It’s time for a different approach in Haiti – one that reckons with the enduring harms Global North policies have inflicted in the country. Source: The international community must own its role in Haiti’s food crisis. The New Humanitarian, Opinion of: Sandra...
Portland, Maine, has traditionally been welcoming to new migrants. But it’s struggling to handle more asylum-seekers amid housing shortages. Source: Maine’s open door for refugees meets a housing shortage, The Christian Science Monitor, by Doug Struck, July 15,...
‘Most of our friends didn’t make it to their 18th birthdays.’ Many of these gang members are under 24. Some are children as young as 11. With few work or educational opportunities, many gang members say they have turned to the armed groups as a way of earning quick...
“‘Haiti is a minefield,’ said Harold Isaac, a journalist based in Port-au-Prince who works for the Associated Press. ‘The minute you start reporting news, there are so many threats, because it casts light on people that don’t necessarily enjoy that.’” Source:...
Years of political unrest, under-investment in agriculture, and repeated earthquakes and storms have left 4.3 million people facing acute hunger. Source: Can Haiti rebuild a food system broken by disaster, historical injustice, and neglect? The New Humanitarian, by...
