UNITED NATIONS – Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations and the newly-elected president of the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Bob Rae, says more work needs to be done to bolster support for Haiti’s police force as gang violence continues to rock the French-speaking Caribbean country.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - International human rights watchdog , Amnesty International (AI) has responded to Dominican Vice President Raquel Peña’s denial of racist immigration policies in the country, expressing disappointment that her remarks merely dismissed the evidence of mistreatment of Haitian citizens. 

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts –  The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), in partnership with the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) of St. Kitts and Nevis will host CTU ICT Week 2024 under the theme “Bridging Technologies for a Sustainable and Inclusive Future.”

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The commander of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti (MSSM) Otunge, who is the Kenyan commander of the MSSM, made the statement as he issued a fresh update concerning the status of the operation to regain control of the French speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nation.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Tuesday said that thousands of women and girls displaced by gang violence in Haiti are under threat from a surge in sexual assaults. In a statement, UNFPA said that the women and girls were living in deplorable conditions in makeshift camps.

UNITED NATIONS –  Years of underfunding of humanitarian aid and increasing needs have put millions of Haitians at risk of chronic vulnerability, according to a newly released United Nations report

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  Drug trafficking, firearms smuggling, and gang violence are all widely acknowledged by government leaders as a serious and growing problem in the Caribbean.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Private Sector Commission of Guyana (PSC) Tuesday called on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to express “solidarity with the people of  Venezuela in their appeal for an impartial international verification of the true results of their  general elections”.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has welcomed the signing of an agreement  with the Bahamas government  paving the way for a regional branch of his Office (OHCHR) in the Caribbean.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali has reiterated his government’s commitment to upholding democracy and the rule of law as the country prepares for regional and general elections next year.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is inviting Caribbean nationals to apply for a yearlong fellowship for the Rapporteurship on the Rights of LGBTI Persons.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations humanitarian groups in Haiti are warning that persistent underfunding for the humanitarian response, amid growing needs and rising violence, means that millions of Haitians are missing out on the essential support they need.