1. U.N. Agency Cites “Grave Concern” Following Recent Arsons and Forced Evictions at IDP Camps
(Matching tags: evictions, camps, idps)

... recent incidents of forced evictions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from camps in Port-au-Prince.” The OCHA release follows a visit to the Acra 2 IDP camp in Port-au-Prince which “followed evictions ...

2. Three Years Later: A Round-up of News and Commentary
(Matching tags: aid distribution, elections, evictions, camps, idps, cholera, housing, GBV)

An editorial in the Christian Science Monitor today begins: The third anniversary of Haiti’s devastating earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010, has not drawn much attention. This is despite the fact that 1 out ...

3. Chronicle of a Disaster Foretold?
(Matching tags: flooding, hurricane season, camps, idps, cholera)

... Haiti, the government and international aid groups announced plans to evacuate several thousand people from one of the settlement camps that sprang up in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. Isaac was ...

4. Will the Red Cross Put Shelter for Paying Tourists and Aid Workers Before IDP's?
(Matching tags: shelter, red cross, american red cross, camps, idps)

A new report by AP investigative reporter Martha Mendoza and Haiti correspondent Trenton Daniel sheds light on the Red Cross' plans to possibly build a hotel on the 10 acres of land near the Toussaint ...

5. As Relocation of Champ de Mars Begins, Criticism Over Lack of Adequate Housing Plan Mounts
(Matching tags: iom, ngos, amnesty international, aid coordination, care, camps, camp conditions, idps, housing)

... 707 IDP camps in and around Port-au-Prince. The article focused on the Champ de Mars, home to some 17,000 people, one of the largest remaining IDP camps, and also the most visible – situated just a block ...

6. A Day in the Life of Haiti's Tent Cities
(Matching tags: displacement, idp, camps, konfaviv)

... a Haitian women's organization and through her experience is able to convey life in the camps with a level of detail that is often lacking in reports from traditional journalists. After being told that ...