Global IssuesNews headlines for “Haiti”, page 12
HAITI: Recovery Bill Estimated at 11.5 Billion Dollars
- Inter Press Service
Two weeks before a major donors conference, the Haitian government has estimated that the country will need some 11.5 billion dollars over the next three years to recover from the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.
HAITI: Caribbean Unites Behind Recovery Plans
- Inter Press Service
As he travels back to his headquarters in Washington, World Bank president Robert Zoellick must be painfully aware that Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have very strong feelings on the redevelopment of Haiti following the Jan. 12 earthquake.
HAITI: The Camp That Vanished
- Inter Press Service
Perched near the top of a steep hill, the fractured pink walls of Villa Manrese overlook the rest of the capital city. Both ends of the three-story compound have collapsed, spilling into mounds of rubble. The first floor was pulverised into a layer of dust. There are still bodies inside.
HAITI: U.S. Acts Quickly on Debt Relief Ahead of Preval Visit
- Inter Press Service
With U.S. President Barack Obama preparing to host Haitian President Rene Preval at the White House Wednesday, Congress is moving quickly to show support for far-reaching debt relief and additional aid for the earthquake-stricken Caribbean nation.
HAITI: Experts Urge Sea Change in 'Culture of Aid'
- Inter Press Service
A delegation of human rights experts is preparing to visit Haiti to assess the human rights and aid situation in the earthquake-crippled nation and to urge the international community to follow a series of guidelines they have prepared to help donors' to 'overcome the mistakes of the past.'
CHILE: A Tidal Wave of Solidarity
- Inter Press Service
Chile has been wrapped in a blanket of international solidarity, while offers of cooperation for the relief of victims and the reconstruction of the country shower down upon it, after the devastating Feb. 27 earthquake and tsunami.
HAITI: Earthquake Epicentre Copes with Aftermath
- Inter Press Service
Marie Saintus sat regally on a wicker chair in the narrow alley by her makeshift home at the Anacaona Stadium, in the middle of this once bucolic city, as she teased her neighbours.
US-HAITI: Katrina Victims Feel Kinship, Offer Help
- Inter Press Service
Many survivors of Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and the U.S. Gulf Coast in August 2005, have been seeing their own reflection in media images of Haiti earthquake victims. And despite - or even because of - their own struggle, many feel personally driven to help organise assistance for the people of Haiti.
HAITI: Secure Shelters Scarce as Rainy Season Looms
- Inter Press Service
A cacophony of murmurs and cries echoed through the neighbourhoods of Haiti's capital city Monday night as a violent aftershock shook people awake. Ten minutes later, another tremor rocked the ground, this time more smoothly back and forth.
LATIN AMERICA: Mexico Dusts Off Leadership Role
- Inter Press Service
Below the surface, discussions about the international aid effort for Haiti hide undercover jockeying for position between Latin American countries wishing to consolidate or attain dominance in the Caribbean region.
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