UN eyes transition of Haiti role from peacekeeping to development

The United Nations has already started to prepare for a post-peacekeeping presence in Haiti, a senior UN official said Tuesday, stressing there are many reasons to be optimistic that the country’s progress towards stability is now irreversible. Continue Reading

Haiti launches campaign to vaccinate over 2 million children against diphtheria, with PAHO support

In the coming weeks, more than 2.3 million Haitian children between the ages of 1 and 14 are expected to be vaccinated against diphtheria, a bacterial infection that causes throat inflammation and difficulty breathing and that in severe cases can lead to death. Continue reading

Haiti

PNH Arrest three soldiers from the new army

Rodini Pierre-Louis, Dave Basquin and Livens Dervil, three soldiers-technicians of the Corps of Military Engineers from the remobilized army were arrested by authorities on the evening of Saturday, March 31, 2018, in Anse-Rouge (department Artibonite). They’re accused of starting a fight and using their firearms at the club “Vavou N’Feeling” injuring at least two people. Continue reading

Immigration

Trump says military troops will guard US-Mexico border

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s directing the U.S. military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border in lieu of, for now, a border wall. However, a defense official who spoke on the condition of anonymity had no immediate details as to how many troops would be used or what authorities they would have. Continue reading

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