Nov 8th, 2008 · A three-story school in Haiti crashed to the ground Friday while morning classes were in session. At least 75 children were killed. Isabelle Mouniaman Nara, the head of the mission in Haiti for Doctors Without Borders, talks about rescue efforts.
Keywords: children · Haiti · Mission · Survivors · schools · collapse · Isabelle Mouniaman Nara
Oct 27th, 2008 · Training a police force in Haiti has been a huge challenge for the United Nations mission there. It's working with the remnants of a force with a notorious legacy of brutality.
Keywords: Haiti · Mission · U.N · legacy · United Nations · Notorious · brutality · remnants
Oct 1st, 2008 · Venezuela is trying to increase its influence throughout Central and South America — in particular Haiti. In the aftermath of summer storms, Venezuela has been contributing significant amounts of aid to the country. What is President Hugo Chavez after?
Keywords: country · Haiti · Venezuela · South America · President Hugo Chavez · Aftermath
Sep 18th, 2008 · Some of the most vulnerable victims of the hurricane in Haiti are known as "Restavecs," children given away by their own families to perform domestic labor in exchange for food and shelter. Jean-Robert Cadet, an author and former child laborer, describes his own childhood experience and his work with Haitian "restavecs".
Keywords: Food · Child · children · Haiti · Haitian · domestic · hurricane · victims · shelter · families · childhood · Inhuman
Sep 18th, 2008 · Musician and singer Wyclef Jean returned to his native Haiti to see first hand the damage that three hurricanes have done to the country in less than a month. Wyclef describes the devastation he saw, his philanthropic foundation and how the international community can help address Haiti's growing need.
Keywords: community · country · devastation · Haiti · hurricane · music · Singer · foundation · Philanthropic · native · Painful · jeans
Sep 18th, 2008 · A series of powerful storms has devastated the already frail Haiti, leaving hundreds of thousands of people dependent on international food aid. Haiti has also been rattled this year by political instability, street riots and rapidly rising global food prices.
Keywords: Food · politics · devastation · Haiti · global · Unrest · Rattles · Struggle
Sep 12th, 2008 · Four large storms have devastated Haiti, destroying homes and infrastructure and making relief efforts difficult. Residents packed into a shelter want the government to help rebuild homes, while relief agencies look for security.
Keywords: security · devastation · Haiti · residents · shelter · destroyed · infrastructure · rebuilding · Relief · agencies
Sep 9th, 2008 · Hurricane Ike is the latest of four storms that have killed more than 300 people, according to Haitian officials. Aid groups are focusing on relief operations as the nation tries to recover from the storms of the past three weeks.
Keywords: national · Haiti · Haitian · recovering · Relief · Crippling · Hurricane Ike
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