Congressional Black Caucus members are urging the Biden-Harris administration to grant protections to Haitians fleeing the unrest in the Caribbean nation, citing the violence and food insecurity caused by armed gangs and the postponement of presidential elections.
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Biden delegates funds for support of Haiti Multinational Security Support Mission
U.S. President Joe Biden has invoked the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance and military training to countries that will lend support to Haiti via a Multinational Security Support Mission, with the aim of addressing the gang-related violence in the beleaguered Caribbean nation.
Black community rallies in support of Haiti as chaos continues
Haiti is in turmoil due to a deadly power struggle between authorities and local gangs, with the death toll continuing to rise and the main seaport in Port-au-Prince closed, preventing food and other aid from reaching millions of Haitian citizens.
U.S. citizens flee Haiti amidst escalating chaos: Global concerns mount
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Amidst escalating turmoil in Haiti, a recent exodus of U.S. citizens fleeing the violence underscores broader concerns about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the […]
Haiti is on fire: How the Montana Accord Movement could help
The Montana Accord Movement is a broad-based civil society movement committed to advancing a “Haitian Solution” to save Haiti from the raging conflagration of gangs and criminal kingpins.
UN to send a Kenya-led force to Haiti to curb gang violence
By Dánica CotoThe Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution that authorizes deployment of a multinational force to Haiti led by […]