PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Amid continuing gang warfare and a vacuum of law and order, Haiti is “on the verge of an abyss” said the United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday, warning that any hope of a sustainable recovery requires “urgent and sustained action” to tackle the root causes of the overlapping crises afflicting the island nation.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Chairman of telecommunications company Digicel, Denis O’Brien, has offered his support to the regional reparations movement

ONTARIO, Canada – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has held talks with Suriname’s President, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, who is also the chairman of CARICOM on the political and socio-economic situation in Haiti.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Immediate action is needed to save young lives in Haiti amid the “triple threat” of cholera, malnutrition and violence, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) said on Tuesday.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The 39^th session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is underway here with a call for the countries of the region to raise the level of ambition and promote transformative actions to move towards sustainable and equitable development.

UNITED NATIONS – Two United Nations agencies have warned of “catastrophic” hunger being recorded in Haiti for the first time. 

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Russia has added 11 British Overseas Territories, including Bermuda, to its list of unfriendly countries, according to Russian news agency Tass.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Security Council Friday unanimously approved a sanctions regime for Haiti, targeting gang leaders and those who finance them, in the hope of easing months of violence and lawlessness which has fueled a major humanitarian crisis.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett says it is important that the Caribbean have opportunities to access the European Sustainable Fund, within which regional platforms, including a Caribbean platform, are to be established.

OTTAWA, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for a clear plan of action before any mission to help Haiti goes forward.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad– The United States Embassy here along with the government of Trinidad and Tobago has launched a second phase of the Strengthening Evidence-Based Decision Making for Citizen Security in the Caribbean (CariSECURE) 2.0.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres is urging the international community, including the UN Security Council, to consider “as of matter of urgency” the request by the Haitian government for the immediate deployment of an international specialized armed force in the French-speaking Caribbean country.