haiti Blog Posts

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti €” The earthquake not only smashed markets, collapsed warehouses and left more than 2.5 million people without enough to eat. It may also have shaken up the way the developing world gets food.

Shortly after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, I wrote that the hundreds of millions of dollars pledged by the international community to rebuild the country would be a waste of money unless accompanied by a massive re-forestation ...

"Any military commander will tell you that the first step to taking control of an area is to take over the airport." And so Dr. Tiffany Keenan, an emergency room doctor from Bermuda, did so at the Jacmel airport in the days and weeks ...

Within days of a Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated much of southern Haiti, the New York Times was using the disaster to promote a United Nations plan for drastically expanding the country's garment assembly industry, which employs low ...

USNS Comfort returned to Baltimore on Friday after completing their humanitarian mission in Haiti. The hospital ship made a rushed departure from Baltimore on.

I am pleased that my bill to cancel Haiti's debt held by multilateral development institutions is set to become law. Debt relief is essential for Haiti's future. However, we must also keep in mind the immediate needs of survivors who, ...

Some Vietnam War veterans are reluctant to talk about the war, but Giles Pace isn't one of them. He said he's eager to share his experiences to inspire today's soldiers and show them that Vietnam War veterans are still supporting them.

Two months have passed but that tragic earthquake is still alive not in the memories of the victims but the obstructions that are coming against the 'aid.

After the earthquake in Haiti smashed markets, collapsed warehouses/buildings, and left more than 2.5 million people without enough to eat, the U.S. has aided the victims in Haiti with food, especially rice. ...

But of course it's a bit more complicated than that, as an assessment by Catholic Relief Services of the seed sector in Haiti after the recent earthquake makes clear. Perhaps the key result was that there was plenty of seed around: ...