World Banking: All Change?
World Banking: All Change? HSG reporting from Port-au-Prince, 26-04-2012 If the World Bank wants a man to do outreach to the likes of us and
Delivering on the Elections: Haiti Grassroots Watch
Delivering on the Elections: Haiti Grassroots Watch – Not “free,” not “fair,” not “democracy,” not “reconstruction” All over the internet, and on the television and radio
Haitian Workers’ Organiser makes European Connections
A representative of a Haitian workers’ organisationhas completed a two week trip to Europe to make contact with garment workers’ unions and campaigning groups.
Rebuilding in Haiti Lags After Billions in Post-Quake Aid
Rebuilding in Haiti Lags After Billions in Post-Quake Aid. By Deborah Sontag www.nytimes.com, published: December 23, 2012 Original article here PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A few
Ground Control to EU
Ground Control to EU. HSG from Port-au-Prince, 25-04-2012 Its so far “up the hill” beyond Petionville you might as well be in space. Perhaps we are.
The U.N.’s Haitian Shell Game
The U.N.’s Haitian Shell Game. December 18, 2012 By Jonathan M. Katz, Tom Murphy, Foreign policy. Original article here Ban Ki-moon still isn’t taking responsibility
Tackling Global Poverty: Where Next for Brussels?
HSG reporting from the House of Commons, London, 25-06-2012 To Committee Room 15 of the House of Commons for a public forum: Tackling Global Poverty:
The EU and Civil Society: Where to from Here?
The EU and Civil Society: Where to from Here?. HSG from Brussels, 7&8-05-2012 To Brussels for a two-day forum organized by CIDSE, an alliance of 16
Interview: Noam Chomsky on Latin America
Interview: Noam Chomsky on Latin America December 13, 2012, Keane Bhatt, NACLA original article here Manufacturing Contempt [Renowned linguist, political analyst and activist Noam Chomsky offered
More pressure needed to get clean water
Pressure to get clean water builds. December 12, 2012 Mark Weisbrot, Al Jazeera original article here Haiti is vulnerable to water-borne diseases like cholera because
MEPs fight for progress on Budget Control Report
MEPs fight for progress on Budget Control Report HSG from European Parliament, Brussels, 26-06-2012 To the European Parliament building for meetings with two of the
OAS Haiti Chief describes failures of international organisations in Haiti
Editorial comment: The following interview with Ricardo Seitenfus, outgoing representative in Haiti of the Organisation of American States (OAS), by the Swiss daily “Le Temps”, is a rare but welcome admission, by a top official of one of the intergovernmental organisations that have for decades exercised a disproportionate influence in Haiti, how many of the policies of the “international community” have failed Haiti, and that finally it is time for them to give room to the development of a “Haitian vision for reconstruction”.
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Shame on the UN for cholera epidemic
December 2, 2012, Patrick Cockburn, The Independent original article here World View: Nepalese blue-beret troops brought the disease to the stricken country after the 2010
Olympic Records – Lamothe Style
Olympic Records – Lamothe Style HSG from the Houses of Parliament, London, 26-07- 2012 The Olympics have kicked off and with it the road show
Country’s Birth Celebrated Amid Crisis
Photo: President Preval – © NewsHour
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES, Miami Herald, Jan. 02, 2011
Gonaïves – Some 207 years after their enslaved ancestors broke the shackles of slavery, Haitians commemorated their country’s birth as the world’s first black republic amid crisis and uncertainty.
OAS Analysis: Mission’s Draft Final Report on Haiti’s Election
Photo: Ballot boxes, 28/11/2010 – © Joris Willems
By Mark Weisbrot and Jake Johnston
A draft copy of the Organization of American States (OAS) Report on Haiti’s election, “Organization of American States Expert Verification Mission, President Election — First Round 2010 — Final Report,”1 was leaked to the press last week, and the Center for Economic and Policy Research posted a copy on its website after receiving it from a different source. The report was formally presented to Haitian president Rene Préval on January 13.
Baby Doc’s Return to Haiti Revives Dark Memories of Duvalier Era
Photo: Baby Doc when in power (1975) – © Corbis/a-birdie
Los Angeles Times, by Allyn Gaestel, January 26, 2011
Jean-Claude Duvalier’s unexpected return to Haiti after 25 years has awakened the ghosts of his repressive rule.
Hurricane Sandy exposes Haiti’s agriculture and environment woes
Nov 1, 2012 Anastasia Moloney, Alertnet original article here Years of neglect of agriculture and disaster prevention in Haiti, coupled with the government’s failure to protect
Mobilization against Martelly: Point of No Return?
Mobilization against Martelly: Point of No Return? October 10, 2012, by Yves Pierre-louis, Haïti liberté. Original article Workers, peasants, teachers, and the unemployed continued their protests across
Haiti’s Constitutional Horror Show
Haiti’s Constitutional Horror Show by CHARLIE HINTON, counterpunch October 5, 2012. Original article For the past two weeks massive demonstrations have rocked Haiti, protesting the constitutional changes,
Ansel Herz Reply to Call for UN troops to Remain in Haiti
Ansel Herz Reply to Call for UN troops to Remain in Haiti On 20 September, Mark Schneider, President of the International Crisis Group (ICG) used
CIRH a échoué dans sa mission, selon la POHDH
Déclaration de la POHDH (Plateforme des Organisations Haïtiennes des Droits de l’Homme) Document soumis à AlterPresse le 28 février 2011 Le 12 janvier 2010, un
Housing Exposition Exposes Waste, Cynicism
Housing Exposition Exposes Waste, Cynicism September 24, 2012 by Haiti Grassroots Watch/Ayiti Kale Je haitigrassrootswatch Zoranje, HAITI, September 24, 2012 – The smells and scenes that
Haiti and the Shock Doctrine
Haiti and the Shock Doctrine 14 August 2012, by Matt Kennard in opendemocracy.net (Pour une version française de cet article, réalisée par Luc Saintvil cliquez ici)
The Creole Connection: New Orleans, Haiti and Catastrophe
The Creole Connection: New Orleans, Haiti and Catastrophe Beverly Bell, 30 July 2012, Other worlds are possible As a native and resident of New Orleans who
Attaining Proper Food Security
Haiti’s small farmers should be its biggest asset. But that requires a complete reversal of the thinking – or lack of it – that has
Haitian elections: split reactions to Martelly victory
P-au-P, 5 avril 2011 [AlterPresse] — Les réactions sont partagées au niveau des différents secteurs de la société suite à l’élection de Joseph Michel Martelly
Rebuilding Funds: Grassroots Groups
As the Haiti recovery commission absorbs international criticism that it’s not moving fast enough, grassroots organizations wonder why they’re not being called on. BY JACQUELINE
Réclamons la disparition de la CIRH
Réclamons la disparition de la CIRH Pour n’avoir pas tenu leurs promesses un an après la première conférence organisée à New York, les amis d’Haïti
Haitians Forced Out of Tents to Homes Just as Precarious
The New York Times – by Randal C Archibold – April 23, 2011 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The way Robert Darvin sees it, he is one of