The flight took place a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the country to meet with top officials

Godfrey Otunge said that once additional personnel from other countries arrive in Haiti the mission will be better positioned to achieve its goals

The measures taken to stabilize the country in the political and security areas continue to falter

The proposed switch would address funding shortfalls, as such missions are typically financed through member nations' assessed contributions

The armed gangs they are tasked with fighting against seem undeterred by their presence

5% of the country's population has had to leave their home since 2021, according to the UN

The issue has been going on for two months. It further illustrates how the international mission aimed at supporting the beleaguered country is faltering

Military authorities said they will send 24 additional armored vehicles and 34 overhead turrets

Michel Martelly is accused of sponsoring gangs involved in several criminal activities, which also include displacing hundreds of thousands of people

The arrival of hundreds of Kenyan police officers has done little to counter the criminal organization's control of large swaths of the country

Law enforcement in Turks and Caicos Islands seized more than $2 million in marijuana in interceptions of undocumented Haitian migrants

It is the third major incident in five months. It's still unclear how many prisoners escaped

The decision was made after allegations from French authorities

Three of its members are accused of demanding over $750,000 from the director of a state-owned bank to let him keep his job

Garry Conille said the country urgently needs more international support to move toward stability

Kenyan forces deployed are seemingly insufficient to help local counterparts restore order in the country

The Department of Homeland Security said it temporarily paused the issuing of advance travel authorizations for the program "out of an abundance of caution"

Events at the town of Ganthier illustrate the complications faced by the international force when facing local gangs

Events in the town of Ganthier are illustrative of the challenges faced by those seeking to help the government retake control

The gangs control 80 percent of the Caribbean country's main roads and are accused of numerous murders, rapes, looting and kidnapping for ransom.

Prime Minister Garry Conille's relationship with the presidential council tasked with paving the way toward elections has been described as "strained"

They are set to join the 400 officers already in the besieged Caribbean country

The deployment comes after the East African nation sent some 400 officers to the violence-ravaged Haitian capital Port-au-Prince in June, part of a controversial offer to send some 1,000 police to help stabilise the country.

Authorities highlighted that forces took back the country's main hospital, but a report by the Washington Post shows that residents expect swifter action

The criminal organizations had seized control of the area to use it as an escape route

Top U.S. State Department officials recognized the steps taken toward restoring security but highlighted the need for progress in the electoral front

The plotters failed to secure the support, according to The Miami Herald, but the plot was ultimately successful

The government is set to release $100 million for a recently-arrived international force over Republicans' objections, but Garry Conille says more is needed

Despite what he called an "extremely complicated" situation in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation, the leader of Haiti's transitional government pledged on Tuesday to offer "transparency" to his countrymen as he takes on the challenge of restoring order.

Displaced children account for more than half of the 600,000 people who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence, according to UNICEF, particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince, much of which is controlled by gangs.