Haiti

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on July 7 strongly condemned the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.

"We strongly condemn this heinous attack and hope that the perpetrators will be brought to justice as soon as possible," it said in a statement.

In last night's statement, the Council called on all political actors in Haiti to refrain from any acts of violence and incitement to violence, and also requested that the perpetrators be brought to justice, Reuters reports.
It was also announced that the Security Council will discuss the assassination of the President of Haiti at a closed-door meeting today.

The attackers have not been identified yet.
According to the latest information, the President of Haiti was killed in his residence during the night in Porto Prens, said the Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph. Moïse's wife, First Lady Martine Moïse, was injured in the attack and has been hospitalised, AP reports.

Haiti's security forces were locked in a fierce gun battle on July 7 with assailants who assassinated President Jovenel Moise at his home overnight, plunging the already impoverished, violence-wracked nation deeper into chaos.   

At least 19 migrants died after the boat carrying them capsized off Turkish Cyprus on July 18.

Oxfam aid workers hired prostitutes in Haiti during a major relief effort on the earthquake-hit island, according to a UK newspaper report on Feb. 9 which prompted the charity to deny a cover-up.

The US is to terminate a programme that gives more than 50,000 immigrants from Haiti protection against deportation, reported BBC.

Immigrants from the Caribbean nation received protected status in 2010 after a devastating earthquake.

But the Trump administration says conditions there have now improved and its nationals can return safely.

The United Nations stressed on June 22 its support for eradicating cholera in Haiti, an epidemic it accidentally started, although the government said residents would be better served if aid funding was channeled through it.

Emmanuel Macron, the 39-year-old politician who found a political party just a year ago, was elected French President on Sunday, defeating Marine Le Pen, far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of the European Union. That reported Reuters.

Haiti faces a humanitarian crisis that requires a "massive response" from the international community, the United Nations chief said Oct. 10, with at least 1.4 million people needing emergency aid following last week's battering by Hurricane Matthew.