UN evacuates staff from Haiti as gangs deepen control over capital
Panama City, Panama/Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters United Nations evacuation flights are set to land in Panama City this week as the international organisation removes staff from Haiti due to a sharp escalation in violence by armed gangs that have expanded their control over the capital Port-au-Prince. Panama’s foreign ministry said two humanitarian flights would arrive from […]
Haiti gang blockade is causing catastrophic hunger, UN officials say
Miami, US Reuters Haitians are experiencing catastrophic hunger because of gangsters blockading a major fuel terminal, UN officials said on Friday, with more than four million facing acute food insecurity. A coalition of gangs has prevented the distribution of diesel and gasoline for over a month to protest a plan to cut fuel subsidies. Most […]