Haiti

Document reveals Trump's 'America First" foreign aid funding plan

According to a document sent by the Trump administration to Congress, $1.8 billion of foreign aid funds will be shifted to "America First" projects, such as investing in Greenland or countering "Marxist anti-American regimes in Latin America." The Congressional Notification, reviewed on Wednesday, stated that "the national security interests" of the United States demand that these funds be used to address new challenges that will make America stronger, safer or more prosperous. The Washington Post was the first to report on the administration's plan. The Washington Post reported that the State Department was looking forward to working with Congress on

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Mutual aid networks are growing as Trump cuts disaster response.

U.N. condemns reported Haitian massacre that killed more than 40 people

The Secretary-General of the United Nations condemned Saturday an attack in which armed gangs killed at least forty people in a village of fishermen north of Haiti's Capital. Local media in Haiti reported widely that the attack occurred on Thursday night in Labodrie. This is another sign that gang violence has escalated outside of the capital. The United Nations released a statement saying that the Secretary-General was alarmed at the level of violence in Haiti. He urged the Haitian authorities "to ensure perpetrators of all human rights violations and abuses are brought to trial." A spokesperson from the National Police

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Bankers in Latin America urge Latin America's governments to lower barriers to attract renewable energy funds

Haitian gang massacre leaves a minimum of 70 dead, UN says

AUPRINCE, Oct 4 (Reuters) Armed guys belonging to the Gran Grif gang killed at least 70 individuals as they passed through a Haitian town with automatic rifles shooting at residents, a spokesperson for the United Nations' Human Rights Workplace stated on Friday. We are horrified by Thursday's gang attacks in the town of Pont-Sonde in Haiti's Artibonite department, spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan stated in a declaration. At least another 16 individuals were seriously injured in the attack in the early hours of Thursday, according to the U.N., as gang members apparently set fire to a minimum of 45 houses and 34

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Haiti confirms 24 eliminated in 'horrible' gas truck blast

AUPRINCE, Sept 14 (Reuters) A fuel truck surge on a road in Haiti's southern peninsula on Saturday eliminated 24 individuals and left half of the 40 injured survivors with thirddegree burns, the federal government said. Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille went to the website, near the coastal city of Miragoane in the department of Nippes, and said a few of the most seriously injured victims were evacuated by helicopter to receive specific care. Ambulances were also being sent as rapidly as possible to attend to others with severe burns and to alleviate overcrowded regional healthcare facilities. It's a horrible scene

Haiti jail break leaves 12 dead as prisoners go starving