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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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.
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on May 27th, 2010
While aid distribution in the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating earthquake has improved, many are still fighting to survive and some of the most vulnerable are pregnant women. Haiti already had the worst maternal mortality rate in the Western hemisphere and now, with the country’s hospitals in ruins, pregnant women face even more dangers. Al Jazeera’s [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on Apr 3rd, 2010
The United Nations (UN) is hosting a donors’ conference in the US city of New York to raise funds for rebuilding Haiti after January’s devastating earthquake. The UN aims to raise a total of .9bn for an 18-month recovery period at the conference on Wednesday, which is expected to be attended by representatives of more [...]
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on Mar 31st, 2010
Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, is calling on the international community to “create a new Haiti” out of the wreckage left by January’s devastating earthquake. Representatives of more than 100 countries are due to gather for an international donors’ conference at the United Nations on Wednesday, where they will shift the focus from humanitarian efforts [...]
Posted in Haiti Earthquake on Mar 30th, 2010
An estimated 4000 people in Haiti had an arm or leg amputated after being trapped in the rubble following January’s massive earthquake. Al Jazeera’s Sebastian Walker reports from the capital Port-au-Prince on a whole generation of new amputees who will be needing months, or even years, of rehabilitation as they battle to rebuild their lives. [...]