Haiti’s Food Crisis Deepens After Earthquake and Assassination
The World Food Programme updated its assessment of Haiti’s food crisis in October 2021, finding that the combination of the
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Haiti’s Earthquake: Jérémie Struggles to Rebuild
Jérémie, the capital of the Grand’Anse department and one of Haiti’s most historically significant cities — known as the City
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Haiti’s Doctors and Medical Staff Flee Amid Gang Violence
Haiti’s already critically understaffed medical profession suffered further losses in 2021 as doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals fled the
Security
Haiti’s Gang Crisis Reaches Desperate Communities in 2021
By the second half of 2021, gang violence in Haiti had expanded beyond the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area into communities across
Politics
Haiti: Transition Government Signs Political Accord in September 2021
Prime Minister Ariel Henry signed a political agreement with a coalition of opposition parties in September 2021, committing to organize
Health
Haiti’s Paul Farmer and Partners in Health: Healthcare as a Human Right
Dr. Paul Farmer, the infectious disease specialist and anthropologist whose work in Haiti beginning in the 1980s had helped establish
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Haiti’s Montana Accord: Civil Society Charts Alternative Path
In August 2021, a broad coalition of Haitian civil society organizations, political parties, and sector representatives signed what became known
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Haiti August 2021: Gang Blockade of Fuel Terminal Cripples Country
As Haiti was still reeling from the assassination and the earthquake, the G9 gang alliance led by Jimmy Chérizier imposed
Society
Haiti 2021 Earthquake: The Children Left Homeless
UNICEF estimated that more than half a million children were affected by the August 2021 earthquake, making them among the
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Haiti’s Earthquake Epicenter: Nippes Department’s Devastation
The Nippes Department, closest to the epicenter of the August 14 earthquake near Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, was among the hardest hit by