UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) says Venezuelans are keeping hope alive on the margins of the Caribbean resort island of Curaçao.

NAIROBI, Kenya – Officials in Kenya say they are ready to lead a multinational force into Haiti as escalating violence between armed gangs and police is fueling a humanitarian crisis that has displaced tens of thousands of people.

BRUSSELS – The three-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Haiti that traveled to the country last week, failed in their bid to advance the efforts of the regional integration movement to find a solution to the political and socio-economic situation there.

NEW YORK, New York – Human Rights Watch Monday said that killings, kidnappings, and sexual violence by criminal groups in and around Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, have increased dramatically since the start of 2023 with a weak to non-existent state response.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett, says there has been progress in trade and investment between Africa and the 15-member regional integration grouping following the commitment given by the leaders during their first CARICOM-Africa summit in 2021.

BRUSSELS – The two-day summit of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and the Caribbean States (EU-CELAC) ended here on Tuesday with a Declaration containing “wide-ranging agreements” concerning all the major contemporary issues confronting both regions.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haitin - Officials at the United States Embassy in Haiti have been ordered to remain on the compound until further notice.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A new accord will be officially signed in “the coming months” by the European Union and the 79-member Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), it has been officially announced.

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council has called on secretary-general Antonio Guterres to come up with options to help combat Haiti’s armed gangs, including a possible U.N. peacekeeping force and a non-U.N. multinational force.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders on Thursday presented a shopping list to Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the president-designate of the 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Journalists and other media professionals Wednesday vowed to actively support an anti-kidnapping campaign in Haiti.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Heads of State and Government of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and the Caribbean States (CELAC) will be meeting in Brussels for the EU-CELAC Summit from July 17 to 18 – the first in eight years.