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More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a UN-backed mission led by Kenya struggled to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday. The number of killings ...

Soaring gang violence in Haiti left over 5,600 people dead last year -- over 1,000 more than in 2023 -- while thousands more were injured or kidnapped, the United Nations said Tuesday. Violent ...

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— Soaring gang violence in Haiti left over 5,600 people dead last year — over 1,000 more than in 2023 — while thousands more were injured or kidnapped, the United ...

The two journalists focused on how the violence has affected Haiti’s children, many of whom have joined the gangs. The boys might be used as lookouts or runners to buy cigarettes before being ...

The boys might be used as lookouts or runners to buy cigarettes before being given weapons themselves, said Mary Durran, Haiti ... gangs’ fighting force. The use of child soldiers is considered ...

and that children now make up roughly half of the gangs’ fighting force. The use of child soldiers is considered a war crime by the International Criminal Court. “As the situation in Haiti ...