Drought, poor harvest to worsen Haiti food crisis – WFP – Reuters AlertNet
Drought, poor harvest to worsen Haiti food crisis – WFPReuters AlertNet“We are very concerned that 1.5 million people in Haiti face severe food insecurity, which means they need food assistance and don't have all the food they need for a full and active life,” Alejandro Lopez-Chicheri, WFP's senior spokesperson for Latin … View full post [...]
Deployment of blue helmets to Haiti about diplomacy, not peacekeeping … – Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Citizen Deployment of blue helmets to Haiti about diplomacy, not peacekeeping …Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — The Conservative government has no plans to re-embrace peacekeeping despite sending 34 soldiers to serve alongside Brazilian blue helmets in Haiti, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Wednesday. Canada's role in peacekeeping has …Canada deploying 34 peacekeepers to serve with Brazilians in [...]
“Chicken War” And Flu Put Dominican Republic And Haiti At Odds – International Business Times
Haitilibre.com "Chicken War" And Flu Put Dominican Republic And Haiti At OddsInternational Business TimesHaiti and the Dominican Republic share an island and a troubled history — and now their common border is on fire. It has been since Haiti vetoed the import of agricultural products from its neighbor on June 6, coinciding with massive deportations [...]
Reconstruction of Haiti Slum to Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars – Inter Press Service
Reconstruction of Haiti Slum to Cost Hundreds of Millions of DollarsInter Press ServicePORT-AU-PRINCE, Jun 19 2013 (Haiti Grassroots Watch) – Three years after its star-studded launch by President René Préval, actor Sean Penn and other Haitian and foreign dignitaries, the model “Corail-Cesselesse” camp for Haiti's 2010 earthquake victims …Haiti's Earthquake Victims Try to Survive at Camp [...]
Violent crime in Haiti kills over 1000 – The Australian
Violent crime in Haiti kills over 1000The AustralianPORT-AU-PRINCE, June 19 AFP – Violent crime in Haiti has claimed the lives of more than a thousand people over the past year, including foreigners and United Nations peacekeepers, a human rights group says. Between May 2012 and May of this year, …and more » View full post on haiti [...]