Haitian government officials say the death toll fromHurricane Matthew in the impoverished Caribbean country has soared to at least 339, suggesting that the figure could rise as the scope of destruction from the natural calamity is becoming clear. The officialsannounced the death toll on Thursday, marking a sharp increase from the 23 deaths previously ...

UN peacekeepers deployed in Haiti engaged in transactional sexual relationships for food and medicine with over 200 women and underage girls, a draft report seen by the Associated Press suggests, noting that many cases of abuse remain underreported. According to a new UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) report obtained by the news agency,...

Tehran, Jan 8, IRNA - Five years on from a devastating earthquake in Haiti, tens of thousands of people remain homeless as government policy failures, forced evictions and short-term solutions have failed many who lost everything in the disaster, said Amnesty International. The new report, 15 minutes to leave - Denial of the right to adequate housing ...