Haiti Update

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Freedom of information
ISBN : IND:30000077211690

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FOIA Update by Anonim Pdf

Author : Adenrele Awotona
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443838535

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Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with Vulnerable Populations after the Cameras Have Gone by Adenrele Awotona Pdf

This volume focuses on the status of the elderly and the disabled after disasters globally as well as the challenges of post-earthquake rebuilding in Haiti. The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has estimated that between 1987 and 2007, about 26 million older people were affected each year by natural disasters alone and that this figure could more than double by 2050 due to the rapidly changing demographics of ageing. People with disabilities (physical, medical, sensory or cognitive) are equally at risk of utter neglect during and after disasters. The Australian Agency for International Development estimates that 650 million people across the world have a disability and about 80 per cent of them live in developing countries. Similarly, before the January 2010 earthquake, Haiti was a “country with tremendous development needs and numerous impediments to development,” according to Congresswoman Maxine Waters when introducing a Resolution in the US House of Representatives to cancel Haiti’s debts in March 2007. These impediments included an overwhelming burden of international debt; lack of personal and community assets; and, very little or no internal and external capacities, all of which have been exacerbated by the aftermath of the earthquake. It was against this background that the Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters at the University of Massachusetts Boston organized two international Conferences in 2010 – in April, on Rebuilding Sustainable Communities in Haiti in the wake of the January Earthquake; and, in July, on Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with the Elderly and Disabled People after Disasters. This edited book consists of selected papers that were presented at these academic events. The topics include Disaster Experiences of the Elderly and the Disabled in Nigeria; The Vulnerability of Elderly People in the Aftermath of Earthquakes in Iran; Methods for Assessing and Developing Understanding of Resiliency in Communities; The Tuareg’s traditional Shelter for Disaster Mitigation and Reconstruction in Libya; and, People with Disabilities in Haiti Before and After the 2010 Earthquake.

Author : Sylvia Maus
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789004433090

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United Nations Peace Operations and Human Rights by Sylvia Maus Pdf

In United Nations Peace Operations and Human Rights: Normativity and Compliance Sylvia Maus offers a comprehensive account of the human rights obligations of United Nations peace operations and the reasons for (non-)compliance by using an interdisciplinary approach.

Author : Ralph R. Frerichs
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781501703621

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Deadly River by Ralph R. Frerichs Pdf

In October 2010, nine months after the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti, a second disaster began to unfold—soon to become the world's largest cholera epidemic in modern times. In a country that had never before reported cholera, the epidemic mysteriously and simultaneously appeared in river communities of central Haiti, eventually triggering nearly 800,000 cases and 9,000 deaths. What had caused the first cases of cholera in Haiti in recorded history? Who or what was the deadly agent of origin? Why did it explode in the agricultural-rich delta of the Artibonite River? When answers were few, rumors spread, causing social and political consequences of their own. Wanting insight, the Haitian government and French embassy requested epidemiological assistance from France. A few weeks into the epidemic, physician and infectious disease specialist Renaud Piarroux arrived in Haiti.In Deadly River, Ralph R. Frerichs tells the story of the epidemic—of a French disease detective determined to trace its origins so that he could help contain the spread and possibly eliminate the disease—and the political intrigue that has made that effort so difficult. The story involves political maneuvering by powerful organizations such as the United Nations and its peacekeeping troops in Haiti, as well as by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Frerichs explores a quest for scientific truth and dissects a scientific disagreement involving world-renowned cholera experts who find themselves embroiled in intellectual and political turmoil in a poverty-stricken country.Frerichs's narrative highlights how the world’s wealthy nations, nongovernmental agencies, and international institutions respond when their interests clash with the needs of the world’s most vulnerable people. The story poses big social questions and offers insights not only on how to eliminate cholera in Haiti but also how nations, NGOs, and international organizations such as the UN and CDC deal with catastrophic infectious disease epidemics.

Author : International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781484345702

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Haiti by International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Pdf

This paper discusses Haiti’s Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Extension of the Arrangement and Rephasing of Disbursements. Growth continued to be modest, due largely to long-standing frail capacity, weather-related shocks, and structural weaknesses. Inflation remained in the mid-single digits and international reserves at about six months of imports. Fiscal performance during the first half of the year was weaker than budgeted, mostly on account of lower revenue collection. Program implementation is broadly satisfactory. The authorities met all end-March 2013 performance criteria, but missed two indicative targets.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Government publications
ISBN : OSU:32435069560597

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United States Congressional Serial Set Catalog by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000019982441

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Update on the Situation in Haiti by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs Pdf

Author : Keith W. Mines
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781640123397

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Why Nation-Building Matters by Keith W. Mines Pdf

No one likes nation-building. The public dismisses it. Politicians criticize it. The traditional military disdains it, and civilian agencies lack the blueprint necessary to make it work. Yet functioning states play a foundational role in international security and stability. Left unattended, ungoverned spaces can produce crises from migration to economic collapse to terrorism. Keith W. Mines has taken part in nation-building efforts as a Special Forces officer, diplomat, occupation administrator, and United Nations official. In Why Nation-Building Matters he uses cases from his own career to argue that repairing failed states is a high-yield investment in our own nation’s global future. Eyewitness accounts of eight projects––in Colombia, Grenada, El Salvador, Somalia, Haiti, Darfur, Afghanistan, and Iraq—inform Mines’s in-depth analysis of how foreign interventions succeed and fail. Building on that analysis, he establishes a framework for nation-building in the core areas of building security forces, economic development, and political consolidation that blend soft and hard power into an effective package. Grounded in real-world experience, Why Nation-Building Matters is an informed and essential guide to meeting one of the foremost challenges of our foreign policy present and future.

Author : Mark Schuller,Pablo Morales
Publisher : Kumarian Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781565495128

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Tectonic Shifts by Mark Schuller,Pablo Morales Pdf

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti’s capital on January 12, 2010 will be remembered as one of the world’s deadliest disasters. The earthquake was a tragedy that gripped the nation-and the world. But as a disaster it also magnified the social ills that have beset this island nation that sits squarely in the United States’ diplomatic and geopolitical shadow. The quake exposed centuries of underdevelopment, misguided economic policies, and foreign aid interventions that have contributed to rampant inequality and social exclusion in Haiti. Tectonic Shiftsoffers a diverse on-the-ground set of perspectives about Haiti’s cataclysmic earthquake and the aftermath that left more than 1.5 million individuals homeless. Following a critical analysis of Haiti’s heightened vulnerability as a result of centuries of foreign policy and most recently neoliberal economic policies, this book addresses a range of contemporary realities, foreign impositions, and political changes that occurred during the relief and reconstruction periods. Analysis of these realities offers tools for engaged, principled reflection and action. Essays by scholars, journalists, activists, and Haitians still on the island and those in the Diaspora highlight the many struggles that the Haitian people face today, providing lessons not only for those impacted and involved in relief, but for people engaged in struggles for justice and transformation in other parts of the world.

Author : Eirin Mobekk
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134714308

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UN Peace Operations by Eirin Mobekk Pdf

This book assesses the UN Peace Operations in Haiti and establishes what lessons should be taken into account for future operations elsewhere. Specifically, the book examines the UN’s approaches to security and stability, demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration (DDR), police, justice and prison reform, democratisation, and transitional justice and their interdependencies through the seven UN missions in Haiti. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews conducted in Haiti, it identifies strengths and weaknesses of these approaches and focuses on the connections between these different sectors. It places these efforts in the broader Haitian political context, emphasises economic development as a central factor to sustainability, provides a civil society perspective, and discusses the many constraints the UN faced in implementing its mandates. The book also serves as a historical account of UN involvement in Haiti, which comes at a time when the drawdown of the mission has begun. In an environment where the UN is increasingly seeking to conduct security sector reform (SSR) within the context of integrated missions, this book will be a valuable contribution to the debate on intervention, UN peace operations and SSR. This book will be of interest to students of peace operations and peacekeeping, conflict studies, security studies and IR in general.

Author : Richard Haass
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0876092121

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Economic Sanctions and American Diplomacy by Richard Haass Pdf

What cannot be disputed is that economic sanctions are increasingly at the center of American foreign policy: to stem the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, promote human rights, discourage aggression, protect the environment, and thwart drug trafficking.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121675255

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Caribbean Update by Anonim Pdf

Author : IBP, Inc
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781438759166

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Haiti Land Ownership and Agricultural Laws Handbook - Strategic Information and Basic Laws by IBP, Inc Pdf

Haiti Land Ownership and Agricultural Laws Handbook - Strategic Information and Basicl Regulations

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781451817782

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Haiti by International Monetary Fund Pdf

Falling international prices have helped lower Haiti’s inflation, but base money growth has continued to be higher than targeted in the program. The paper discusses Haiti’s Annual Progress Report on Implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. In the area of economic governance, recent advances have been made to increase transparency and efficiency in the use of public resources and external assistance. These include changes in the legal framework for budget formulation and execution, the setting up of critical institutions and agencies, and efforts to disseminate basic information.

Author : United States. President
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1080 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : HARVARD:32044131832719

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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States by United States. President Pdf

"Containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President", 1956-1992.