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"Haiti's state is near-collapse: armed groups have overrun the country, many government officials have fled after the 2021 assassination of President Moise and not a single elected leader holds office, refugees desperately set out on boats to reach the US and Latin America, and the economy reels from the after-effects of disasters, both man-made and natural, that destroyed much of Haiti's infrastructure and institutions. How did a nation founded on...
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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An assessment of how Haiti has fared after the 2010 earthquake reveals how the country continues to suffer from poverty, illness, and a broken infrastructure, assessing the factors that prevent aid from reaching people in need.
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Report / 113th Congress 2d session Senate volume 113-201
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[U. S. Government Printing Office]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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S. hrg volume 114-795
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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The largest earthquake ever recorded in Haiti devastated parts of the country, including the capital, on January 12, 2010. The quake, centered about 15 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, had a magnitude of 7.0. A series of strong aftershocks followed. Witnesses are describing the damage as severe and catastrophic. Communication services were cut off by the earthquake, so detailed information has been limited. Initial reports indicate that thousands...
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Testimony volume GAO/T-NSIAD-00-257
Publisher
The Office
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English