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2026-07-10 04:23:45 UTC
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UN Secretary-General to Visit Haiti Amid Worsening Gang Violence

aljazeerafrance24nprrfi.fr · 3 blocs · 22d ago

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is set to visit Haiti on Tuesday to meet with people affected by violence and assess humanitarian and security challenges. The United Nations reported that 2,300 people have been killed and 100 kidnapped in Haiti this year. Over 1.5 million people have been displaced, according to France24. A senior defense ministry official was abducted last week, France24报告.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres will visit Haiti on Tuesday to meet with men, women, and children affected by violence, according to RFI.fr. He will see firsthand the humanitarian and security challenges in Haiti, as well as efforts by national authorities and the international community to restore stability, RFI.fr reported. Guterres last traveled to Port-au-Prince in July 2023, RFI.fr noted. The United Nations reported that 2,300 people have been killed in Haiti this year and 100 people have been kidnapped, confirmed by western sources. According to France24, 1.5 million people have been forced from their homes. France24 also reported that a senior defense ministry official was abducted last week. Haiti has long faced political, economic, and security problems, RFI.fr stated, and is the poorest country in the Americas, RFI.fr reported. Guterres said the international community has failed Haiti as gang violence is worsening, according to Al Jazeera.

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