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New York: An unrelenting series of crises has trapped vulnerable Haitians in a cycle of growing desperation, without access to food, fuel, markets, jobs and public services, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday. more
Farmers in northern Haiti dig for resilience

New York: Farmers in the north of Haiti are working to build their resilience to extreme weather patterns in an attempt to better protect themselves from the loss of property and crops th ...

UN migration agency launches $15 million appeal for Haiti

New York: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday launched a $15 million appeal to support some 137,000 families affected by the deadly earthquake that rocked souther ...

A third of Haiti’s children in urgent need of emergency aid: UNICEF

New York: Nearly a third of all children in Haiti – numbering around 1.5 million - are in urgent need of emergency relief due to rising violence, insufficient access to clean water, ...

Haiti: funding gap threatens the lives of nearly 86,000 children

New York: In Haiti, the number of severely malnourished under-fives could more than double this year, UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Monday. Some could die if they do not recei ...

Haiti: Food insecurity expected to rise next year, UN humanitarian agency reports

New York: The number of Haitians who do not have sufficient food to eat is expected to surpass four million next year, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Friday.

‘All actors’ must lend support as humanitarian crisis continues in Haiti, UN rights chief urges

New York: Expressing deep concern for the impact on human rights of ongoing political unrest in Haiti, the UN rights chief on Friday called on all actors to acknowledge the grievances of ...

Security Council 'deeply disappointed' over failed election deadlines in Haiti

New York, May 15 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council has expressed its deep disappointment that Haitian actors failed to meet the election and inauguration deadlines agree ...

Haiti: UN mission chief urges calm, respect for rights in wake of protests

New York, Nov 26 (JEN): Amid rising tensions Port-au-Prince and other key Haitian cities in the wake of last month’s delayed elections, the top United Nations official in the country depl ...

Haiti: Amid ongoing humanitarian problems, Security Council extends UN mission for another year

New York, Oct 15 (JEN) The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution renewing the mandate for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in the Caribbean nation, ...