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Drone attack in Haiti slum kills 8 children: Residents blame police for strike; UN-backed mission still short on manpower, funding

A drone attack targeting a suspected gang leader killed at least eight children and injured six others in Cité Soleil, a gang-controlled slum of Haiti’s capital, relatives and activists told The ...
Rapid City Journal

Haiti splashes slum with psychedelic colors

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | One of Haiti's biggest shantytowns, a vast expanse of grim cinderblock homes on a mountainside in the nation's capital, is getting a psychedelic makeover that aims to be part ...
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Raped, widowed, homeless: Haiti's slum women abandoned to gangs

As the first bursts of gunfire rang out, the women from La Saline slum grabbed their kids and fled for cover. Shootings are common here, but this time, there was no outrunning the full-on battle ...
Lincoln Journal Star

Hundreds of U.N. peacekeepers storm pro-Aristide slum in Haiti; two killed

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti More than 400 U.N. peacekeepers stormed into a Port-au-Prince slum on Wednesday, in an ongoing effort to halt violence from armed loyalists of ousted president Jean-Bertrand ...
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Boxing provides hope in Haiti’s Cite Soleil slum

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Thirty youngsters exercise in a concrete yard, sharing four punching bags and a few pairs of gloves: this is boxing practice and it’s what hope looks like for youth in Haiti’s Cite ...
Digital Journal

Escalating gang violence and deaths trap thousands in Haiti slum

Haitians protesting high prices and shortages burn tires on a street of Port-au-Prince on July 13, 2022 – Copyright AFP MANDEL NGAN One Port-au-Prince district in ...
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Olivia Wilde's Gift to Slum Kids in Haiti

Despite her busy slate of movie and TV projects, Hollywood glamour girl Olivia Wilde is making her mark in the world of philanthropy as well, with one of her latest efforts focused on providing free ...