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Dominican Republic Learns from Haiti Quake

11 January 2012 17:34 GMT | Comments ( 0 )
Davinder Kumar | Aid Worker Diaries
Dominican Republic has learnt some important lessons on disaster risk reduction from Haiti quake writes Davinder Kumar.
Haiti two years on: Dealing with realities

11 January 2012 15:30 GMT | Comments ( 0 )
CAFOD / Sarah Marsh | Latin America and Caribbean Views
It’s not many countries in the world that have been hit as badly as Haiti in the past two years. The country has had multiple...
PHOTOBLOG: Portraits from Haiti

11 January 2012 14:43 GMT | Comments ( 0 )
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There was a buzz to the city I’d never read about – a complicated palette of colour and circumstance
Haiti – helping build sustainable lives for the elderly two years on

11 January 2012 14:35 GMT | Comments ( 0 )
Age UK//Duncan Lewis | AlertNet News Blog
Over half a million of the 1.5 million people made homeless by the January 2010 quake are still living in camps
Collaboration key to easing South Asia crises

10 January 2012 16:02 GMT | Comments ( 0 )
Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio | Climate Conversations
Action-oriented research and planning can help the region deal with challenges such as climate change

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Haiti: Two years on

Slow road to recovery in quake-ravaged Haiti
More than half a million still living in tent camps while disagreements over aid continue two years after quake
News: Brazil takes in Haitian migrants drawn by boom
Haitians who used to migrate to Miami or New York now are looking for opportunities in Brazil
News: Doctors track Haiti cholera epidemic on Twitter –study
Nearly 7,000 Haitians have died from cholera since start of outbreak in late 2010. Over half a million people have been infected

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Syrian TV and amateur video obtained online appears to show Syrians crowding around Arab League observers, who are in the ...

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Thousands homeless in fatal Brazil flood

Thousands homeless in fatal Brazil flood

More than 10,000 people are homeless and several have been killed due to floods and landslides in southeast Brazil

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Haiti: MSF increases hospital capacity in the area affected by the earthquake - Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - Belgium

Two years on, ActionAid’s earthquake response continues, but huge challenges remain - ActionAid

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Emergency Air Shipment Arrives in the Philippines - AmeriCares

Disinfectant Delivery to Tanzanian Hospital Keeps Patients and Healthcare Workers Healthy - AmeriCares

Two Years After Haiti Earthquake, International Medical Corps Continues Cholera Response and Disaster Preparedness Programs, But Commitment From Donors Still Critically Needed - International Medical Corps - USA

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