in haiti~ — that? that was a very dark. in haiti~ i— that? that was a very dark. in haiti.nal, political and petty interest _ personal, political and petty interest but so far, it's difficult _ interest but so far, it's difficult to see that. ok, so for interrupting, _ difficult to see that. ok, so for interrupting, we - difficult to see that. ok, so for interrupting, we are - difficult to see that. ok, so for interrupting, we are at. difficult to see that. ok, so i for interrupting, we are at the end of the programme, thank you both so much forjoining us. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. the easter weekend will settle down a little — perhaps music to your ears, in comparison to the last few days. yes, there will be more sunshine around and fewer showers — and as a result, it will be a little warmer. but there's more rain to come for some of us by easter monday. more on that in just a moment — for the moment, though, the low pressure is drifting its way westwards, the isobars are opening out. so saturday will be a quieter, less windy day for all of us. maybe a li

... for haiti.re asking, but they're also, i think, worrying that, the international community is worrying about certain steps you've taken. and let's talk about one more specific step. last year, you appeared to be so angered by haiti's attempts to build an irrigation canal, taking some waters from the massacre river, which you share with haiti. you were so angered by their attempts to construct an irrigation channel that you cut off all cross—border trade, you stopped issuing visas, you stopped travel between the two countries. that deeply damaged haiti. of course, the haitian farmers are desperate for this irrigation canal. why on earth are you trying to stop them getting such a vital piece of infrastructure? but i think you are not very well informed. we have a treaty to share the water and we give... from this water, which is 85% that is born and it's irrigated in the dominican republic. it's just 2km that enter into haiti. and even...it�*s not born, it is not born or irrigated in haiti, we giv

in haiti.w host: the united nations tells us 362,000 people are internally displaced within the country. 5.5 million needing humanitarian assistance. we talked about the gang issues in 2023. 5300 incidents, including 1200 kidnappings. tell us about the gangs. tell us about ke the gangs orige security guards, a protective force for many business in haiti. they protected their businesses. this is how they squashed any kind of opposition from the population, from members of the civil society who wanted to have a better society in haiti. the gangs also came in and federated by the was government hoping that would control them. instead of controlling them, they went afters since no one could touch them anymore. between the gangs territory and the drug trafficking, more drugs are coming into haiti. many guns were coming directly from the united states. there was a lot of protests by the u.n., giving out reports and asking for the u.s. to take care of the gun trafficking in haiti. this did not happen.

in the haiti.has created or the chairman the office deco support the economic positio ha. therefore there is a history of punishing haiti or making haiti look bad for u.s. foreign policy. some of the haitian international community. when youre come in and the children are children and you are deciding for them. anybody would not accept that. >> currently the headline they say their involved in battling the gangs that are there currently. how does that complicate the situation? >> very, the vigilantes gangs. the games gangs are armed. they have drones, we have a the vigilantes have machetes. therefore you have a situation you look at children the elderly are in a victimized situation. there are no flights out of haiti. it's getting worse and worse.q the roads are closed but dimmed the dominican republic has closed its border too haiti. in tryin to basically shut out the whole population. so therefore why is the■ethat w? and for it more forceful transition and set another ■z this is aon question and

_ earthquake in haiti. how people managing to survive? it's - earthquake in haiti.naging to survive? it's very difficult. prices have - managing to survive? it's very difficult. prices have zoomedl difficult. prices have zoomed up. we think rice has gone up by at least a third in the capital, otherfood prices have gone up as well, while incomes have dropped. as was described in your piece previously, is very hard to find work. it's very hard to find work. it's very hard to be able to make a daily income, so purchasing power has gone down, food prices have gone up, and this violence that causing displacement. people have had to flee their homes. people have had to stop working. kids are no longer in school. so the very fabric of society has been torn apart right now.— torn apart right now. what do ou torn apart right now. what do you have _ torn apart right now. what do you have to — torn apart right now. what do you have to give _ torn apart right now. what do you have to give them? - torn apart right now. what do you have to give them? howl torn apart right now. wh

that deeply damaged haiti. 0f countries. that deeply damaged haiti. why on earth are you trying to stop them getting such a vital piece of infrastructure? i getting such a vital piece of infrastructure?— infrastructure? i think that ou are infrastructure? i think that you are not _ infrastructure? i think that you are not very _ infrastructure? i think that you are not very well- infrastructure? i think that - you are not very well informed. we have a treaty to share the waters. and from this water, we give 85% that is irrigated in the dominican republic. it is just two kilometres that enters into haiti. and even it is not born — it is not born or irrigated in haiti, we give water to haiti. and we have never had a problem with the haitian farmers. well now, they want to build a canal that takes the whole of the water into haiti, forjust two kilometres that goes into that. and it is also against our treaty. a treaty that has been respected for over the years. and it is not a canalfor farmers. it is a canalfor two or three big agricultural enterprises t

-backed mission to haiti.enya announced last year it would leave the force, but it has effectively been placed on hold. henry arrived in puerto rico on tuesday after he was unable to land in the dominican republic with the dominican president saying henry was not welcome in the country for safety reasons. for more, we are joined by jemima pierre, professor at the social justice institute at the university of british columbia in canada, and research associate at the center for the -- associate at the university of johannesburg. she is a haitian-american scholar and co-coordinator of the black alliance for peace's haiti/americas team, which has been closely following the crisis in haiti. her recent article for nacla is headlined "haiti as empire's laboratory." professor, welcome to democracy now! can you start off by describing what you understand is the latest on the ground, who the armed groups are, and the different sectors that haitian society that are joining together with those armed gangs and calling for

haiti wants peace. haiti needs to rebuild democratic institutions. i'm asking all haitians to remain calm and you have nothing they can to come back as fast as possible for the good of the country. amy: "the miami herald" is reporting caricom has proposed a plan to set up a seven-member presidential panel that would appoint a new interim prime minister for haiti. barbados prime minister mia mottley said the panel would only include haitians who support the deployment of a u.n.-backed security force. last week, ariel henry traveled to kenya, which is slated to lead the mission. he has been unable to return home and was reportedly most recently in puerto rico. on monday, one of the leaders of the recent armed uprising in haiti, jimmy chÉrizier, who is known as barbecue, warned against outside forces picking haiti's next leader. >> we take this opportunity to say to the international community that if it continues down this path, it will plunge haiti into chaos. today it is clear it is the working-class districts and the haitian people who know what the

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so it's a very scary situation in haiti.t the transitional council and the idea is it's going to be seven people running the country for an interim period before you get to elections. you're involved because your party gets one seat on this interim council, along with two of the other main political parties, and then i believe there's some seats reserved for big business and a couple of civil society organisations. what makes you think that this interim council can impose control and order and security on haiti? first and foremost, let me thank my caricom brothers and sisters, caricom heads of state and government, who have been working to help haiti in that process. so what we understand, haitians, my fellow haitians, we do understand that they reject the old practices of picking winners and losers in haitian politics. so we are grateful, we are grateful for that. but, yes, i think that these seven people and this proposal, this solution is more inclusive. we believe that that presidential council can inspire more trust, an

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in haiti.s gotten worse now. host: the united nations tells us 3ternally displaced within the country. 5.5 million needing humanitarian assistance. we talked about the gang issues in 2023. 5300 and incidents including 1200 kidnappings. tell us about the gangs. tell us about who makes them up. guest: the gangs originally guards, a protective force for many businesses in haiti. they protected their businesses. this is how they squashed any kind of opposition from the population, from members of the civil society who wanted to have a better society in haiti. the gangs also came unin and federated by the was government hoping that would control them. instead of controlling them, they went after others since no one could touch them anymore. between the gangs territory and the drug trafficking, more drugs are coming into haiti. many guns were coming directly from the united states. there was a lot of protests u.n., giving out reports and asking for the u.s. to take care of the gun trafficking in hait

dutchman tiert roggerds about the formats of assistance to haiti. called missionary work. after all the cataclysms, haiti offers to convert to christianity. the real needs of the inhabitants are reflected in right half of the picture. there must be the most severe, not monthly, multi-year occupation, which will means, among other things, at some point that everyone will shoot at everyone, there will be a lot of victims, it will be worse than samali, and at the same time it will require the most serious cleaning in every sense of the word, from sanitary, from cleaning the basements of landfills, to social, a real shake-up of all elites, investment. money , actually re-educating the population, well, something in the spirit of post-war germany, it’s easier to isolate the island, especially since it’s not difficult, the americans will cover the sea with the dominicans on land , they already have experience, at one time the dominican dictator, trujilla perfectly blocked the border with haiti, destroying tens of hundreds and thousands of people trying to

amy: over the weekend, haiti's powerful gangs freed thousands from haiti's largest prisons.he gang federation leader known as "barbeque" claimed responsibility and is calling for the ousting of unelected prime minister ariel henry. gang members are reportedly uniting to bring down haiti's de facto prime minister henry, who yet -- who has yet to return to haiti since he traveled to kenya last week to discuss a deal to send about 1000 police to lead a u.n. peacekeeping force. the kenyan high court in january ruled the plan unconstitutional. for more we are joined by three guests. in nairobi, we're joined by kenyan parliamentarian otiende amollo, who opposes the police deployment to haiti. in washington, d.c., jake johnston, runs the haiti relief & reconstruction watch blog for the center for economic and policy research and is the author of the new book "aid state: elite panic, disaster capitalism, and the battle to control haiti." but first, we go to port-au-prince, haiti's capital, to speak with monique clesca, a haitian pro-democracy advocate who worked for many years with

he think the premise attracted into haiti again?— into haiti again? up _ into haiti again? he is not giving up at _ into haiti again? he is not giving up at this _ into haiti again? he is not giving up at this point. - into haiti again? he is not| giving up at this point. the dominican republic can call him persona non grata press repeated attempts. it is either go back or go to prison for the rest of his life. hat go back or go to prison for the rest of his life.— rest of his life. not an easy situation. _ rest of his life. not an easy situation. there _ rest of his life. not an easy situation. there are - rest of his life. not an easy situation. there are very i rest of his life. not an easy. situation. there are very few elected officials left in haiti right now. elected officials left in haiti right nova— elected officials left in haiti l right now._ the right now. zero, not one. the other peeple _ right now. zero, not one. the other people who _ right now. zero, not one. the other people who appear - right now. zero, not one. the other people who

special envoy for haiti.resigned from his post in september 2021 citing the biden administration's inhumane treatment of haitian asylum seekers and u.s. meddling in haitian politics. he is joining us from buffalo, new york. welcome to democracy now! can you talk about what is happening right now in haiti? >> it is complete anarchy and chaos. haiti has been broken since the assassination of the president 32 months ago. but by anointing ariel henry, the united states and the international community put a hated party back in power in haiti, the party the haitians consider responsible for where they are right now. and as a result, 32 months has gone by. haiti has eroded by an magnitude of five or 10 times in that period. it is chaos on the street. currently, we are holding haiti hostage through this caricom political process. we wasted going on three weeks now since this current crisis started. i think that is a signal the haitian people probably don't what the caricom solution. amy: i want to turn to a clip of f

of the situation right now in haiti-— now in haiti.w in haiti. i don't want to use the word coup, but _ now in haiti. i don't want to use the word coup, but how- now in haiti. i don't want to use the word coup, but how close i now in haiti. i don't want to use the word coup, but how close isj the word coup, but how close is the government right now to completely losing control of the situation in the country? it losing control of the situation in the country?— losing control of the situation in the country? it already has. haiti has been a _ the country? it already has. haiti has been a failed _ the country? it already has. haiti has been a failed state _ the country? it already has. haiti has been a failed state since - the country? it already has. haiti has been a failed state since the | has been a failed state since the assassination and the us appointed de facto prime minister ariel henry who currently has the entire country including the gangs violently calling for his resignation, he has done nothing for the haitian people and t

. . , _, in haiti. in haiti. match, we wish you well, all the best to _ in haiti. match, we wish you well, all the best to you _ in haiti. match, we wish you well, all the best to you and _ in haiti. match, we wish you well, all the best to you and your - in haiti. match, we wish you well, all the best to you and your staff. | all the best to you and your staff. thank you for bringing us the latest on the situation on the ground in haiti, matt knight, director of aid agency goal. i'm joined byjames landale, our diplomatic correspondent. we heard the reality of people trying to live in the state at the moment. we heard that the prime minister has now resigned, coming under intense pressure both nationally and internationally. is that likely to help the situation? that's the big question, does the removal of the prime minister makes the difference that everybody hopes it might? that is the demand of the armed gangs that have seized control of most of port—au—prince. this prime minister was unelected, they

, whetherfrom haiti or overseas.sland of hispaniola with haiti, has increased. correspondent will grant sent this update from the border between the two countries. life at the border crossing between the dominican republic and haiti is taking on a certain rhythm that every day, throughout the day, several trucks carrying undocumented haitian migrants come to this point and deport those migrants back into the country. they are being deported into an impoverished nation facing its biggest crisis in over a decade. now the situation in the capital, port—au—prince, remains critical — the food security situation, of course, the gang violence on the streets, the problems in the hospitals and schools being closed — it is as bleak a picture as at any time since the 2010 earthquake, in the haitian capital. there is, for example, the effort by the us state department and member states of the caricom group of nations to see an interim administration take power in the coming days, but that's running into difficulties because the

nick: haiti is no stranger to gang violence. time, gangs are trying to overthrow an absent government. woman: welcome dr. the honorable ariel henry, prime minister of the republic of haiti. nick: prime minister ariel henry has been abroad at a regional summit in guyana, and then kenya to secure the deployment of international police to haiti that he requested. >> we did this appeal, and you step up. nick: but, by then, gangs closed the airport, and his plane landed in puerto rico, where he is still stuck. prominent gang leader jimmy cherizier, widely known as barbecue, says henry has to go. >> we will fight ariel henry until our last drop of blood, until he resigns. if the international community continues to support ariel henry, they will lead us into civil war. nick: today, secretary of state antony blinken met with caribbean leaders in jamaica to announce $100 million support for the multinational police force and for a transitional presidential council. >> leadership at a critical moment, a critical moment for haiti, but als

prisoners of haiti.zed power in the country drawing by taiwanese artist stelina chain. on the aristante's robe, which was hung instead of the haitian flag, it is written: haiti is a prison. carlos latov on the causes of current events. i agree, the other responds. rick mckee on the topic of migration to the united states. the flow of refugees from the island only increased after various disasters. footage of mounted border patrols chasing away and seizing migrants has caused outrage. in the picture, a man who looks like biden says, well, at least means, including at some point, that everyone will shoot at everyone, there will be a lot of victims, it will be worse than samali, and at the same time it will require the most serious cleaning in every sense of the word, from sanitary cleaning of landfill basements to social, a real shake-up of all elites, investing huge amounts of money, actually re-educating the population, well, something in... post-war germany, it’s easier to isolate the island, especially

prisoners of haiti.country was seized. gang drawing by taiwanese artist stelina chain. on the aristante's robe, which was hung instead of the haitian flag, it is written: haiti is a prison. carlos latuv, on the causes of current events. one of the eagles acts as uncle sam, the second one represents him. one says to the other: we have done a good job of pacification, i agree, the other replies. rick mckee on the topic of migration to the united states. flow of refugees. from the island only increased after various cataclysms, footage of mounted border guard patrols driving away and grabbing migrants has caused dissatisfaction. in the drawing, a man who looks like biden says: “well, at least we got rid of this wall named after trump. dutchman tiert roggerds about the formats of assistance to haiti. the drawing is called missionary work. after all the cataclysms in haiti , he proposes to convert to christianity. the real needs of the resident.” . reflected in the right half of the picture, it should be the

—— haiti and the gangs.that the seven important sectors within haiti society, the religious sector, and community will name of representative. that has been in session since the morning. important actors appeared to be waffling and blocking out. some very powerful gangs, such as the one led byjimmy cherizier, known as barbecue, have announced this is not going to be satisfactory. a man currently live guy philipe, wants to be part of the council and has declared he wants to create two separate council. a great deal of uncertainty as to whether the council will be from, how fast it will be formed and to whom it would be acceptable. in the meantime, it seems like there is a power vacuum in the country. the prime minister having announced his resignation. how concerned are you that someone else might step in and try to fill it? someone like a gang leader or someone like guy philipe who led a coup could fill in? the possibility _ led a coup could fill in? the possibility is _ led a coup could fill in? the possibi

he cannot go back to haiti, not one person i know in haiti believes if he steps off into haiti — becauseoes resign, will that bring an end to the violence or how can it be stopped? in end to the violence or how can it be sto ed? . ., end to the violence or how can it be sto ed? ., ., , stopped? in and of itself, it will not brin: stopped? in and of itself, it will not bring an _ stopped? in and of itself, it will not bring an end _ stopped? in and of itself, it will not bring an end to _ stopped? in and of itself, it will not bring an end to the - stopped? in and of itself, it will| not bring an end to the violence, but there�*s going to be a big meeting. the un will be there of course, the us state department will be there, hopefully members from haiti also. but these are the leaders in the region, they have got to come up with a way to install peacekeeping into haiti. we could not, we should not be talking about elections, we should not be talking about transferring or establishing democratic institutions. no, that is way down the pipe. people are dying every day. starving. 2 million p

may the americans enter haiti again, thank you. i talked to abedin taqavi, an expert on latin american issues. the largest nato exercise since the cold war began. this exercise is carried out in norway with the presence of more than 20,000 soldiers from 13 countries. the norwegian military announced. half of the soldiers are practicing war on land and the rest of them practice naval and air operations. exercise up to it continues on march 25. the chinese humanoid robot broke the world standard for the speed of robots. the speed of this robot reaches 12 km per hour. the chinese humanoid robot with a height of 180 cm and a weight of 47 kg can carry 30 kg. the purpose of making these robots is to work in factories and supervise the care of the elderly. the french president has once again postponed his trip to ukraine. emmanuel macron's visit to ukraine was supposed to take place next week . the reason for the postponement of this trip has not been announced. third macron's planned trip to ukraine has been canceled. emmanuel macron pla

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not as much in the rural areas of haiti.e are in the northwest part of the dominican republic, the northeast part of haiti. not as much violence here. but there is extreme poverty. and the humanitarian need is overwhelming because there is a lot of hunger here. so you see all these haitians now waiting in line to get back across the border. and there is that open air market over there. jose, as you say, the deterioration in haiti is deteriorating even more. and they just keep saying they want the world to pay attention and know just how much need there is here. >> and so, gabe, thank you for being there. thank you for bringing us -- i want to talk about the area. this is just a temporary one day pause in what has been a shut border for the longest period of time. so, the people that are coming from haiti are allowed to go into that area, but not into the dominican republic, essentially and then forced to go back? >> reporter: that's right. so, let me -- yes, exactly right. so, the ones that are allowed to come here, we're to

getting anything in or out of haiti is a problem. the us and european union have promised 8, but delivering it is a challenge. the capital's main port is close as, as is the airport and heavily armed fighters have blocked the presidential palace with shipping containers. food fuel and essential supplies are running out. and for many making a living, is it possible? or the oldest and security? i don't have any more clients. even the people on the pavement con stopped to see my outlook on the street. the apple is closed and with suffering. i'm out here for the sake of it's katie is the poorest country in latin america and the caribbean. and for years it's phase political and financial and security, and 2010 a major earthquake, displace more than 1500000 people. many are still homeless. more challenges followed when presidential in illinois was assassinated 3 years ago is nominated for a prime minister at in, into the was sworn in and promised to hold presidential elections as soon as possible. but nearly 3 years later, criminal gangs a

will: haiti is in freefall towards total anarchy.few days have seen a relentless escalation of violence as gains roam the streets, firing on police and attacking buildings with molotov cocktails. the situation was at breaking point already. gangs bring to bullets on the international air and forcing it to shut -- shutter all flights, including one bringing the country's prime minister back from a trip to kenya. turned away, he remains stuck in puerto rico, unable to return to the nation he leads. in his absence, gangs control more than 80% of the capital. police stations are a particular target. the country's main gang leader says he is prepared to take the country to civil war unless he resigns. he didn't -- some who were managed to get in were -- 11 million haitians don't have that luxury. the situation in the general hospital in port au prince is especially dire. a dead body lies next to patients waiting in vain for treatment. rapidly decomposing in the caribbean heat. except for the patient's, the hospital is abandoned. there are

william o'neill is the un independent expert on the human rights situation in haiti . we often alia if the games will be part of the political negotiations to restore peace in haiti. i surely hope not. i hope they get put a jump. the leaders, most of the gang members are teenagers, young people who've been forcibly recruited and they have to be done with it. another way, like you mobilize child soldiers, but really be like the go shooting the from us or something. mean, a game leaders had been terrorizing the population for years now, and especially the last few weeks or killing disappearances, rapes, that people can't even count the kidnappings for ransom. so these are brutal violence. people have actually no popular support. they may control territory, but they rule through sheer terror over the population. so i think that they should not be part of it even vocations, don't have to be controlled. i don't think that would be too complex. they don't have an ideology of a power and money. it's not like i should bother outside of that. they're willing to die for a leader

he cannot go back to haiti., because the ports are close. however, he is going to be killed. we're almost certain. his time is up. we need another leader, another solution. if need another leader, another solution. ., , , solution. if he does resign, will that — solution. if he does resign, will that bring _ solution. if he does resign, will that bring an _ solution. if he does resign, will that bring an end i solution. if he does resign, will that bring an end to i solution. if he does resign, | will that bring an end to the violence or how can that be stopped?— stopped? right. it will not brina an stopped? right. it will not bring an end _ stopped? right. it will not bring an end to _ stopped? right. it will not bring an end to the - stopped? right. it will not i bring an end to the violence, of course. there's going to be a big meeting i'm on monday. the members of the un will be there of course. hopefully members from haiti also. but these are the leaders in the region that have got to come up with a way to

those of us who loved haiti and defend haiti are taking advantage of this . click b moment, this hysterical moment to try to get the truth out of the solutions. they have use self determination, but the haitian people can decide their own diplomatic economic, political, and military future how large of the haitian saying they want a closer relationship to russia. they want a closer relationship to the boulevard in countries like ben as well, who said how many billions of dollars in federal caribbean aide for the very people the very lackeys, the washington is deputize to be in power and pets. you on deal up in the rich hills of porter price. it was these klepto crabs. it was these puppets who stall the petro caribbean fines. and that's a microcosm of the last 100 years association history. and now they're trying to deputize these other countries to going be 80. but what is the canyon police officer or a soldier from the need? know about haiti, let's allow the haitian people to determine their own desk. right, well they, but they're latin american and caribbea

including at the orphanage he operates there in haiti. ♪ ♪ shannon: chaos and violence has overrun haitithe country to its knees. haitians and americans racing to escape the unrest have very few options. it was, in fact p a mission led by two members of congress that the successfully airlifted a group of volunteers from the island including best selling author mitch albom who joins us now to share his story. mitch, welcome. it's great to have you with us. i learned in interviewing you last year that you operate an orphanage a there. here is what the white house -- excuse me, the administration, the state department has said about americans being this in haiti. >> for years we have been telling americans, do not go to haiti. do not travel there. it's not safe to do so. and for those who are there, leave as soon as you can feasibly do so without putting yourself with at risk. shannon: why has it been so porn for you to be there? >> because it's the easy the say don't go there because with it's dangerous, but what about the children who live there, the children who live there? if i've opera

but, haiti, the international community can support haiti with technology at the moment while they are. there is a lot of technological support that the police can use against the gangs like up-to-date intelligence, drones, whatever it is to ensure that they can keep an i on the gangs and monitor their operations. >> one last question. we saw the prime minister stepping down. this is off the back of pressure from gangs in haiti. does it does not set a bad president? what if in 10 or 15 euros gangs don't like the new prime minister? what kind of a president are we setting for the control of gangs in terms of politics in haiti? >> the gangs are a very powerful influence. to address this, we have to address social dynamics within haiti, within the society itself to prevent young men and women from signing up for these gangs, joining these gangs, to create a safer haiti, safer country. within haiti haitians have to have the solution. they have to have the right tools and right technology. >> thank you for joining us on the world today. >> thank you very much. >> the latest life pictures fr

gangs in haiti threatened civil war and genocide.estimated 80% of haiti's capitol and port-au-prince is controlled by gangs who have burned down hundreds of buildings and openly shoot and kill people in the streets. >> a lot of the gang members are just kids that are excited to be shooting his stuff. they are trigger-happy, they are crazy. brian stearns had his nonprofit project dynamo is working to rescue three dozen americans from haiti before international police force led by kenya enters the nation potentially jumpstarting more violence. >> the gang the site are going to need leverage. they're not going to motivate them face-to-face and nose to nose they're going to need leverage. and when that happens almost always it's kidnapping and hostage is >> 1.4 million haitians on the verge of famine. when merchants go out into the street looking for money to feed our children and wives we find nothing. thousands of patients weekly cross over the border into the dominican republic to buy necessities the mayor says dr is doing all it can.

armed in haiti, i want to talk with mr. zain al-abidin tagbi, an expert on latin american issues, mr. tagvi, hello, good time, and also, dear viewers, thank you. good evening, mr. tagbi . what do you know about the origin of the tensions and conflicts in haiti? certainly what is happening in haiti now has political and social dimensions. it is rooted in political differences and the lack of a strong popular leader , which has caused criminal groups to take to the streets and cause people to suffer and solve problems in this country with interruptions. the last round of violence in haiti began when prime minister mr. henry had promised early elections after the assassination of the former president. it means that mr. juvenile moise should hold, unfortunately, mr. hanri keeps his promise and postpones the elections until 2025. this is a matter of seeking personal and party interests, and also reaching an agreement with the opposition, which helped mr. hanri in this matter . it is possible that the people's anger will flow, as

he is thought to be returning to haiti now.s barbeque said the armed groups were united against the prime minister. translation: we ask - the haitian national police and the military to take responsibility and arrest ariel henry. haiti has long experience of dictatorship... i have been elected for president for life. ..but recent years have been particularly bloody. in 2021, the president was assassinated, leaving a political vacuum, largely filled with the gangs. killing, rape and kidnap are widespread. elections have been promised but not held, and it seems the gangs are losing patience. james landale, bbc news. a little earlier i spoke with harold isaac, an independentjournalist on the ground in haiti to get the latest from port—au—prince. hardold, thank you forjoining us. parts of haiti under a state of emergency. gangs now control large parts of the capital city. can you just describe for us what life feels like right now in haiti? well, a bit suspended. since thursday, folks expected the week to be disrupted, but now we'r

several hundred americans are believed to be trapped in haiti.te department says they are working on new evacuation options out of port-au-prince the capitol over the weekend gang violence has escalated in haiti 80% of the capitol including its airport under gang control. more than a million people face famine, more than 5 million are in need of humanitarian aid. the u.s. is backing a nine-member transnational counsel that looks to transition haiti into a new government. >> more violence over the weekend so far. very, very concerning. we do see the political process movement board we are continuing to work with the canyons about getting this military support mission in place to help the haitian national police. >> congressional republicans have pause the release of about $40 million deemed critical to findfunding a multinational pole force led by kenya tasked with going into haiti and fighting the gangs. >> what they are asking me too do is release a $50 million of cash and weapons to go into haiti with no governance. the worst thing we can do hi