UN chief visits Haiti, where a new international force will be deployed to help fight gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U. N. Secretary-General António Guterres visited Haiti on Tuesday, where surging gang violence has left more than 1 in 10 people homeless. New statistics released by the U. N. reveal that 2,300 people have been killed across Haiti so far this year, with another 100 kidnapped, while 1. 5 million have been displaced. Among those abducted is James Boyard, cabinet director of the Defense Ministry, who was kidnapped last week in one of the few relatively safe areas a...
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