Haiti Unrest
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Haiti crisis: Joly says Canada will ‘support solutions’ as UN plan takes shapeThe United Nations Security Council approved a multinational force Monday to help combat violent gangs in Haiti, which Kenya has offered to lead.WorldOct 3, 2023
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U.S. to keep deporting Haitians despite urging its own citizens to evacuate"Removals of Haitian nationals encountered at our southern border and repatriation of Haitian nationals encountered at sea continue," a U.S. Homeland Security spokesperson said.WorldAug 31, 2023
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U.S. urges citizens to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’ amid security situationThe advisory comes as Haiti continues to face security issues with gangs in the country now controlling large parts of the country.U.S. NewsAug 30, 2023
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Haiti doesn’t need ‘outside intervention,’ Trudeau suggests ahead of Biden visitCanada has faced pressure in recent months to lead a military mission in the Caribbean nation, which has been plagued by gang violence.CanadaMar 16, 2023
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Canada sanctions more of Haiti’s political elites as gang violence continuesViolent gangs have taken over Haiti's capital, and Canada is seeking a consensus on how it can help after the country's unelected prime minister requested a military intervention.CanadaJan 13, 2023
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Haitians want new government but are torn on military intervention, MPs hearPrime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, to Haiti to try and find a path to consensus.CanadaDec 9, 2022
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Ottawa sanctions Haitian ‘political elites’ over suspected collusion with gangsThe individuals Canada sanctioned Friday were Joseph Lambert, president of Haiti’s Senate, and Youri Latortue, former Senate president.CanadaNov 4, 2022
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Haiti police gain control of key fuel terminal, ending gang blockade: sourcesSources had earlier told Reuters that Haitian police launched a major operation to confront the gangs that resulted in heavy shooting.WorldNov 4, 2022
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He’s behind Haiti’s powerful gang alliance. Who is Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier?Haiti’s National Police fired Jimmy Chérizier in December 2018 and he still faces an outstanding arrest warrant for his alleged role in a 2017 massacre.WorldOct 21, 2022
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United Nations unanimously passes sanctions targeting Haiti gang leader amid unrestThe U.N. Security Council will be able to impose an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo on Jimmy Cherizier, a former policeman known locally by his alias "Barbecue."PoliticsOct 21, 2022
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