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2 Important Video Reports from Haiti
Watch Aljazeera’s Fault Lines for an examination into the debate over reconstruction plans for Haiti. Unlike too many reports, Fault Lines presents perspectives from Haitian economists and other experts on how Haiti can rebuild and develop in order to bes

CEPR / February 12, 2010

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UN "alarmed" at Lack of Support for Agricultural Needs
As UN agencies met in Rome to discuss the response to the earthquake in Haiti, General Jacques Diouf, of the Food and Agriculture Organization issued a stark warning: “At a time when Haiti is facing a major food crisis we are alarmed at the lack of suppor

CEPR / February 12, 2010

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"Recognizing the Right of Haitians to Reparations"
Writing for The Nation yesterday, Naomi Klein makes the case that Haiti is actually a creditor, not a debtor. Therefore, she argues, to speak of debt cancellation is really only a step in the right direction.Klein outlines three major sources of the West'

CEPR / February 12, 2010

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Only 7.5% of Tents Requested are in Haiti
The head of an emergency commission to provide shelter, Charles Clermont, says only a limited number of the 200,000 tents requested by the government have been delivered. Agence Haitienne de Presse reported1 on February 10 that according to Clermont: [T]h

CEPR / February 12, 2010

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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