Haitians in Jacksonville urged leaders to do more to help their community Thursday after the United Nations released new information saying gang violence in Haiti has killed over 1,500 people so far this year.
the United Nations released new information saying gang violence in Haiti has killed over 1,500 people so far this year.“Take action. That’s what we need now. Take action,” said Booz Paul, a member of the Jacksonville Haitian community.
Paul said he wants more to be done in Haiti, especially as gangs continue to cause turmoil in the country.According to a report from the United Nations, from January to March 22, a total of 1,554 people were killed by gang violence in Haiti. Pierre Paul, Booz and other members of the Haitian community gathered Thursday morning to discuss what’s going on in the country.They said they don’t like how the U.S. is handling the conflict and didn’t like recent comments from Gov. Ron DeSantis about sending Haitians who come to Florida to Martha’s Vineyard.
“We are asking the international community now to do things differently in terms of getting this country back on its feet,” Pierre said.
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