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Key Statistics | Haiti Relief

Find key statistics for Haiti relief and recovery. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.lessonsfromhaiti.org   Contents Facts and figures on the delivery of international assistance to Haiti and other fragile settings. Aid to Haiti after the January 12, 2010 earthquake Summary of aid to Haiti from 2010-2012 Who were the recipients of the $6.43 billion disbursed …

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AS ELECTIONS DERAIL: U.S. AND UN AT ODDS WITH THE “INDISPENSABLE” PRÉVAL

AS ELECTIONS DERAIL: U.S. AND UN AT ODDS WITH THE “INDISPENSABLE” PRÉVAL: “ by Kim Ives ‘Managing [President René] Préval will remain challenging during the remainder of his term yet doing so is key to our success and that of Haiti,’ wrote then U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Janet Sanderson in a Jun. 16, 2009 confidential …

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7 U.N. troops hurt, attacked by Haitians blaming foreigners for cholera epidemic

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Protesters throwing rocks and bottles lashed out against the Haitian government and United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti’s second largest city Monday, venting fear and anger over a cholera epidemic that many Haitians believe came from foreigners. The national police and U.N. forces used tear-gas to disperse hundreds of angry demonstrators who tried …

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