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Haiti Poverty

Haiti Braces For Ana, First Storm Of Season

AP | JONATHAN M. KATZ | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

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MABRIYOLE, Haiti — Venecia Louis nearly starved last year after four tropical storms pummeled Haiti. Now the 4-year-old's cheeks are pudgier, bu...

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"Generation 3.0" of Intervention in Haiti: What Is Bill Clinton Doing on the Island Anyways?

Salena Tramel | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

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Salena Tramel

Here in Haiti, a country all too often characterized by internal instability, the biggest scandals of all have external origins. Just ask the Haitians.

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Bill Clinton, Haiti Envoy, Makes First Visit

AP | JONATHAN M. KATZ | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Bill Clinton aims to refocus international attention on this Caribbean country's deep economic problems and environmenta...

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Bill Clinton, Haiti Envoy, Makes First Pitch For Troubled Nation

Miami Herald | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

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Haiti's newest envoy made his first pitch on behalf of the impoverished Carribbean nation Monday, outlining an ambitious list of priorities he plans t...

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Haitian Boat Capsizing Kills 9; 16 Rescued

AP | JENNIFER KAY | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

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MIAMI — Searchers racing to find more survivors from an overloaded boat that sank off Florida expanded their target area farther north over the ...

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Swine Flu Fears: Haiti Rejects Mexican Aid Ship

AP | JONATHAN M. KATZ | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian officials rejected a Mexican aid ship carrying 77 tons of much-needed food aid because of "unfounded" swine flu ...

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Bill Clinton, UN Chief, Wyclef Visit Haiti In Effort To Bring Attention To Impoverished Nation

AP | JONATHAN M. KATZ | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Bill Clinton and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sought to refocus international attention on Haiti with a visit Mond...

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Dirt Poor Haitians Eat Mud Cookies To Survive

WorldFocus | Posted 03.22.2009 | World

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The small island nation of Haiti relies heavily on food imports, but with prices soaring, some Haitians are resorting to eating mud. The cookies --...

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Solving the Global Food Crisis: The Case for a "Poverty Czar"

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 03.01.2009 | World

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Bruce Friedrich

Addressing global poverty at its roots means recognizing that the most significant factors driving up food costs are the diversion of crops to biofuels and the growing demand for meat.

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Haiti on the Brink

Arthur Fournier | Posted 02.28.2009 | World

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Arthur Fournier

Today in Marmont, a small rural community of 12,000 people in Haiti's central plateau, a new maternity hospital is being built through the efforts of Project Medishare.

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Unsung Heroes

Arthur Fournier | Posted 11.03.2008 | Living

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Arthur Fournier

After reports of devastating floods in Haiti, Americans opened their hearts to flood victims. Dignitaries and celebrities visited and international relief agencies ministered emergency aid.

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