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“We can’t forget About Haiti”
In a statement from Handicap International, director Paul Vermeulen, said “Not to forget about Haiti,” recalling that the cyclone season begins and it is possible that the camps may not withstand the rains and hurricanes. Handicap International will increase its operations in the Caribbean country and will focus on three main areas: assistance to the wounded, [...]
Continue reading...Preval: strengthening of democracy is crucial to Haiti’s recovery
2. June 2010
Haitian President Rene Preval said that the strengthening of his country’s democratic system is essential to its long term recovery from January’s devastating earthquake. Preval, in his speech during the Haiti Summit being held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, said that lack of political stability has gotten in the way of progress over the last 50 [...]
Continue reading...Fernandez: Haiti needs $260 million dollars before September
2. June 2010
Dominican President Leonel Fernandez said that Haiti needs US$262 million from the International community before September to meet this year’s fiscal obligations. “At this time, for the Haitian authorities to be able to function adequately, they require support to be able to meet their budget needs in the amount of 262 million dollars. The monies need [...]
Continue reading...Confidence is high as Haiti Summit opens
2. June 2010
World leaders arriving in Punta Cana for the Haiti Summit expressed confidence that the event will produce a well-defined road map leading not only to the recovery of the Caribbean nation from January’s devastating earthquake, but also to a brighter future. Representatives from more than 54 countries and 35 organizations will participate in the event, which [...]
Continue reading...Insulza calls for greater coordination of aid going to Haiti
2. June 2010
Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Jose Miguel Insulza, praised non-governmental organizations for the support they are providing Haiti, as the Caribbean nation struggles to recover from January’s devastating earthquake, but said there needs to be a great coordination of the relief efforts. “Until now there has been a great deal of commitment to [...]
Continue reading...Fernandez: it is up to Haiti to make sure Int. community comes through
2. June 2010
Dominican President Leonel Fernandez said that Haiti is ultimately the country that needs to ensure the international community fulfills its pledges to help the neighboring nation recover from January’s devastating earthquake. Yet, Fernandez said that the Dominican Republic is willing to do all it can to help Haiti follow up on those promises. “It is the government [...]
Continue reading...Fernandez: Haiti Summit to develop concrete reconstruction measures
2. June 2010
Dominican President Leonel Fernandez said that Summit for Haiti, held in Punta Cana this week, aims to translate the international community’s pledges into concrete and measurable actions that effectively help the neighboring nation recover from January’s devastating earthquake. Fernandez, who is the event’s host, said that this week’s meeting is the culmination of a series of [...]
Continue reading...World Vision Concerned Storms Could Create ‘Secondary Disaster’ in Haiti
31. May 2010
World Vision, the international Christian relief agency, is concerned that the upcoming hurricane season in Haiti could create a secondary disaster for Haitians and urged the local government and the international community to include disaster risk reduction activities in its long-term rebuilding plans. “While we continue to focus on the earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, we [...]
Continue reading...UN to increase food-for-work projects in Haiti
31. May 2010
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) will increase the cash- and food-for-work programs that are currently in place in Haiti to support the Caribbean nation in its recovery from January’s catastrophic earthquake. “Step by step, the people of Haiti are rebuilding their country,” said the agency’s Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, in the capital, Port-au-Prince. “This [...]
Continue reading...Revitalizing Haiti for Tourism
31. May 2010
Before the earthquake there were signals, and glimmers of hope, that Haiti might land back on the map as a tourism destination. The island, with its beautiful weather, beaches, tropical ambiance and closeness to travel markets in the U.S., was attracting the attention of travel media and influencers alike. The editor of Lonely Planet called [...]
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10. July 2010
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