Haiti’s Children Out of School: Education Crisis by the Numbers
UNICEF and Haitian education authorities released a series of reports in the fall of 2019 attempting to quantify the devastating
Society
International
Haiti OAS Mission Assesses Political Crisis, Urges Dialogue
An Organization of American States mission to Haiti in October 2019 produced a report that acknowledged the depth of the
Society
Haiti’s Port-au-Prince: A City That Never Quits
Port-au-Prince in 2019 was a city of extraordinary contradictions: a sprawling, chaotic, creative, dangerous, beautiful, heartbreaking metropolis of several million
Politics
Haiti October 2019: Political Talks Resume Without Breakthrough
October 2019 saw renewed efforts at political dialogue between the Haitian government and various opposition groups, facilitated by a combination
International
Haiti NGO Landscape: International Aid Organizations Navigate the Crisis
Haiti has long been called the “Republic of NGOs” — a reference to the enormous number of international and local
Culture
Haiti’s Photographers: Documenting a Nation in Crisis
A new generation of Haitian photojournalists and documentary photographers emerged in 2019 as essential chroniclers of their country’s political crisis,
Economy
Haiti Inflation Surpasses 20 Percent, Hammering Ordinary Citizens
Haitian consumers faced a punishing 20 percent annual inflation rate by September 2019, a figure that economists said understated the
Economy
Haiti IMF Consultations: Economists Warn of Deepening Structural Crisis
International Monetary Fund economists conducting their annual review of Haiti’s economy in September 2019 painted a picture of deep structural
Health
Haiti’s Hospitals: Operating at the Edge of Collapse
Haiti’s public hospital system entered a state of near-collapse in 2019 as the combined pressures of staff salary arrears, pharmaceutical
Economy
Haiti’s Goat Farmers: Rural Livelihoods Under Pressure
Goat farming is one of the most widespread agricultural activities in rural Haiti, providing both food and income for tens