Record number of people displaced by violence in Haiti
The number of people internally displaced in Haiti has jumped 24% since December.
New UN figures have recorded the highest-ever numbers of internally displaced people in Haiti, chiefly because of gang violence. A surge since December has brought the total number to nearly 1,3 million. We hear from a local journalist and other residents living amid ongoing insecurity.
Following the killing of a teenage influencer in Pakistan, we speak to three female influencers in Mexico, Peru and the US about what it is like to be female and in the social media spotlight.
Syria's new government has decreed that women must wear burkinis or other full-coverage swimsuits at public pools and beaches. We get reactions from Syrian women.
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Presenter: Mark Lowen.
(Photo: The Haitian National Police (PNH) carries out a security operation in Port-au-Prince, Port Au Prince, Haiti - 01 May 2024 Credit: Mentor David Lorens/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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