America Haiti At least eight inmates have died in an overcrowded prison that ran out of food two months ago; in UN Security Council's report released this month, 54 deaths in prisons related to malnutrition were documented between January and April alone
America Haiti After two years of virtual activity, Haiti's annual 'Livres en Folie' book fair once again welcomed people in person for its 28th edition, with 1.200 books presented
America Haiti On the occasion of the International Day of Action for Women's Health in Haiti, at the Union for Haiti's mobile clinic hundreds of women were screened for cervical cancer and other conditions and provided with medicines and birth control pills
America Haiti The University of Aristide Foundation has launched a science week, in which students from across the country will have to work on multidisciplinary projects suited to their region
America Haiti The Dominican Republic, continuing to intensify repatriations of Haitians, has expelled nearly 10.000 people in the last month, according to GARR, the Support Group for Returnees and Refugees
America Haiti The UN's Integrated Office stressed that the safety of those who work as reporters is of great concern - given the murders of journalists and the impunity that remains for these crimes - and urged the authorities to do everything necessary to prevent this
America Haiti The university community mourns Jean Renol Élie, Haiti's top sociologist, who recently passed away; he is known for his research on agrarian structures, cooperatives, peasant organisations, decentralisation and civic participation in Haiti
America Haiti After years of trees being cut down to make charcoal, causing soil erosion and making it impossible to farm, rural communities in Haiti's Nord-Ouest department are implementing new measures to improve weather resilience with the support of WFP
America Haiti Immigration authorities repatriated nearly 25.000 Haitian adults and children over the last 13 and a half months, according to the International Organization for Migration; about 90% of those returns took place after September of last year
America Haiti Haiti was yesterday the featured country at the Dubai World Expo 2020, with the theme "a land of resilient people turning to renewable energy"
America Haiti The Haitian Times has organised a month-long bootcamp for six aspiring journalists based in Haiti, to train participants to follow the New York-based publication's American-style journalism
America Haiti According to UNICEF, 320.000 children still do not have a suitable school to attend, with more than 1.000 schools in the Sud, Grand'Anse and Nippes departments yet to be rebuilt
America Haiti International donors pledged $600 million, more than the UN initially expected, to help rebuild Haiti's deep south; with the government, they want to ensure that lessons are learned from past mistakes, like uncoordinated management of aid after 2010 quake