Counting the Cost – Money Talks – Haiti
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on Jul 26th, 2010
Each week on Counting the Cost we hit the streets to get your opinion on a big financial or economic story. This week it is Haiti.
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Slow progress in Haiti quake reconstruction
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on Jul 25th, 2010
It has been six months since Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake, prompting an international response which saw billions of dollars pledged for aid and rebuilding. The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC) was established more than three months ago as the oversight body to ensure aid money is spent effectively, but reconstruction work has [...]
Despair in Haiti quake aftermath
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on Jun 28th, 2010
In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, life has become a struggle for those who survived the disaster. Bodies still remain unburied by the side of the road, and supplies of food and water are scarce. Aid has slowly started to arrive but tired of waiting for relief, many residents are trying to leave [...]
Haitians seek say in rebuilding
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on Jun 23rd, 2010
Bill Clinton, the UN special envoy to Haiti, has been holding talks with international donors and Haitian leaders on how to spend billions of dollars in aid to help the country recover from its devastating January earthquake. They say they are hopeful in rebuilding a stronger Haiti. But as Al Jazeera’s Sebastian Walker reports, some [...]
Quake art aids Haiti recovery
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on Jun 8th, 2010
Nearly six months after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Caribbean nation is beginning to show signs of a cultural comeback. Artists are creating what is being called “earthquake art”, drawn from their experiences surviving the disaster that killed more than 200-thousand people. Al Jazeera’s Sebastian Walker reports from Port-au-Prince.
Quake art aids Haiti recovery
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on Jun 8th, 2010
Nearly six months after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Caribbean nation is beginning to show signs of a cultural comeback. Artists are creating what is being called “earthquake art”, drawn from their experiences surviving the disaster that killed more than 200-thousand people. Al Jazeera’s Sebastian Walker reports from Port-au-Prince.
US tax break failing to help Haiti – 17 Apr 09
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on May 25th, 2010
As part of a new US initiative, tax breaks from the US were supposed to bring hope to millions of Haitians stuck in poverty. But many say it is failing to translate into real benefits for Haitians. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from Port-au-Prince at one factory, to see why some workers suggest the new [...]
Storms threaten Haiti survivors
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on Apr 14th, 2010
Three months after the Haiti earthquake there are concerns the approaching hurricane season could bring another humanitarian disaster to Haiti. The coming storms will put many of Haiti’s estimated one million homeless at risk, unless safe shelter for them can be found. But as Al Jazeera’s Sebastian Walker reports, some say those in charge are [...]
Haiti earthquake – US aid mission
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on Apr 11th, 2010
Thousands of US troops have arrived on the island, trying to offer security and distribute what humanitarian aid there is. And the UN Security Council is expected to approve the deployment of 3500 extra UN troops. But critics say before more security forces arrive, it is medical equipment, nurses and doctors that need to be [...]
Poverty in Haiti spawns child slavery 13 October 2008
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on Apr 4th, 2010
Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere and the poverty has fuelled restavek, a system of domestic servitude of hundreds of thousands of children that is tantamount to modern-day slavery. The country’s government acknowledges that child slaves exist but says it is part of the culture. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports.