Late this afternoon, Emily was downgraded as it made its way north, away from the country. This time around, the hundreds of thousands of IDPs were lucky. But what about the next hurricane?

The OCHA Haiti Flooding Situation Report covering the period from June 6-7 does not paint a pretty picture. This grim report was to be anticipated gi...

If indeed the US troops are in Haiti for "humanitarian reasons," there is plenty for them to do before the hurricane season begins.

At a recent demonstration against waste dumping in the community of Troutier, a protester's sign says "The state and NGOs: we are people too" (Po...

President-elect Dilma Rousseff's statement earlier this month that she would have Brazil oppose human rights violations in Iran was greeted with some ...

When Brazilian diplomat Ricardo Seitenfus was abruptly ousted as special representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Haiti on Christmas day, timing proved to be everything.

It is clear that any information which sheds light on U.S. "diplomacy" is more than useful. It has the potential to help save millions of human lives.

By Ansel Herz Cross-posted from mediahacker CAP-HAITIEN, HAITI - The first barricade looked harmless enough. Foot-long rocks piled next to each other...

If the demands by Haitian protesters for UN forces to leave are not just, shouldn't someone have to explain why? No explanation is being given for why UN troops should remain in Haiti indefinitely.

SAINT-MARC, HAITI-- OCTOBER 25, 2010-Evca Dormevil, 5, of Grande-Saline Douin rests on a cot with tear streaked cheeks as she receives fluids throug...

In the aftermath of the earthquake, Haiti's largest prison was victim to what South Africa's Eyewitness News called, "the largest jailbreak in his...

The College Prep Leadership Training Program of Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW) Haiti launched this week at l'Ecole de la Redemption in Leogane...

While the dead are buried, thousands maimed in the quake gather at camps to receive medical treatment. And millions wait for the next flash flood, hurricane, or earthquake to devastate their living arrangements.

The blueprint for 'recovery,' refined in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, is a well-worn design that revolves around tourism, cheap labor and the exploitation of natural resources.

The IMF has proposed a plan that might help Haiti build a new foundation for nation building. But if this plan is to succeed it will need to contain the global drug trade that dominates Haiti's economy.

Violence against women is an unaddressed catastrophe in Haiti. With limited government capacity in Haiti, we can only shudder at the potential havoc criminal profiteers could trigger there.