Mayor Eric Adams and Reverend Al Sharpton urged President Biden's administration to take immediate steps to address the severe humanitarian crisis unfolding in Haiti. "While the world is facing a crisis in the Middle East and Ukraine, in our hemisphere, there is a situation of terror that is not being addressed the way we think it should be. So, we brought together religious leaders who, in many ways, are the backbone of the Haitian and American community, to say that we are asking the country to do everything it can, and even more,
Voices in New York Rally for Haiti Aid
New York Mayor Eric Adams and Reverend Al Sharpton, along with several American and Haitian religious leaders, called on the U.S. government to act to stabilize Haiti during a press conference at New York City Hall on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. They also urged an investigation into the trafficking of American weapons fueling the gangs and current violence.