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Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic.
Mar 13, 2024 · A long-simmering crisis in Haiti has come to a head as its leader remains stranded in Puerto Rico while its people starve and live in fear of rampant violence.
3 days ago · Geographical and historical treatment of Haiti, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government. Haiti was the second country in the Americas, after the United States, to free itself from colonial rule. Its capital is Port-au-Prince.
Mar 12, 2024 · Powerful gangs have laid siege to Haiti's capital forcing the prime minister to agree to step down. Here's what the violence is all about.
May 21, 2024 · Haiti became the world's first black-led republic and the first independent Caribbean state when it threw off French colonial control and slavery in the early 19th Century. But independence came...
Apr 23, 2024 · Haiti situation 'catastrophic' and growing worse, UN warns. Three million children in Haiti are in need of humanitarian assistance as continuing gang violence hampers aid delivery, the head of...
4 days ago · 16 July 2024 Humanitarian Aid. The multifaceted humanitarian catastrophe in Haiti requires urgent international attention, three senior aid officials from the United Nations and the European Union have said, wrapping up a four-day visit to the Caribbean country where they saw firsthand how ongoing gang violence has upended people’s lives ...
Dec 22, 2021 · After a prolonged struggle, and under the leadership of Jean-Jacques DESSALINES, Haiti became the first country in the world led by former slaves after declaring its independence in 1804, but it was forced to pay an indemnity to France for more than a century and was shunned by other countries for nearly 40 years.
Apr 23, 2024 · Three million children in Haiti are in need of humanitarian assistance as continuing gang violence hampers aid delivery, the head of the UN children's agency, Unicef, has said. Catherine Russell...
Jul 12, 2024 · 12 July 2024 Humanitarian Aid. Three senior humanitarians appealed on Friday for more support for Haiti, where ongoing gang violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince, is affecting the entire population. Although the crisis has sparked immense needs, a nearly $680 million humanitarian plan launched in February is less than a quarter funded.
