A new UNICEF report has found that the number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti has surged by 70% in the past year.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on prisons, police stations and the main international airport had ...

The number of children being recruited by the country’s violent gangs has soared by 70% in the last year, says a new report.

Restoring basic security conditions is essential to combat sexual violence. The Haitian National Police and the UN-authorized mission – the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission – are struggling. The international community needs to step up and urgently increase funding to support an appropriate security response.