LIVE: Haiti endures violence and hunger, but hopes grow for a more secure future

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Children are tested for malnutrition at a health centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

20 July 2026

Peace and SecurityHaiti’s future success depends on “security, political engagement, and humanitarian action reinforcing each other,” the UN’s most senior official in Haiti has told the UN Security Council which met in New York on Monday to discuss the way forward for the embattled Caribbean island nation.

LIVE: Haiti endures violence and hunger, but hopes grow for a more secure future

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