Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
OTTAWA — The Conservative government has no plans to re-embrace peacekeeping despite sending 34 soldiers to serve alongside Brazilian blue helmets in Haiti, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Wednesday. Canada’s role in peacekeeping has dropped off precipitously over the past decade, to the point where the country ranked 57th out of 114 troop-contributing...
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A boy from a family made homeless by the 2010 earthquake stands inside one of 385 informal tent cities in the Delmas suburb of Port-au-Prince, on April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Marie Arago BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An estimated 1.5 million Haitians face hunger because of poor harvests and rising food prices, as the Caribbean...
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By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- | Last updated: Jun 18, 2013 – 7:28:57 AM UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - This world body continues to deny any liability for illness and deaths caused by the 2011 spread of cholera experts say UN peacekeepers brought to Haiti and has yet to respond to a letter from 19 members...
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Government moratorium on deportations could be lifted CBC News Posted: Jun 18, 2013 9:36 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 10:04 PM ET The Quebec government is hoping Ottawa will allow thousands of Haitians who fled after the 2010 earthquake to stay in Canada. Facebook 4 Twitter 1 Share 5 Email The Quebec...
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Deployment of an infantry platoon was approved in October 2012 The Canadian Press Posted: Jun 18, 2013 7:26 PM ET A Canadian soldier carries supplies as troops arrive at a temporary medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January 2010. A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti...
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Health experts says they are getting closer to the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Caribbean country of Haiti, according to a CDC press release. Haiti, in conjunction with several public health partners, began administering a community treatment program in 2005, but was stymied due to funding limitations and the crippling 2010 earthquake. Adequate...
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by June 13, 2013 3:16 PM Boys at the L’Ecole Les Freres Clement elementary school in Jacmel, Haiti, line up to take deworming pills that protect against elephantiasis. Maggie Steber for The Washington Post/Getty Images Haiti has finally carried out a nationwide campaign to get rid of the parasitic worms that cause elephantiasis. Haiti...
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5:33 p.m. EDT June 10, 2013 Residents of Acra camp for people displaced by the 2010 earthquake watch as a makeshift ambulance transports the body of their neighbor Frantz Ceisme to the state morgue, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 23, 2013. The U.N. is now condemning the evictions of about 150 families.(Photo: Dieu Nalio Chery,...
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In this May 22, 2013 photo, a malnourished 5-year-old Dieufort Jean stands in his kitchen holding a spoon as he waits for a meal in the community of Mabriole near the town of Belle Anse in Haiti. Mabriole town official Geneus Lissage fears that death is imminent for these children if Haitian authorities and...
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Le Président Martelly inaugure la Place publique de Pignon Vendredi, le Président Michel Martelly, en présence de parlementaires et d’autorités locales, a inauguré la place publique de Pignon (Nord du pays), offrant ainsi à la population de cette commune, un espace attrayant pour se divertir. Construite par la firme SECO SA, cette superbe place...
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