hate crimes, and effective remedies for the victims and their families.
Latest UN report says delayed humanitarian support has exposed over 600,000 people to gang violence
Following the spiralling security situation in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and Artibonite in the north in February, the number of displaced persons has soared by 60 per cent, the report showed, using the latest figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) data tracking matrix for Haiti.
