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Haiti Prime Minister: Time for a New Paradigm

DONORS’ CONFERENCE
Washington, D.C., April 14, 2009
Michèle Duvivier PIERRE-LOUIS
Prime Minister of Haiti
I would like to begin by thanking all those who have made this conference possible. I want to extend special thanks to President Moreno who has agreed to host this gathering, which publicized its importance and mobilized the Inter-American Development Bank’s staff to that [...]

Haiti Seeks “New Paradigm of Cooperation”

At a meeting of donors in Washington, DC, Haitian government leaders will seek to establish a “new paradigm of cooperation.” Why?
In spite of the manifest good will and the continued work on both parts, the Government does not fine in the provided aid the necessary resources to execute its program of action in favor [...]

Haiti: From Natural Catastrophe to Economic Security

A Report for the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Paul Collier
Department of Economics
Oxford University
December 27th, 2008
N.B. We publish in its entirety the findings and recommendations of Professor Paul Collier, following a brief visit to Haiti in December 2008 to assess prospects for economic development. The author of “The Bottom Billion,” visited Haiti at the request [...]

Ambassador Rice: Haiti is at the Crossroads

How many times have  you heard that Haiti was at the crossroads of opportunity and despair? Forget it: no answers need be provided. Far too many people have said it far too many times (including this writer), yet opportunities at these crossroads have come and gone. And Haiti has become worse, not better.
Outfitted with [...]

In flooded Haitian city, `Every home is a shelter’ – 09/11/2008 – MiamiHerald.com

In flooded Haitian city, `Every home is a shelter’
Posted on Thu, Sep. 11, 2008
Associated Press

ARIANA CUBILLOS/AP PHOTO
A woman reacts as flood victims line up to received food from UN peacekeepers in Gonaives, Haiti, Thursday
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GONAIVES, Haiti –
In a cathedral surrounded by mud and flood waters, the 34-year-old motorcycle taxi driver shivers on a pew, [...]