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Haiti: United Nations “Concerned” Over Forced Evictions
Above: a tent camp in Haiti (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is expressing concern over what it says are “ongoing illegal forced evictions” of tent camp residents in Haiti. According to the office of […]
Haiti: UN “Concerned” Over Forced Evictions of Displaced Persons
Above: residents at a camp for internally displaced persons in Haiti (UN Photo/Igor Rugwiza) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations says it is “concerned” about recent incidents of forced evictions of residents of camps for internally displaced persons […]
Can Haiti Close Its Tent Camps By 2015?
Above: a tent camp in Haiti following the earthquake(UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Can Haiti close its tent camps by next year? The International Organization for Migration says it’s possible. The number of people in Haiti displaced by […]
“We Want the World to See Haiti As a Success Story”
Above: an earthquake memorial in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By Alexander Britell On Sunday, Haiti marked the fourth anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake that devastated the country, with solemn memorial services and deep reflection. Now, four years later, much […]
Haiti: Number of People Living in Tent Camps Down 79 Percent Since 2010
Above: tent housing in Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The number of people still living in tent camps in Haiti as a result of the 2010 earthquake has fallen 79 percent since a 2010 high of 1.5 […]
Controversy over Haitian Refugees
A growing number of Haitian earthquake victims are under threat of eviction from their refugee camps, with almost a quarter of the nearly 700,000 refugees living in such camps in Haiti in danger of eviction, according to the International Organization […]
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