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The State Department’s 10+ Year Plan for Haiti’s Development
The Miami Herald reported today that it has seen a copy of a U.S. plan - drafted by Secretary Clinton’s staff, and which the U.S. has presented to the Haitian government – for both Haiti’s short term and long-term relief and development.The short-term is

CEPR / February 12, 2010

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Increasing Frustration Over Lack of Aid
While there has not been much coverage in major media of the protests taking place in Haiti, Reuters reports: "...a noisy, early morning protest by several hundred Haitians at the U.N. mission headquarters brought into sharp focus simmering anger over the

CEPR / February 11, 2010

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The Rains Begin
With hundreds of thousands, if not millions of Haitians living in make-shift camps, the lack of rain since the earthquake has been a relief. Today, however, Reuters reports that: Heavy rain drenched earthquake survivors in the tent camps of the Haitian ca

CEPR / February 11, 2010

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Calls for Artistide’s Return
While Haiti continues to dig itself out of the rubble, and various individuals and groups lay out their ideas for reconstruction, there is a notable absence in Haiti. Ousted in 2004, the overwhelmingly popular Jean Bertrand Aristide is still in Pretoria,

CEPR / February 11, 2010

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HousAll Shelters to Haiti
CBC News reports that 1,200 HousAll shelters will be shipped to Haiti on Friday. The shelter "consists of plastic panels that pop into a steel frame" and will be used for medical clinics and daycares. The Founder of HousAll, Miles Kennedy is reported as s

CEPR / February 10, 2010

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UNASUR Makes Commitment to Haiti
This week in Quito, Ecuador, heads of state from South American nations are meeting to discuss and coordinate Haitian relief efforts. Yesterday, the leaders endorsed a proposal to create a $100 Million fund, supplemented with another $200 Million from the

CEPR / February 10, 2010

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Urgent Need for Food, Shelter, Sanitation, and Medical Care Remains
A must-read article from the Washington Post today surveys the aid and relief efforts, noting there is still a dire need for more food, shelter, sanitation, medical supplies and equipment, crutches for amputees, post-operative care and rehabilitation, and

CEPR / February 09, 2010

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Disaster Capitalism
The Miami Herald reports today that at least two US firms, AshBritt Inc. and DRC group, are using powerful connections both inside Haiti and the US to try and secure contracts in the aftermath of the earthquake. As the Herald notes: It's unclear at this p

CEPR / February 09, 2010

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Numbing Numbers
Center for Constitutional Rights legal director Bill Quigley breaks down the Haiti relief numbers today on Common Dreams, such as:1 million – the number of “people who have been given food by the UN World Food Program in Port au Prince – another million i

CEPR / February 09, 2010

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To Help Haiti, Upend Aid Habits, and Focus on its Women
Elaine Zuckerman, President of Gender Action and the former Inter-American Development Bank Programs Officer for Haiti, writes about what needs to be done to make sure that aid to Haiti does not repeat the mistakes of the past:To Help Haiti, Upend Aid Hab

CEPR / February 09, 2010

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Profiteers and Rising Prices for Food and Entry Fees
Tim Schwartz writes from the Haiti-D.R. border: There are some things that should be known about DR dealing with Haiti.On the one hand, the Dominicans have made commendable efforts to help. The government send mobile food kitchens that are making 60,000

CEPR / February 08, 2010

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On Haiti and Rice
In 2008 Oxfam reported that: Less than 20 years ago, the country was nearly self-sufficient when it came to rice production. But in 1995, when the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund pressured Haiti to cut import tariffs on rice from 50 percent

CEPR / February 08, 2010

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The Fight Against TB in Haiti
Haiti has the highest Tuberculosis rate in the western hemisphere and the possibility of a severe outbreak has increased, reports the New York Times. The World Health Organization says that TB is the second most deadly infectious disease in Haiti, behi

CEPR / February 07, 2010