Doctors Without Borders halts operations in Haiti's capital


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the harbour and the bay of Port-au-Prince, is seen from the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares/File Photo

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Tuesday that it is stopping operations across the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and its wider metropolitan area due to an escalation in violence and threats to its staff from members of the Haitian police.

The suspension would last from Wednesday "until further notice", said MSF.

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