Haiti: Hurricane Matthew – Situation Report No. 21 (11 November 2016)
Report from UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Published on 11 Nov 2016 — View Original Download PDF (228.03 KB) This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian...
View ArticleWith continuous support, storm-hit Haiti can make real and tangible progress...
Following the passage of Hurricane Matthew in October 2016, there are still children at risk in Haiti, and 600,000 are still in need of aid. Photo: UNICEF/Roger LeMoyne 18 November 2016 – In light of...
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View ArticleThese heart-wrenching photos show what life after Hurricane Matthew is like...
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View ArticleEmergency seed distributions help Haitian farmers grow for winter harvest
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View ArticleThe Farmers, Engineers, and Health Workers Helping Rebuild Haiti After Matthew
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View ArticlePartnership Bringing Electricity to Haiti Orphanage
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View ArticleMassive distribution of building materials, three months after Matthew
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View ArticlePervasive charcoal trade getting major rethink in Haiti
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View ArticleBig Ten universities apply agricultural know-how to help Haiti
Kurt Stepnitz In 2016, Hurricane Matthew wreaked havoc upon the Atlantic seaboard and Caribbean islands. A Category 5 storm, Matthew’s effects were felt as far north as the Canada. Some of Matthew’s...
View ArticleA Phoenix Rising in Haiti
Smallholder farmers throughout the southwestern region of Haiti have risen up to begin rebuilding following the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew last October. One image taken last Friday...
View Article‘Kombit’ Documents the Struggle to Reforest Haiti (Film Review)
http://planetsave.com January 31st, 2017 by Kyle Field We were recently treated to a preview screening of the film “Kombit” which unpacks the work being done by way of a partnership between the...
View ArticleHaiti – FLASH : Venezuela becomes the poorest country, ahead of Haiti
While Haiti had occupied for many years the first place of the ranking of countries, as the poorest of the hemisphere, now it is dethroned by Venezuela of this first position unenviable. Indeed, the...
View ArticleHaiti’s Charms and Challenges Keep Former Habitat Exec Mrs. Blake Motivated-...
March 2, 2017 | Phil BoltonMadam Sonia at the Love A Child Miracle Village in Haiti holding leaves from a Moringa tree often called the ‘Miracle Tree’ for providing numerous health benefits. Elizabeth...
View ArticleHurricane Matthew: UN seeks backing for $2.7bn Haiti recovery plan- Added...
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View ArticleFailed policies in Haiti fuel a post-hurricane food crisis
The church’s roof peeled off an hour before dawn, killing three of the villagers sheltering under it and forcing the rest into a flooded field where they sat hand-in-hand waiting for the hurricane to...
View ArticleUN: World facing greatest humanitarian crisis since 1945
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