Haiti

Texan men plan invasion of island off coast of Haiti with an army of DC's homeless

The men planned to invade an island off the coast of Haiti with an “army of homeless mercenaries,” murdering the men on the island, and using the women and children as sex slaves.

Photo of Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20.
A JDC emergency team, working with the local Jewish community to reach isolated regions and deliver food, water, hygiene kits, and tarps to protect homes for more than 10,000 survivors.

Largest Israeli humanitarian mission since October 7 heads to Jamaica

Asha Kano Kavi, an internally displaced woman from Kadugli, serves wild boiled leaves for food to orphaned children at the Bruam IDP Camp within the Sudan's People Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) controlled area in Tobo County in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, Sudan June 22, 2024

UN warns of looming famine in Sudan, Gaza among numerous hotspots

 People carry belongings as residents flee the neighborhood of Nazon due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti November 14, 2024.

Child recruitment in Haitian gangs soars 70% amid rising violence and poverty - UNICEF


US border guard uses whip against Haitian migrants in Texas

The White House condemned the border guard as a video circulating social media showed him threatening migrants with the cords.

 Migrants take shelter in makeshift camp while awaiting to be processed along the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas, U.S. September 20, 2021.

Mexican authorities rescue 22 foreigners kidnapped in a hotel

Mexican authorities rescued on Tuesday 22 foreigners, most of them Cuban and Haitian, who were earlier in the day kidnapped when gunmen stormed a hotel in the central state of San Luis Potosi.

A police patrol car is parked outside the Sol y Luna hotel after gunmen stormed the hotel and kidnapped some 20 foreigners believed to be mostly from Haiti and Venezuela, according to state's attorney general office, in Matehuala, in San Luis Potosi state, Mexico September 14, 2021.

AJC backs IsraAID's humanitarian relief effort for Haiti

Over 1,200 people have died from this earthquake, which comes as the country struggles with internal turmoil following the assassination of its president, Jovenel Moïse.

A view shows houses destroyed following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti August 14, 2021.

Jewish humanitarian groups try to step in as crises unfold

Two major humanitarian crises are eliciting the involvement of Jewish aid organizations, although it is unclear whether much can be done from afar to support Afghans.

A view shows houses destroyed following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti August 14, 2021.

Haiti earthquake: Death toll rises to 1,297, rescuers race to find survivors

Two major earthquakes reduced buildings to rubble and caused hundreds of fatalities in southwestern Haiti on Saturday, sending shock waves across the Caribbean.

A view shows houses destroyed following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti August 14, 2021.

Israeli NGO IsraAID sends emergency response team to Haiti

IsraAID had sent assistance to Haiti during its 2010  earthquake disaster and was the first team on the ground. The current response team includes Haitian former staff members.

IsraAID workers in Italy.

Haiti suspects say they meant to arrest, not kill president -report

The group of Colombians and Haitian-Americans told investigators they were there to arrest the president, not kill him.

Haitian President Moise Jovenel speaks during a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 11, 2017.

US deny Haitian request for extra security after assassination

US law enforcement and intelligence agencies said they were probing American connections to the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.

Police officers walk near the private residence of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise after he was shot dead by gunmen with assault rifles, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 7, 2021.

Haiti police capture six, kill four of president's assassins

Moise, a 53-year-old former businessman who took office in 2017, was shot dead and his wife, Martine Moise, was seriously wounded when heavily armed assassins stormed the couple's home.

Police officers walk near the private residence of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise after he was shot dead by gunmen with assault rifles, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 7, 2021.

Haitian President Jovenel Moise assassinated

The assassination occurred around 1 a.m. when armed intruders, some of whom allegedly spoke Spanish, shot Moise in the head.

Haitian President Moise Jovenel speaks during a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 11, 2017.