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Than 13,000 to flee their homes. yet the police have been largely invisible, the government silent. now the calls for the international community to act are getting louder. we need a lot more information, but it is very worrisome about the state of haiti. reporter: but does the us have a role...? with covid cases surging in a country where the few hospital beds are often shared by strangers, and vaccinations are almost unheard of, the sense of insecurity on the streets where food and fuel is bec...

Now the calls for the international community to act are getting louder. we need a lot more information, but it is very worrisome about the state of haiti. reporter: but does. the us have a role...? with covid cases surging in a country where the few hospital beds are often shared by strangers, and vaccinations are almost unheard of, the sense of insecurity on the streets where food and fuel is becoming increasingly difficult to find has now intensified. the shooting of the president and his wif...

Of, the sense of insecurity on the streets were food and fuel is becoming increasingly difficult to find has now intensified. the shooting of the president and his wife proof that no one is safe. sophie long, bbc news. lets speak to rose delaney from bbc mundo, who is following developments from miami. rose, can you give us a rose, can you give us a sense rose, can you give us a sense of how unsettled this has left the people of haiti at a time of real political uncertainty?— of haiti at a tim...

The disagreement about whether he should be in power at all at this stage and accusations from members of the opposition that he was seeking to extend his grip on power. there have been protests coming from the streets as the cost of living has soared in a country where 60% of the population live below the poverty line of $2 a day. that has fueled social unrest. the covid pandemic has done nothing to help it and this is a country thats been beset by criminal violence. armed gangs looking for con...

Than 13,000 to flee there homes. yet the police have been largely invisible, the government silent. now the calls for the international community to act are getting louder. we need a lot more information, but it is very worrisome about the state of haiti. reporter: but does. the us have a role...? with covid cases surging in a country where the few hospital beds are often shared by strangers, and vaccinations are almost unheard of, the sense of insecurity on the streets were food and fuel is bec...

Ransom was reported he paid for the girls who were released, and in 2018 we saw 100 schoolgirls taken in northeastern nigeria. that was carried out by boko haram, and again there were rumours of ransoms being paid for stub this latest wave of attacks served to happening late last year in december, it seemed the criminals had seen those first two mass kidnappings of students, particular girls, how emotive it was, how much pressure is applied on the government, and decided they wanted to make mone...

What is happening this year. farfrom far from it. the analyst bulama bukarti has described an "epidemic of insecurity" and argues... and its not only students who are being targeted. there are kidnappings across the country that happen every day, people travelling to a native town, people travelling to a native town, people visiting relatives. even people visiting relatives. even people in their homes. and this is happening to particular in outlook as the nigerian economy is suffering so much. o...

Haitians of vaccinated and getting basic covid care. im joined by democratic consultant of -- thank you for being on, jay are. you have been pushing because you are saying the store has got to get out. what is going on in haiti that americans need to understand? >> thank you very much for having me, joy. and giving me the opportunity to talk about whats happening in haiti. haiti is in the middle of political crisis. you have massive insecurity, constitutional crisis, and a lot more. the gang vio...

And volume of insecurity in nigeria can often make people here feel quite immune to it — not immune but maybe a little bit isaiah about it, simply because there is just such a volume of incidents that in other countries would immediately make headlines —— a little blase about it. perhaps here it is not at the forefront of peoples mines, but kidnapping is something that affects absolutely everybody. even if it is not a mass kidnapping of a school, you could be taken driving a car to another...

Unfortunately now, things cannot go as fast. for the left-hand portion, recently the oas was found in haiti and they recommended an election to happen. we know it. thats the way to democracy. when you look with covid-19 though and the resources, and the insecurity, there is no possible path forward for referendum election, or an election to happen. nobody would participate. >> yeah. >> with the u.s. can do is help move things along, change policy towards haiti. that has to happen. >> having live...