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Haiti Relief & Reconstruction Watch

Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction Watch is a blog that tracks multinational aid efforts in Haiti with an eye towards ensuring they are oriented towards the needs of the Haitian people, and that aid is not used to undermine Haitians' right to self-determination.

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Haiti News Round-Up No. 15: Presidential Council Awaits Installation After Weeks of Delays

By Chris François and Jake JohnstonChris François y Jake Johnston

April 12, 2024

12 Abril 2024

Haiti's transitional presidential council is expected to be formally established following weeks of internal discussions and delays.

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Haiti News Round-Up No. 14: Armed Groups Join Forces to Demand Ouster of PM

By Jake Johnston and Chris FrançoisJake Johnston y Chris François

March 19, 2024

19 Marzo 2024

Haiti's de facto prime minister Ariel Henry announced he would resign to make way for a transitional presidential council after armed groups came together to demand his ouster.

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Haitian Prime Minister Henry Agrees to Resign as CARICOM Announces Formation of Presidential Council

By Jake JohnstonJake Johnston

March 12, 2024

12 Marzo 2024

The announcement in Kingston late last night is unlikely to lead to a solution to the current crisis in Haiti by itself.

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CARICOM and Foreign Diplomats Set Haiti Election Timetable, Undermining Their Own Calls for Dialogue

By Jake JohnstonJake Johnston

February 29, 2024

29 Febrero 2024

CARICOM leaders announced Wednesday that Henry would remain de facto prime minister of Haiti until after elections held in August, 2025.

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Haiti News Round-Up No. 13: More Countries Pledge Support for Kenyan-Led Intervention, But Questions Remain

By Jake Johnston and Chris FrançoisJake Johnston y Chris François

February 28, 2024

28 Febrero 2024

The US and other countries continue to push for an intervention force to Haiti, even as some CARICOM members call for Haiti's de facto PM to step aside.

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Haiti News Round-Up No. 12: US Backs De Facto Prime Minister Amid Increasing Protests Calling for His Resignation

By Jake Johnston and Chris FrançoisJake Johnston y Chris François

February 09, 2024

09 Febrero 2024

Haiti's de facto prime minister Ariel Henry is vowing to stay in office despite mass protests the day that a democratic transition should have occurred. Henry's government has not scheduled new elections.

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Haiti News Round-Up No. 11: Congress Pushes Back on US-Haiti Policy

By Jake Johnston and Chris FrançoisJake Johnston y Chris François

January 18, 2024

18 Enero 2024

Several members of the US Congress have warned that “another armed foreign intervention in Haiti will not result in the necessary Haitian-led transition to a democratic government."

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Haiti News Round-Up No. 10: US Deports Former Coup Leader

By Jake Johnston and Chris FrançoisJake Johnston y Chris François

December 04, 2023

04 Diciembre 2023

On November 30, former coup leader Guy Philippe was deported to Haiti. Philippe was released from prison in the US in September after serving six-plus years on charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering.

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Haiti News Round-Up No. 9: Transition Council at Odds with De Facto PM

By Jake Johnston and Chris FrançoisJake Johnston y Chris François

November 06, 2023

06 Noviembre 2023

A simmering conflict between the High Council for the Transition (HCT) and de facto prime minister Ariel Henry has burst into the open

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Haiti News Round-Up No. 8: UN Panel Releases Investigative Report on Sanctions

By Jake Johnston and Chris FrançoisJake Johnston y Chris François

October 20, 2023

20 Octubre 2023

On October 20, the UN Security Council is scheduled to discuss the final report of the UN Expert Panel, convened last year to advise the council on its sanctions regime in Haiti.

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