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Massive Protests in Haiti Spark a New Kind of Political Crisis

Thousands of Haitians have taken to the streets in anti-government protests that quickly turned violent. Several people have been killed and a great amount of property has been damaged in these protests. Haiti, of course, is no stranger to political...

Irma is Heading for Haiti. Is the Country Prepared?

The strongest Hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic is poised to strike the country in the region least able to handle it. Haiti is on the path of Hurricane Irma.  According to current projections, the storm could sweep past Haiti...

Haiti – Will We Get it Right this time?

Hurricane Matthew made landfall on Haiti yesterday. It killed several people, destroyed homes, roads, bridges, and rendered thousands of people displaced. The top UN official for Haiti says this is “the largest humanitarian event” in the country since the 2010...

Haiti Three Years On: Facts and Figures from the Earthquake Recovery

Three years ago on Saturday the western hemisphere experienced the worst natural disaster in recent memory when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook the heart of Haiti. Over 200,000 people were killed. A massive humanitarian disaster -- and a massive international response ensued.

5 Questions for UN Peacekeeping Chief Hervé Lasdous

I recently caught up with the head of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Lasdous. In the conversation below, Mr. Lasdous discusses some of the hotspots in which peackeeping is currently engaged--or may engage in the future.

In Haiti, First A Food Emergency May Lead to Political Crisis

Americans should start paying attention to this budding crisis, and soon.  The United States has dispatched its military to Haiti three times in the past 15 years. Unless this humanitarian emergency is nipped in the bud, we can expect a political crisis to explode.