World News in Brief: State-supported safe houses in Haiti, EU pact strengthens refugee protection, demand for ‘critical minerals’ intensifies

According to gender equality agency, UN Women, the new haven announced on Friday will provide survivors with protection, psychosocial support and assistance rebuilding their lives amid escalating gang violence. Speaking from Port au Prince, the agency’s Marie Goretti Nduwayo said that growing gang violence – which has caused rampant insecurity and mass displacement – used to […]

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Haiti: Harrowing needs must be met with long-term engagement

The crisis is extending beyond traditional centres of insecurity. Families across both urban and rural communities continue to flee attacks, often multiple times and with increasingly limited options for safety. “Haiti’s displacement crisis is entering an even more alarming phase,” said Gregoire Goodstein, IOM Chief of Mission in Haiti. In May alone, renewed attacks in […]

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