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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.
2 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 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.
1 day ago · Ms. Wosornu visited Haiti alongside Lucia Elmi, Director for Emergency Operations at the UN Children’s Fund , and Andrea Koulaimah, Director for Latin American and the Caribbean for the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO). More Kenyan officers arrive. As clashes continue in Haiti, more than 578,000 people are displaced, and nearly five million – roughly half the population – are facing acute hunger, with 1.6 million at risk of starvation. ...
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...
Jul 9, 2024 · Haiti’s new prime minister is a trained gynecologist who experts say is more policy expert than seasoned politician. Many Haitians are counting on him to quell rampant gang violence.
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...
Mar 11, 2024 · Gangs tighten grip as Haiti spirals to collapse. Haiti is fast descending into anarchy. Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs ...
Aug 18, 2021 · Although some light shaking from the earthquake could be felt as far as Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, 80 miles from the epicenter, major damage was concentrated in the country’s Nippes, Sud...
Jun 26, 2024 · Stay on top of Haiti latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
