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A former businessman fosters dialogue with Haitian gang leaders to curb unrest
Four years ago, Louis-Henri Mars went deep inside the Port-au-Prince stronghold of two of Haiti’s most-feared gang leaders, known as Barbecue and Iskar. As he prepared to sit down and speak, Mr. Mars reminded himself of some of the principles he...
Haiti - Diaspora : Call for projects Quebec-Haiti 2025-2027
Haiti - Diaspora : Call for projects Quebec-Haiti 2025-2027 30/09/2025 09:34:18 This call for projects covers the period 2025-2027 and contributes to the implementation of the cooperation agreement between the Government of Quebec and the...

What next for Kenya as new Gang Suppression Force takes charge in Haiti?
The United Nations Security Council has backed a resolution, co-authored by the United States of America (US) and Panama, to transition the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) for Haiti into the Gang Suppression Force (GFS). US...

UN Security Council approves new ‘suppression force’ for Haiti amid spiralling gang violence
The resolution – co-penned by Panama and the United States, and backed by dozens of countries in the region and beyond – was adopted by a vote of 12 in favour, with three abstentions from China, Pakistan, and Russia. Under an initial 12-month...

This Haiti-Born Doctor Built A $6 Billion Business Developing Drugs For Depression And Alzheimer’s
Axsome Therapeutics has three drugs on the market and five in the pipeline, with the potential to help some 150 million Americans suffering from brain disorders. When Herriot Tabuteau started a drug development company in 2012, he decided to do so...

UN approves militarized force to take on Haiti’s gangs
The U.N. Security Council agreed Tuesday to replace the international police mission in Haiti with a larger, more aggressive militarized force to take on armed gangs and clear the way for the country’s first presidential and legislative elections...

UN Replaces Kenya-led MSS Mission in Haiti with New Suppression Force
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution that will see Haiti get a new militarised Gang Suppression Force (GSF) to lead the fight against gangs in the Caribbean nation. In the resolution sponsored by the United States, the GSF,...

UN authorises much larger force to fight gangs in Haiti
UNITED NATIONS (AP): The UN Security Council voted Tuesday to authorise a much larger, 5,550-member international force to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti. The resolution co-sponsored by the United States and Panama will transform the...

PAHO highlights progress in health security, disease elimination, and primary health care – director says in report
Oct 01, 2025 News (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, presented his Annual Report on Monday at the opening of the 62nd Directing Council, highlighting major progress in health security, disease...

U.N. Security Council approves new ‘Gang Suppression Force’ for Haiti
The United Nations Security Council agreed on Tuesday to transition the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti into a much more lethal and beefed up force, supported by both a newly created U.N. Support Office and the...

UN authorizes larger Haiti ‘gang suppression force’ to curb violence
The U.N. Security Council voted Tuesday to authorize a much larger, 5,550-member international force to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti. The resolution co-sponsored by the United States and Panama will transform the current Kenya-led...
Intelligence from the Jungle: The Dominican-Haitian Crisis – A COIN Look at the Castillo Pantaleón Report
Intelligence from the Jungle: The Dominican-Haitian Crisis – A COIN Look at the Castillo Pantaleón Report The jungle is fraught with tension. Dr. Juan Miguel Castillo Pantaleón's analysis in La Hora 22 is a stark dispatch from the border of a...

UN authorizes larger force to fight gangs in Haiti with new power to arrest gang members
Breadcrumb Trail Links News World Author of the article: Associated Press Edith M. Lederer Published Sep 30, 2025 • 3 minute read A resident carries tires to be added to a burning barricade to deter gang members from entering his neighborhood, in...
A co-evolutionary perspective on humans and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the era of systems biology
The study of tuberculosis (TB) pioneered infectious disease research in the modern scientific era, leading to the formulation of Koch’s postulates demonstrating that an illness can have an infectious origin (1). Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)...
HAITI-HEALTH-OCHA reports increase in cholera cases in Haiti

From crisis to community cure: A Haitian mother fights back against cholera
When her 11-year-old daughter, Noel-Dina, was struck by fever and unbearable abdominal pain, Oriata didn't hesitate. She immediately took her child to the nearest hospital. “She couldn't walk anymore because she was so weak. I had to carry her on...

UN authorizes a much larger force to fight gangs in Haiti with new power to arrest gang members
TANZANIA – The U.N. Security Council voted Tuesday to authorize a much larger, 5,550-member international force with expanded powers to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti. The resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Panama, will...

Suspected cholera cases climb in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Health officials in Haiti are reporting a sharp increase in suspected cholera cases in the capital, raising fresh concerns just days before schools reopen. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 66...

Trump gutting protected status for immigrants will strain US healthcare, Democrats warn
The US healthcare system faces a “perfect storm”, more than 100 members of Congress warn today, as Donald Trump’s administration risks exacerbating pressure on its workforce by stripping nearly one million US immigrants of work authorization and...

Sacramento Leaders Decry Forced Return Of Haitians To Chaos
By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer Under Donald Trump’s administration, immigration policy has taken a sharply restrictive turn, putting many immigrants of color at risk. One of the most visible targets are Haitians with temporary...