The Haiti Briefing

Co-operative Agrikol Bab. Grow it All: Making Water Flow Uphill

Phillip Wearne 20th November 2010

HSG, St Marc, March 2010 — When engineers came to Montaca just outside the central coastal town of St. Marc in

Protest the physical abuse of Haitian workers in Port-au-Prince sweatshops!

28th May 2010

Protest the physical abuse of Haitian workers in Port-au-Prince sweatshops! Sample protest letter to send to Willbes & Co. Ltd.

Sowing the seeds for a grassroots revival

28th May 2010

Sowing the seeds for a grassroots revival. These are dark days in Haiti. The promise of economic renewal funded by

Solidarity with the Dominican People

The Haiti Support Group 15th February 2010

Solidarity with the Dominican People. 15 February 2010 The solidarity effort with the Haitian people organized by ordinary Dominicans has

Haiti after the Earthquake by Paul Farmer

The Haiti Support Group 7th October 2011

Acute on Chronic: Lost to Follow Up? Haiti after the Earthquake, Paul Farmer (and many others) Public Affairs, New York,

Haiti’s Natural and Built Environment

The Haiti Support Group 26th January 2010

Even prior to the 2010 earthquake, the Haitian environment was considered to be an ecological disaster. Writing in 2008, in

First Observations on Port-au-Prince Streets

7th December 2010

First observations on the streets of Port-au-Prince to election results. HSG reporting live from Port-au-Prince 07-12-2010 Rioting started last night

Haitian organisations denounce US occupying forces

24th August 2010

Haitian organisations denounce US occupying forces – Haiti Support Group press release, 18 May 2004 As Haiti celebrates Flag Day,

Background to the Brano Dispute: Open Letter

The Haiti Support Group 28th May 2010

Translation of Batay Ouvriye’s “Open Letter to the Minister of Social Affairs concerning the application of the Minimum Wage”, originally

Dominican Embassy in London Picket

The Haiti Support Group 1st December 2013

Caribbean Solidarity Group to Picket Dominican Embassy in London Picket of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic to take place

Submissions: UN Security Council

21st March 2013

Submissions to members of the UN Security Council regarding cholera in Haiti On Monday 18th March, a delegation of HAWG

Impressions on Reactions to the Election results

The Haiti Support Group 10th December 2010

Impressions on reactions to elections results. HSG reporting from P-au-P on the reactions to the elections, 09-12-2010 City slightly less

No trees, no top-soil

24th May 2004

No trees, no top-soil. Lethal mudslides highlight urgent need for reforestation, and agrarian reform – Haiti Support Group press release,

Dominican Republic Ruling – Amnesty International Demands Urgent Action

The Haiti Support Group 19th November 2013

Amnesty International Requests Urgent Action on DR Ruling Amnesty International has called for urgent action regarding a ruling by the

Medical and Field Support Protocols

Phillip Wearne 21st March 2013

UN DPKO Medical and Field Support Protocols
“Ensure Prompt and Appropriate Follow Up”

The crucial steps to be taken if we are to avoid this happening again

In December 2010 the UN Secretary General announced his intention to form an independent panel of experts to investigate and advise on the cholera outbreak in Haiti.

In January 2011, he named the four expert members.

In February they visited Haiti and began their fieldwork.

On May 3 they handed in a 32-page report that began and ended with 7 specific recommendations. Those recommendations are amongst our handouts here.

Read them and you will see that the first three pertain to UN internal procedures, medical screening, treatment, vaccination and sanitation in the field.