The Latest Breaking News from Haiti

Over 1.5 million children are out of school as gangs continue to recruit minors and hunger worsens in the country

More than 40,000 people fled their homes in Port-au-Prince in the space of just ten days this month, according to the International Organization for Migration. The Haitian capital is witnessing a spike in gang violence despite the presence of a multinational security mission.

Government protests ‘unfriendly and inappropriate’ comments by French president caught on camera

As gangs escalate violence in Haiti, the UN Security Council debates upgrading the current security mission to a peacekeeping force despite opposition from Russia and China.

In the footage, the French leader is speaking on the sidelines of the G20 in Rio with an individual accusing Macron and France of "being responsible for the situation in Haiti".

Haiti has summoned France's ambassador following remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron who was filmed calling the country's leaders "completely stupid". Macron's comments have sparked particular outrage in the former French colony.

Amid false smears, Trump threatened to revoke Temporary Protected Status for people who fled Haiti to US

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a colonel and nine officers accused of stealing weapons and ammunition from the police department’s armory and illegally selling them to people including criminals in neighboring Haiti, where violence has surged

Violence in Haiti claimed 150 lives this week, bringing the death toll from gang warfare to over 4,000 this year. The intensifying conflict is centred on control of Port-au-Prince, where gangs dominate 80 percent of the city and hold residents hostage.