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The Global Jigsaw: What hope for Haiti?

The Global Jigsaw: What hope for Haiti?

Gang violence has turned the small Caribbean nation into a “living nightmare”

The Explanation · BBC World Service

March 10, 202428m 16s

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Gang violence has turned the small Caribbean nation into a “living nightmare”, with rapes, kidnappings and killings a daily occurrence. More than a decade after a devastating earthquake - and billions of dollars spent on recovery - Haiti is back on its knees. Plans for a new Kenya-led, UN-approved security deployment have stalled amid a debate about how much of a help or hindrance foreign assistance is. We check-in with the reality on the ground and take stock of the arguments.