It proved to be this combination of natural disaster allied to man-made failings that has led to such a dreadful loss of life in Haiti. Last year, the US Geological Survey recorded 17 earthquakes ...

"I think we can all agree: Haiti is on the brink of disaster," said Guyanese President Irfaan Ali. "We must take quick and decisive action." Ali said he is "very confident that we have found ...

He agreed to plunge into the disaster that is Haiti and although his eyes are wide open, he still is not able to see the looming danger. He appears to follow the example of American presidents who ...

Chronic instability, brutal dictatorships and natural disasters in recent decades have left Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, the poorest nation in the Americas. Nearly 60% of the population ...

Experts argue that returning people to Haiti during this crisis could exacerbate the humanitarian disaster, according to the Miami Herald. Haitians returning from the U.S. must navigate dangerous ...

At least 12 people died and almost 200 were injured after a powerful magnitude 5.9 quake struck Haiti on Saturday. The US Geological Survey said the epicentre of the quake that struck late on ...

are worsening the impact that the disaster is having on these groups. As Angeline Annesteus, country director of ActionAid Haiti, says: “Women and girls are already bearing the brunt of the ...

Haiti. Fifteen years ago Sunday ... is that the day of a natural disaster is horrific for the victims, but so is the day that follows, and the day that follows that. People don’t just clean ...