U.N.: Haiti Unrest Harming Hospitals, Orphanages, Students

DÁNICA COTO / The Associated Press Oct 2, 2019 Protests against President Jovenel Moïse have paralyzed the economy, closed roads and curtailed essential services. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Haitians Seek Water, Food as Businesses Reopen After Protest

VENS SANON and DANICA COTO / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2019 Last week’s violent demonstrations prompt the U.S. to urge Jovenel Moise's administration to implement economic reforms. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Haiti’s Forgotten Women and Children

Julian Vigo / Truthdig Jan 17, 2019 The disastrous 2010 earthquake turned the lives of many Haitians into capitalist fodder for the “humanitarian” market. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The U.N. in Haiti: Time to Adapt or Time to Go

Michael Deibert / Truthdig Sep 1, 2011 After seven years in Haiti, it is time for the UN peacekeeping mission to either significantly refocus its mission or close its operation and leave the business of governing and reconstruction to the Haitians themselvesIt is time for the U peacekeeping mission in Haiti to either significantly refocus its mission or close its operation completely. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Protesters Rail Against Haitian Election Results

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2010 The results of the Nov. 28 presidential election in Haiti did not sit well with thousands of Haitians, according to Reuters. They took to the streets around the country to protest Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Haiti Hunkers Down for Tropical Storm Tomas

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2010 It's a tad late in the storm season for this, but tell that to the people of Haiti: Less than a year after the island nation was rocked by a cataclysmic earthquake, Haiti is now in the path of a powerful tropical storm, Tomas, that could do considerable damage if it keeps picking up steam. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Haiti Frees American Missionary Held in Kidnapping Case

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2010 On Monday, Haitian officials freed Charisa Coulter, a Baptist missionary from the U.S. who was held on kidnapping charges following January's catastrophic earthquake in Port-au-Prince. One other American from Coulter's group remains in custody in the island nation's capital, according to The Associated Press. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

10 Americans Charged With Abduction in Haiti

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2010 Disasters evoke a whole range of human qualities, from the charitable to the predatory and beyond. Thus it's not surprising, although it is upsetting, that a group of Americans was charged Thursday with abduction and criminal association after attempting to usher 33 Haitian children to an orphanage in the Dominican Republic last week even though many were not actually orphans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Food Crisis Grows in Haiti

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2010 It's been nearly two weeks since the cataclysmic earthquake in Haiti, and the life-or-death issue of food distribution looms larger than ever, despite the concerted efforts of various aid organizations -- and the efforts of Haitians themselves -- to combat starvation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some of Haiti’s Upper Class Spared Earthquake’s Worst

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2010 Natural disasters may not discriminate, but some members of Haiti's upper class managed to avoid the worst of last week's earthquake simply by virtue of geography, as many of them live outside Port-au-Prince in the suburban enclave of nearby Petionville, which The Washington Post describes as "Beverly Hills, but with razor wire." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thousands of Haitians Flee Port-au-Prince

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2010 Hoping to find help among friends or family members, or just hoping to get out of their country's devastated capital, thousands of Haitians fled Port-au-Prince on Monday by the busload and headed for the countryside. Meanwhile, the top-ranking American commander in Haiti called an estimated death toll of 150,000 to 200,000 a "start point," according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Haiti Death Toll Could Figure in Hundreds of Thousands

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2010 As rescue teams and aid groups rush to help the injured and displaced -- and to tend to the dead -- after Tuesday's devastating earthquake in Haiti, officials from the Caribbean nation estimated Wednesday that the number of casualties could exceed 100,000, even by a large margin. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )