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UNHRC Publishes Findings On Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Latvia, North Macedonia, Spain, And Viet Nam

UNHRC Publishes Findings On Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Latvia, North Macedonia, Spain, And Viet Nam

GENEVA (18 July 2025) – The UN Human Rights Committee today issued its findings on Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Latvia, North Macedonia, Spain and Viet Nam, following its review of these States parties during its 144th session. The findings...

President Petro Inaugurates Colombia’s Embassy in Haiti

President Petro Inaugurates Colombia’s Embassy in Haiti

Colombian Head of State Gustavo Petro leads the official opening ceremony of the Embassy of Colombia in Haiti. Photo: X/ @infopresidencia July 19, 2025 Hour: 5:42 pm Colombian President Gustavo Petro was part of the inauguration of his country’s...

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick responds to Mandela legacy and Haitian TPS court ruling

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick responds to Mandela legacy and Haitian TPS court ruling

Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who represents Florida’s 20th district in the U.S. Congress, posted a series of statements on social media highlighting the legacy of Nelson Mandela and responding to recent legal developments regarding...

The offices become beds while the Haitian school houses people displaced by violence

The offices become beds while the Haitian school houses people displaced by violence

The classrooms of the Anénor Firmin school in Hinche in the center of Haiti are no longer carefully silent. Once a place of learning, it now resonates with the sounds of crying babies, the water containers that collapsed and voices whispening at...

At Nègès Mawon’s 8th festival, women question their absence in Haiti’s power structure | PHOTOS

At Nègès Mawon’s 8th festival, women question their absence in Haiti’s power structure | PHOTOS

Overview: The organization Nègès Mawon launched the 8th edition of its feminist festival, held from July 17 to 19 in Pétion-Ville under the theme “Pouvwa” — “Power,” encouraging women to reflect on their influence and role in Haiti’s political...

US restores Haitian TPS protections, work permits until early February after court ruling

US restores Haitian TPS protections, work permits until early February after court ruling

Tens of thousands of Haitians living and working in the United States with temporary protections from deportation will now be allowed to remain until at least February 2026 with employment authorization, according to the Department of Homeland...

Desks become beds as Haitian school shelters people displaced by violence

Desks become beds as Haitian school shelters people displaced by violence

The classrooms at Anténor Firmin school in Hinche in central Haiti are no longer studiously quiet. Once a place of learning, it now echoes with the sounds of babies crying, water containers clanking, and voices murmuring through the night. Over...

Haitians with TPS won't be deported in September, says Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Miami-based FAMN

Haitians with TPS won't be deported in September, says Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Miami-based FAMN

A leading immigrant group in Miami and a South Florida congresswoman say hundreds of thousands of Haitians with Temporary Protected Status will be allowed to remain in the country until early next year — and not face possible deportation in...

Drug Seizure Turns Deadly in Haiti: Bahamian and Jamaican Citizens Caught in Crossfire During Historic Bust

Drug Seizure Turns Deadly in Haiti: Bahamian and Jamaican Citizens Caught in Crossfire During Historic Bust

By Llonella Gilbert Bahamas Information Services NASSAU, Bahamas, July 14, 2025 – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Phillip Davis said the 2025 Global School Health Survey revealed that one in five Bahamian students between the ages...

Will ICE soon descend on Springfield to detain Haitians there? Editorial Board Roundtable

Will ICE soon descend on Springfield to detain Haitians there? Editorial Board Roundtable

Hundreds of thousands of Haitians are sheltering in America, including 15,000 to 20,000 in Springfield, Ohio, under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) orders that date to a massive 2010 earthquake. During the first Donald Trump administration, in...

World News in Brief: Violence in Haiti, rising insecurity in DR Congo, expert panel on nuclear war

World News in Brief: Violence in Haiti, rising insecurity in DR Congo, expert panel on nuclear war

Displaced Haitians are dispersed among the 250 active displacement sites across the country, most of which are informal. Just over a fifth of these sites are managed by humanitarian organizations, meaning that many are living in precarious...

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Haiti Steps Up the Fight Against Canine Rabies with a New Vaccination Campaign Across Four Departments

Haiti Steps Up the Fight Against Canine Rabies with a New Vaccination Campaign Across Four Departments

Port-au-Prince, 18 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR), is currently organising a canine rabies...

Colombia’s Petro visits Haiti for a 2nd time to help bolster security as gang violence surges

Colombia’s Petro visits Haiti for a 2nd time to help bolster security as gang violence surges

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Preto arrived Friday in Haiti for the second time this year in a show of support as gangs in the troubled Caribbean country continue to gain ground. Petro announced the opening of a...

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick addresses foreign policy staffing needs and advocates for Haitian American dignity

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick addresses foreign policy staffing needs and advocates for Haitian American dignity

Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who represents Florida’s 20th district in the U.S. Congress, has recently addressed several policy and social issues on her official Twitter account.On July 17, 2025, Cherfilus-McCormick highlighted the...

Known Drug Dealer and Suspect Wanted for murder is among the dead in that shooting between Haiti and Jamaica over the weekend…

Known Drug Dealer and Suspect Wanted for murder is among the dead in that shooting between Haiti and Jamaica over the weekend…

Wanted Murder Suspect and Drug Dealer Rashad Fox. HAITI| Known Drug Dealer and 37-year-old suspect wanted in the murder of his own cousin, Rashad Fox is now listed among the dead in that shooting on the high seas between Jamaica and Haiti early in...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrives in Haiti, second visit this year

Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrives in Haiti, second visit this year

Months after making his first visit to Haiti, Colombian President Gustavo Petro returned Friday — this time landing in a gang-ridden Port-au-Prince accompanied by two of his top ministers in an aircraft stamped Republic of Colombia. Petro was...

iciHaiti - Politic : Cocktail reception at the Haitian Embassy in Washington

iciHaiti - Politic : Cocktail reception at the Haitian Embassy in Washington

iciHaiti - Politic : Cocktail reception at the Haitian Embassy in Washington 18/07/2025 10:12:21 Haitian Ambassador to Washington Lionel Delatour hosted a cocktail reception in the Embassy's reception halls in honor of the official visit of Prime...

Canada or Mexico? Experts share insights for Haitian migrants weighing options

Canada or Mexico? Experts share insights for Haitian migrants weighing options

Overview: As U.S. immigration protections erode, some Haitians are turning to Canada and Mexico for refuge. But immigration experts warn that both destinations come with new barriers and risks that require careful planning. The discussion emerged...

Colombian President Petro expected in Haiti

Haiti - Politic : Colombian President Petro expected in Haiti 18/07/2025 09:27:33 Colombian President Gustavo Petro is expected in Haiti this Friday, July 18, 2025, for his second visit of the year. Petro plans to stay in Haiti until Saturday. The...

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