Haiti

Government officials have announced that the United States is sending rescue and response teams, along with critical lifesaving supplies in order to alleviate the humanitarian crisis that Category 5 Melissa caused in the Caribbean.

The action also included Kempes Sanon, leader of the Bel Air gang and one of Viv Ansanm's key allied groups.

Haitian children are increasingly getting caught in the crossfire as more are recruited into gangs dominating large swaths of the country, according to a UN official

Haitian ministers had to be evacuated from the country's national palace due to an intense shooting in the area

The United Nations' Human Rights Chief welcomed the decision to expand the security mission for Haiti but warned that it is imperative to implement it soon

The UN's Security Council has approved a resolution that significantly expands and transforms a security mission aimed at fighting gangs in Haiti, which control most of the capital, Port-au-Prince

The U.S.'s chargé d'affaires in Haiti said the force the Trump administration is proposing for Haiti would be much more lethal than the current one that is led by Kenya

The head of Haiti's presidential council pleaded for resources and help to beat the gangs controlling most of the capital, saying the country's "at war."

The Haitian transitional government is being accused of killing several children and a pregnant woman in a drone strike aimed at killing

The Trump administration warned that funding for UN-backed forces in Haiti can't be guaranteed if the Security Council doesn't approve its plan to expand the mission

Eight people kidnapped weeks ago from an orphanage in Haiti have been released by gangs.

The UN said that half of all gang members in Haiti are now children, a statistic the organization described as "alarming"

The U.S., along with Panama, proposed creating a "gang-suppression force" comprised of up to 5,500 to face criminal organizations in the country

In 2025, between January and June, the number of victims remained high, with 3,137 people killed in violence involving criminal groups, self-defense groups, civilians, and state security forces.

The U.S. wants to double the amount of international forces fighting gangs in Haiti and remove Kenya from its leading role, an official said at the Organization of American States

Two Haitian police officers were killed and six others were injured following a "kamikazi" drone explosion near Port-au-Prince

American private security executive Erik Prince plans to deploy hundreds of mercenaries to fight Haitian gangs in the next weeks, according to a new report

Private security executive Erik Prince says he plans to keep mercenaries in Haiti for 10 years and eventually get access to the country's tax-collecting system as part of an arrangement with authorities

The U.S. is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier

A North Carolina trucker has been charged with financing a prominent Haitian gang leader seeking to overthrow the government

Pope Leo XIV called for the release of eight hostages taken from a Haitian orphanage last week, including a three-year-old child and an Irish missionary

Nine people are missing after a mass kidnapping event at an orphanage in Haiti, including a three-year-old and an Irish missionary

An American veteran has been missing for months after a failed mission with a private contractor in Haiti

Gangs continue wreaking havoc in Haiti, now making advances in the country's central region

Groups of Haitian vigilantes fighting gangs are allegedly committing the same abuses they are claiming to fight against, according to a new report

Two lawmakers introduced a bill to force the Trump administration to present a clear strategy to address the security challenges facing Haiti

Haitian gangs now control 90% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the latest UN update on the embattled country

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres challenged the Trump administration's assessment that Haiti's situation has improved enough to allow the return of TPS holders whose status has been revoked

The decision comes despite Haiti's ongoing designation as a Level 4: Do Not Travel country by the State Department

Haitian forces have begun using drones to fight with the gangs that have taken over most of the capital, reportedly killing hundreds and wounding more