Blinken Attends Urgent Meeting With Caribbean Leaders as Haiti’s Violent Crisis Grows

Published on March 12, 2024

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined a high-level meeting with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica on Monday to discuss the crisis unfolding in Haiti as gang violence grips the small island state. Haiti declared a state of emergency on March 3 as fighting escalated. Instances of home invasions, armed robberies, sexual assaults, and murder have increased beyond police capabilities to respond since 2021. It’s estimated that thousands of people have died since the start of the year; many more are homeless and fleeing, while food and other essential supplies are almost nonexistent. According to a March 11 press statement from Secretary Blinken’s office, the high-level meeting was to discuss and expedite a political transition in Haiti by creating a broad-based, independent presidential college....

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