Family abandonment, illiteracy and chronic unemployment, sexual abuse and extreme poverty... these are just some of the things that define the lives of people living in 'precarious' neighbourhoods in Port-au-Prince. Some women, among the most vulnerable, have no other means than to take a path of…
World Radio Day recognizes the unique role and impact of a medium that reaches the largest audience worldwide. This year’s observance highlights the need for radio broadcasters everywhere to promote the voice of women and to enhance the role of women within broadcast organizations. The airwaves have…
Almost a hundred young people from 'at-risk neighbourhoods' in Port-au-Prince have graduated following six months training in building and construction-related activities, as part of a MINUSTAH-driven program against community violence... A total of 92 young people from 'difficult' neighbourhoods of…
Incarcerated for a term of nine years, Charlot decided to sing to pass the time and live-out his passion for music. Encouraged by prison officials in Les Cayes where he is being held, the young man has just finished second in a singing competition organized by a local television station. With his…
In the South, the town of Torbeck has been working since 2011 to put paid to repeated flooding... A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project seeks to protect the banks of the river which flows through the town. "Not long ago, the river overflowed – with water covering the rue Saint-Joseph…
FAITS SAILLANTS Le sous financement affecte la réponse au choléra Des problèmes de protection persistent dans les camps restants où vivent environ 146 000 personnes et dans d’autres localités de la zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince, notammentCanaan. Deux nouveaux départements bénéficient du…
The Civil Aviation section of MINUSTAH conducted a search-and-rescue exercise - integrating the simulation of an air accident in the town of Milot (North), with the participation of the National Office of Civil Aviation of Haiti (OFNACH – after Office national d’aviation civile d’Haïti). La section…
In the small community of Bigouné, next to Cormier, (in the 12th communal section of Léogane), stone sculpture is a passion for many young people. Some earn their daily bread by receiving art-loving customers from all regions of the country - even from abroad. Breaking, grating, sanding and drawing…
Over the past thirty years, the country’s forest cover dramatically decreased and now represents less than two per cent of the Haitian territory. Eighty-five per cent of the country’s watersheds are degraded, which causes frequent floods, soil erosion and important losses of nutrients, which are…
To meet the growing demand of Haitians seeking identity documents, the Office National identification (ONI – or National Identification Office, in English) is being modernized. While everyone speaks increasingly of elections in Haiti, it's currently peak time in 142 ONI offices across the country…
The Paraguayan military engineering contingent of MINUSTAH are currently erecting a prefabricated building to accommodate the maternity ward of Jacmel's St. Michel Hospital. This temporary building should enable the Departmental hospital to function as normal during major development work of the…
Trained over a period of one week by their peers at the Police Academy, 25 police officers join a group of 100 others already trained in the South-east Department to help combat violence against women and girls... Formés pendant une semaine par leurs pairs de l’Académie de police, les 25 policiers…