Although the 2010 earthquake destroyed much of Haiti's urban infrastructure, it is not the sole cause of the nation's distress today. Rather, the earthquake exposed weaknesses in Haiti's housing ecosystem—including delivery blockages and the absence of effective supply and demand value chains that must be addressed or the nation will never be able to build a successful society with quality affordable urban housing.

Les expulsions forcées pratiquées à Haïti aggravent la situation déjà désespérée de milliers de gens qui vivent toujours dans des camps pour personnes déplacées, plus de trois ans après le séisme dévastateur de janvier 2010, a déclaré Amnesty International à l’occasion du lancement d’un nouveau rapport, « Nulle part où aller » – Expulsions forcées dans les camps pour personnes déplacées d’Haïti.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report presents and analyses key elements of the human rights situation in Haiti during the period July to December 2012. It follows a previous report covering January to June 2012, published in October 2012. The second half of 2012 has seen some positive developments in human rights protection, but has also been marked by a lack of implementation and follow-up on important advances identified in the first half of the year.

New Report on U.S. Aid to Haiti Finds “Troubling” Lack of Transparency, Effectiveness

“Haitians, U.S. taxpayers unable to verify how U.S. aid funds are being used on the ground”

For Immediate Release: April 3, 2013 Contact: Dan Beeton, 202-239-1460

Question

Violence against women and girls in Haiti: What do we know about prevalence, drivers and perpetrators of violence against women and girls in Haiti, in both rural and urban areas? (Note any available information about trends in violence following natural disasters and other emergencies). What organisations are working to reduce women and girls’ vulnerability to violence in Haiti? Please summarise their principal programmes and projects.

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Content :

I - A brief history P.2
II - Aid architecture after the earthquake P.3
III - Project management according to donors' procedures P.4
IV - Public investments into development P.5
V - Perspectives P.6

The study presented in this report is based on one month of field research in Port-au-Prince, from 19 August to 21 September 2012. It aims to define what the communitybased approach is in urban contexts. To do this, the research aims to clarify the notion of community in Haiti, and look at operational issues related to the community-based approach. The study therefore focuses on the different solidarity relations and community-based ties which exist in Haiti and makes a number of recommendations to improve the way this approach is applied in the field.

I.- INTRODUCTION

1.1.-Contexte de la sécurité alimentaire

Depuis sa fondation en 1804, le déplacement interne a fréquemment fait partie de l’histoire d’Haïti, et il en est un élément significatif. Dans la combinaison actuelle des causes interconnectées responsables du déplacement, se trouvent les catastrophes fréquentes dues à des aléas naturels, les violations des droits de l’homme et des projets de développement à grande échelle. Ces causes sont dominées par l’impact de la catastrophe majeure qui a suivi le séisme du 12 janvier 2010 et qui a déplacé jusqu’à 2,3 millions de personnes, principalement dans la zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince.