“I often think that I can’t even find words anymore to describe the situation. Is it alarming, is it sharp, is it urgent? That’s all and even more. “”

The sentence on which she finally settled was “surprisingly horrible”.

Haiti is currently faced with an prolonged and aggravated humanitarian crisis-the violence of the gangs extending beyond the capital of Port-au-Prince, civilians are more and more landing the weight of this terror. In addition, Haiti is one of the five countries in the world in the process of living in famine conditions.

Eassenger crisis response

In the midst of this horror, Haiti’s humanitarian plan is only nine percent financeThis makes it the least funded humanitarian response plan in the world according to Ms. Richardson.

But despite these difficult and prolonged circumstances, Ms. Richardson also wanted to emphasize that political will and funding could guarantee that the current crisis should not be the future of Haiti.

“” Haiti’s fate does not need to be misery and despair“She said.” Haiti died in a negative [way]Haiti can quickly slide upwards.

Beyond the figures

More than 1.3 million people were moved to Haiti following violence – the greatest number of the history of Haiti – and almost half of the country suffers from emergency food insecurity.

These figures have become so large that it can be difficult to conceive of the real human impact behind them.

“All of this is just figures. Beyond each figure, there is a mother, a child, a father, a young“She said.

Sometimes these figures also obscure certain livelihoods. For example, the number of 1.3 million moved obscured those who are left behind, perhaps because they could not physically flee while violence has empiety in their neighborhood.

Richardson said she had heard many stories like this.

“This might be people in a wheelchair or an elderly parent whom they just have to leave behind. They cannot move with them. ”

Ask yourself, what can you do more?

Ms. Richardson said there was a lot about Haiti’s current situation that she finds frustrating – more precisely the fact that the international community identified the solutions to mitigate, if not completely, the crisis.

“We have tools, but The response of the international community is not tied with gravity in the field“She said.

For example, the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) has half of the staff and very little of the equipment he needs to fulfill his mandate.

In addition, while sanctions against political leaders with gang ties are slowly settled, they are insufficient. Likewise, the international community is not enough to stop the flow of firearms.

“These tools must receive appropriate support and investment in order to achieve their full mandate. There must be a way to stop weapons in Haiti“Said Ms. Richardson.

Calling states to wonder what they can do more to put an end to the humanitarian crisis, Ms. Richardson said that the world had to perform several tasks.

‘A divided heart’

Ms. Richardson will take a new position in Libya on September 1, and while she is preparing to leave her years of work in Haiti, she told journalists that she had a divided heart.

On the one hand, it is a humanitarian crisis of “striking” proportions that the world seems to have forgotten. But. If the international community could adopt solutions before them, the crisis could end.

Haiti can turn the page

“” We cannot do what we do if we are not optimistic. Of course, we believe that there are solutions. Of course, we believe that the future is brighter than the present. »»

Ms. Richardson said that this optimism comes in part from the “honorable and brilliant” past of Haiti and the resistance it has seen on the ground.

“Each condition is there to turn the page … Haitians are extremely ready for this, so that the country has a more positive echo in the international community.”

Eleonora Servino was on the first UN help convoy to Uwaida, who saw a recent climbing of violence that left many dead and thousands of displaced people.

As an international organization for migration (Iom) The head of the mission in Syria, Ms. Verno said that the difference on the Bosra road is austere.

“Do you know this feeling when you visit somewhere as a tourist, how did the memories integrate into your mind?” Happy and peaceful places filled with amazing views, delicious food, warm smiles and a relaxed atmosphere. This is how I remember Bosra, Syria, 20 years ago.

Rival of ancient Italian relics

I went to see her old Roman theater, a [UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization] Unesco World Heritage Site. I remember the masonry perfectly preserved in the tunnels leading to the stage, the complex sculptures.

Everything rivaled, even outdated, the monuments of my native Italy. I felt at home, with a shared story.

Recently, I came back for very different reasons.

Tourists have long left

Syria has endured 14 years of brutal civil war, moving millions. Tourists have left for a long time. But now, with war and stability that comes up slowly, people come back. My organization, OIM, has just been officially authorized to resume operations. One of my first acts as head of the interim advertising mission was to hit the road to Bosra.

It is the only way to the governorate of AS-Sweida, which recently experienced weeks of violence, leaving many deaths and more than 168,000 displaced.

I was part of the first United Nations assessment mission. With the support of Ochha [UN humanitarian agency] And the Syrian Arabian Red Crescent, the convoy provided 40 trucks of aid from various agencies and organizations.

“Signs of violence everywhere”

Signs of violence were everywhere. The streets were strangely silent in Sweida. No traffic. None of the bustle you expect in a city that once had more than 70,000 inhabitants.

Built -in buildings, shipwrecked cars and a feeling of omnipresent tension dominated the landscape.

We have visited three areas where internally displaced people have found a shelter, either in host communities or in municipal centers. People have opened their homes to those forced to flee. However, the lack of electricity, water and the main road blocked contracts for resources, which makes it more difficult despite the good will and the humanitarian spirit of ordinary citizens.

“People are always in shock”

The need for humanitarian assistance is clear, from what we have seen and what we have heard. People are always in shock. We talked to people who have lost so much: houses, families, goods, livelihoods.

Our DTM teams (monitoring of the matrix) are on the ground by conducting regular surveys. The needs are basic but essential: food, species, hygiene articles, clothes, cooking sets, fuel and shelter.

We are an essential element of the humanitarian community, pleading and supporting those moved by the conflict. We will continue to work to keep access open and improve it, guaranteeing people what they need. »»

In his Annual report Released on Tuesday, the Independent investigation mechanism for myanmar (IIMM) said that it had made “significant progress” documenting crimes and identifying managers, including security forces supervising detention facilities.

Myanmar went down to the civil war after February 2021 military coup And the detention of civilian leaders, including President Win Myint and the State Councilor Aung San Suu Kyi. The takeover triggered mass manifestations, a violent repression against dissent and an armed resistance movement at the national level.

“Significant evidence”

Detailed crimes in Tuesday report include burning of sexual body parts, other forms of sexual violence and summary executions of captured combatants or civilians accused of being informants.

“” We have discovered significant evidence, in particular testimonies of eyewitnesses, showing systematic torture in the myanmar detention facilities, »» said Nicholas Koumjian, chief of the mechanism.

“” We have progressed in the identification of the authors, including the commanders who oversee these facilities and we are ready to support all the courts arranged and capable of pursuing these crimes.“”

Order responsibility

The report covers the period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 and relies on more than 1,300 sources, including nearly 600 testimonials from eyewitnesses, photographs, videos, documents, cards and forensic evidence.

It also details an intensification of surveys on air attacks against schools, houses and hospitals – including incidents in the days following the earthquake of March 2025When rescue operations were still in progress.

The UN Human Rights Council-The researchers recorded analyze the composition of the air army of Myanmar and its chain of command to identify those responsible for these strikes.

New surveys have also been opened on the atrocities of the state of Rakhine, where the soldiers and the ethnic armed group Arakan Army are fighting for control, alongside current probes on crimes committed against the Rohingyas in 2016 and 2017.

International responsibility

The evidence collected by the investigators have already supported the procedures before the International Criminal Court (ICC), the International Court of Justice (Icj) and in Argentina.

He contributed to the CPI prosecutor in November 2024 Request for an arrest warrant For Min Aung Hlaing, the military leader of Myanmar and the Argentine Federal Court in February 2025 guaranteed against him and 24 others.

“” Our report highlights a continuous increase in the frequency and brutality of the atrocities committed in Myanmar,“Said Mr. Koumjian.

“We work towards the day the authors must respond to their actions in court.”

Spiral crisis

The fighting between the military, the pro-democracy forces and the ethnic armed groups have moved millions and pushed the country into deep political, economic and humanitarian troubles.

The country also faces the long -standing consequences of military operations of 2017 against the Muslim minority Rohingya in the state of Rakhine.

These campaigns – described by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, as “an example of an ethnic cleaning manual” – have forced hundreds of thousands of rohingya to flee through the border of Bangladesh, where most remain in congested refugee camps.

Multiple pressures

Investigators warn that their work is compromised by the UN liquidity crisis, which reduced the mechanism budget in 2025 to only 73% of the approved amount and will require a 20% reduction in regular staff funded by the budget in 2026.

To identify resource constraints and operational challenges – including the lack of direct access to Myanmar witnesses, security risks and cybersecurity threats – the investigation team has adopted a three -year strategic plan, focusing on strengthening operational resilience and capacity improvement.