- Aug 26
Haitian gangs kill 47 and kidnap over 50 in mountain town of Kenscoff
Gunmen on motorbikes stormed the mountain district of Kenscoff near Port-au-Prince, executing 22 people at a church shelter and threatening to kill dozens of hostages.
- Jun 24
International rescue teams arrive in Venezuela as twin earthquakes kill more than 900 and aftershocks collapse bridge
Seventeen flights carrying 1,600 rescue personnel have landed in Venezuela, with 25 more expected within 24 hours, as authorities race to find survivors of the twin quakes that killed over 900 people on June 24.
- Jun 16
Guterres visits Haiti amid desperate humanitarian crisis: 'Don't look away,' he urges world
António Guterres arrived in Port-au-Prince on a solidarity visit Tuesday, calling the humanitarian situation 'desperate' but noting 'faint glimmers of hope.' He urged the international community to stop ignoring the crisis.
- Jun 16
Chile opens human trafficking probe over hundreds of Haitian children entering under family reunification
Chilean prosecutors have opened an investigation into suspected human trafficking after a comptroller report revealed hundreds of Haitian children entered the country in 2025 with unverified family ties.
- Jun 15
Gang violence kills over 2,300 in Haiti this year as UN chief plans solidarity visit
UN High Commissioner Volker Türk reported to the Human Rights Council that at least 2,300 people have been killed, 1,100 injured, and 99 kidnapped since January in Haiti's spiraling gang crisis.
