Haiti's transitional council president Leslie Voltaire said in an interview on Wednesday that a date for the Caribbean nation's long-awaited general elections has been fixed for around Nov. 15 of this year.

Leslie Voltaire acknowledged that the election plan amid Haiti’s ongoing gang violence and worsening humanitarian situation is ambitious.

Haiti's transitional council president Leslie Voltaire announced that general elections are set for November 15, amidst a dire security crisis with armed gangs controlling the capital. The elections aim to establish legitimate governance by February 2026.

Aid groups are increasingly seen as protecting the gangs, leading them to become targeted by the police and self-defence groups.

The first of two journalists recently killed by gangs while covering the failed reopening of Haiti’s largest public hospital has been buried.

The Haitian people must have the security and freedom to engage in daily activities without fear – whether it’s going to work, school, or a house of worship,” said Ambassador Shea.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is walking back an almost-total 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance, making an exception for life-saving humanitarian aid, according to a memo the Miami Herald obtained.

Colombians and Haitians who were accused of involvement in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise arrive to court in a bus in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.

The latest attacks occurred a day after gangs shot up an armored vehicle belonging to the U.S. Embassy in Haiti.

Haiti’s gangs caused thousands of deaths and the displacement of over a million people in the past year, according to the UN, highlighting the extreme humanitarian consequences of their increasing control over the country.

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Emergency forces Royal Caribbean ship back to port Unrest in Haiti, however, has led to that entire nation being placed under a "Level 4: Do not travel" advisory. That has been in place since March 2024,