"We think that is urgent — that it's urgent that he moves forward in that direction and starts the process of bringing normalcy back to the people of Haiti," she said. It wasn't immediately clear who exactly would lead Haiti out of the crisis in his absence, but other Haitian politici...
Commentary: What role the US government should play in resolving the current crisis in HaitiMADELEINE BRAND
Dr. Gabeau says the crisis is dire and the time for all parties to work on solutions is right now. "Given the magnitude of the crisis, we need much more. And especially to work with all of the churches, with all of the CEOs, all of the partners to take responsibility for this. Be...
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Canada’s intervention in Haiti is represented and legitimized in such terms. On the very first line of the section of its website devoted to Haiti, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) boasts how “Canada has committed to allocate $555 million over five years (2006-2011) to...
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course of months—has sometimes been characterized as a “slow-motion natural disaster.” Viewed from a broad perspective, we might see the current crisis less as a natural disaster than as a cautionary tale for an even larger-scale global disaster looming on the horizon: anthropogenic climate ...
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