Haiti Briefings on Natural Disasters and/or the Haiti Earthquake
Danger Signs After Coup Bid (HB45)
Political tensions deepened and violence flared following an apparent coup attempt against the government on the night of the 16th
Feeling the Fallout from the attacks on the US (HB44)
The United States’ declaration of a “war on terrorism” following the 11 September attacks was met with some scepticism, if
Time for the ‘Politicians’ to Step Aside (HB43)
Diplomatic missions have come and gone. Eleventh hour meetings have been boycotted; others have been postponed. Shots have been fired,
A Full House but Nobody Home (HB42)
Almost one year since elections that returned a Parliament completely dominated by President Aristide’s Lavalas Family Party, the political scene
Aristide is Back (HB41)
Ten yearssince he was first elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide has returned to power following an election in November that was
Solidarity Boosts Union Action (HB40)
After a year-long campaign, the labour union representing some 300 workers at the Marnier-Lapostelle orange plantation in northern Haiti has
Scale of Lavalas Victory Questioned (HB39)
The May 21st elections returned a huge victory for Jean-Betrand Aristide’s new, populist Lavalas Family party. According to the official
Chronicle of an Election Postponed (HB38)
Elections for every single elected office in Haiti, save the Presidency and a third of the Senate, have been due
Unwelcome, Unwanted: Haitian Migrant Workers (HB37)
When a boat carrying some 400 Haitians ran aground just two miles off the Florida coast on New Year’s Day,
Death and Confusion – who Controls the Police? (HB36)
The question of criminal and political violence in Haiti has raised a great deal of controversy since the resignation on
Doing the Election Dance (HB35)
In 1990, the majority of Haitians were enthusiastic voters, but then saw their elected candidate overthrown by a military coup.
Sowing the Seeds for a Grassroots Revival (HB34)
These are dark days in Haiti. The promise of economic renewal funded by international development aid has come to nothing.
Haiti after the Earthquake by Paul Farmer
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
Even prior to the 2010 earthquake, the Haitian environment was considered to be an ecological disaster. Writing in 2008, in
Reflections on the Reconstruction
Reflections on the Reconstruction. March 26, 2013 Ayiti Kale Je/Haiti Grassroots watch For full article with illustrations and links, click
Special Edition New Internationalist: Haiti Two Years On
Beyond Relief Beyond Belief is the lead article in the analysis/special feature section of the January/February edition of the New
Can disasters become an opportunity? Building back better in Aceh, Myanmar and Haiti
Can disasters become an opportunity? Building back better in Aceh, Myanmar and Haiti Information courtesy of the Overseas Development Institute
New Book, Old Paul Farmer: Discuss
New Book, Old Paul Farmer: Discuss Anyone who can draw six hundred people paying $30.00 a head to a Washington
Délégation APP/UE : Haïti doit rester une priorité
Délégation APP/UE : Haïti doit rester une priorité. P-au-P, 3 septembre 2010 [AlterPresse] — Les membres de la délégation de
Talks on Haiti in London
Talks on Haiti in London On January 12, 2010, an earthquake struck Haiti, killing as many as 316,000 people. At
Is USAID Mainly Serving U.S. Interests?
March 19, 2013 Center for Economic and Policy Research original article here An op-ed in Bloomberg Businessweek yesterday lays out
Leading Haitian Lawyer highlights rights crisis for earthquake victims
Mario Joseph, Haiti’s most prominent human rights lawyer and legal activist, made a hugely successful visit to London in August,
Earthquake One-Year On: Haitians on Haiti
During a week of events in London and Brussels on the earthquake and its aftermath the HSG gave Haitian civil
Debate on Aid to Haiti
James Reinl hosts a debate for VOR London on the second anniversary of Haiti’s earthquake and asks why half a