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	UNICEF - Press centre - Haiti's simmering war erodes child health
		PORT-AU-PRINCE, 24 February 2004 — UNICEF said today that the violence in Haiti has sent the country’s impoverished health and education systems into a spiral that is threatening the lives of thousands of Haitian children.
		Haiti’s children are depending on adults to protect and preserve their future.” Schools are being closed in several areas, UNICEF noted.
		Even before the crisis, the situation for Haitian children was among the worst in the world, with more than one in 10 Haitian children dying before the age of five.
	www.unicef.org /media/media_19455.html (386 words)

	Haiti - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Haiti is a country situated on the western third of the island of Hispaniola and the smaller islands of Gonâve, Tortue (Tortuga), Grande Caye, and Vache in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba; the Dominican Republic shares Hispaniola with Haiti.
		In mid-September 2004, Haiti was soaked by the flooding rains of Hurricane Jeanne.
		Haiti is a presidential republic with an elected president and National Assembly.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Haiti (1283 words)

	Haiti
		Haiti, independent republic of the West Indies, occupying the western third of the island of Hispaniola.
		Haiti is bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by the Dominican Republic, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the Windward Passage, which separates it from Cuba.
		Haiti consists of two peninsulas, which are separated by the Golfe de la Gonâve.
	www.ovayonda.net /lodging/country/ht.html (487 words)

	Peacekeepers protect Haiti vote centre
		Chinese peacekeepers in Haiti are being deployed to safeguard a smooth vote count after a chaotic but mostly peaceful presidential election.
		United Nations troops with helicopters, trucks and mules have hauled ballots from remote voting stations across the country to the voting centre in the capital Port-au-Prince that is being guarded by the Chinese peacekeepers.
		The centre is near the campsite of the Chinese team, but also adjacent to the gang-controlled Cite Soleil slum in Port-au-Prince.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2006-02/11/content_519209.htm (383 words)

	The Panos Institute - 2002 Caribbean Annual Report
		In May 2002, with support of Plan Haiti, we covered the special session of the UN General Assembly (UNGASS) in New York, in which a delegation of seven Haitian children participated.
		In August, with support of Plan Haiti, children were engaged in two campaigns (in the South-East and in the West departments of Haiti) for increasing local awareness on child rights priorities, as identified by children.
		Based on a draft prepared by Panos in early 2001, a Manual/Reporting guide on HIV/AIDS in Haiti was produced and introduced to the press in a series of training courses: a national seminar of four days in June, and subsequently eleven one-day seminars in provincial cities in July and August.
	www.panosinst.org /regional/ar-carica-2002.php (1971 words)

	HEALTH: Innovation Triumphs in Haiti's AIDS Fight - but for Poverty
		Convinced the treatment adds to a broader community-wide prevention because patients no longer engage in at-risk behaviour, and because moms and dads are kept alive to look after their children, they work with 3,500 HIV-positive men, women and children, with about 350 on triple-therapy drugs.
		Haiti's public healthcare system, while improved from previous years, falls far short of reaching the population of over eight million and relies heavily on foreign assistance.
		Haiti's per capita GDP and other indicators have all been going down in recent years, and that is what drives mothers like Marie-Michelle to slums like Cite Soleil.
	www.aegis.com /news/ips/2003/IP030616.html (1348 words)

	Haiti is no stranger to the war crimes of the former colonial powers which now make up NATO
		Haiti is no stranger to the war crimes of the former colonial powers which now make up NATO
		The Republic of Haiti, which was the Arawaks’ original name for the island, became the first independent nation of Latin America.
		Take note: the 1994 U.S. invasion of Haiti, which was done under a UN fig leaf, was not only a flagrant violation of the Haitian Constitution of 1987, but also of Article 7 of the U.N. Charter.
	www.iacenter.org /warcrime/leblanc.htm (1470 words)

	Challenging Violence: Haitian Women Unite Women’s Rights and Human Rights
		In particular, we need to ask why, during Haiti's recurring periods of political repression, the rape of women, often in plain view of their family members, becomes such a widespread tactic.
		Haiti has ratified a number of major human rights treaties, including some pertaining specifically to women, and has given significant formal recognition to human rights in its Constitution.
		Haiti ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 1981, and the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women, known as the ”Belem do Para Convention” in 1996.
	haitiforever.com /windowsonhaiti/w99351.shtml (5013 words)

	Other artists at Island Arts Galleries, Antigua.
		He is one of Haiti's most successful contemporary artists and one of those commonly the subject of forgeries.
		She visited HAITI as a media correspondent in the 40's, met Dwitt Peters, (founder of the Centre D'art in Haiti), and witnessed the explosion of Haitian art.
		THOMAS Ettiene (Haiti) This popular landscape artist works in a naive style and is a classic example of the tradition of Haitian peasant artists.
	1001resources.com /hosting/users/AT/IslandArts/paOtherArtists.html (10854 words)

	UNICEF - Press centre - Haiti: Elections offer hope but children struggle daily
		Recurrent crises, weak state institutions and limited access to food and social services have left 3 out of 4 of the 3.8 million children under the age of 18 vulnerable, deprived of basic services and victims of violence, exploitation and abuse.
		Child mortality rates in Haiti are the worst in the Americas and in rural and urban areas alike, cost and distance to facilities are barriers to receiving much-needed healthcare.
		In addition, Haiti's HIV prevalence rate remains the highest in the region, with 45,000 AIDS-related deaths each year.
	www.unicef.org /media/media_30994.html (315 words)

	Cultural life (from Haiti) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Port-au-Prince, the centre of Haiti's cultural and intellectual life, is the site of the National Library (founded 1940), the National Council for Scientific Research (1963), and the most…
		The long-awaited commemoration in 2004 of Haiti's bicentennial of independence was overshadowed by turmoil, violence, and disaster.
		Haiti shares the island with the Dominican Republic, but the two neighbors have little in common.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-54476?tocId=54476 (921 words)

	Unasylva - No. 180 - Common property forest resource management - Cooperative watershed management in Haiti common ...
		Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere and one of the most environmentally degraded.
		Haiti's mixed and largely uncodified land tenure system is claimed by many watershed management professionals to be a major constraint to the adoption of soil conservation techniques and overall watershed rehabilitation.
		The treatment of upland watersheds in Haiti would be promoted by project and policy support of the spread of labour exchange arrangements and by the prior adoption of soil conservation treatments.
	www.fao.org /docrep/v3960e/v3960e09.htm (4382 words)

	Haitian Museum of Art - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This was Haiti's boldest artistic project of this half of the 20th Century.
		When the Episcopal Church of Haiti presented itself as a buyer, Peters stipulated that the artworks to be sold not only had to stay in Haiti, but had to be kept for an eventual museum.
		This is for present and future generations to be able to refer to it, well anchored in its native soil, and for it to be appreciated by the world as a true reflection of the Haitian soul and its universality.
	www.museedart.org (1144 words)

	Discover Haiti: Arts - A History of Haitian Art
		While most books on Haitian Arts conveniently begin their history of Haitian Art with the Centre D'Art in 1944, there is however clear evidence of artistic activity dating back to the Pre-Columbian era.
		The Centre d'Art became the champion of the art form that would be known as "Naïve Art", "peinture naïve" or better called "intuitive art" (1).
		For one, the Centre D'Art gave a chance to painters who otherwise would never be noticed by the conservative art establishment of the time.
	www.discoverhaiti.com /artsynop.htm (2149 words)

	Haiti Justice Blog
		When we discuss political prisoners in Haiti, we usually just talk about the harm to the prisoners themselves, most of whom are men.
		convicted in a criminal case in Haiti for the massacre in 2000), and for the arrest and brutal torture of Lexiuste Cajuste, the leader of the CGT labor union.
		In Haiti, as in anywhere else, people's opinions are greatly shaped by their perspective (the guys eating lunch down at the Cheyenne Cafe in my rural town think President Bush is doing a great job).
	www.haitijustice.typepad.com (1469 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Haiti
		In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola, and in 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island - Haiti.
		The economy shrank an estimated 1.2% in 2001 and an estimated 0.9% in 2002.
		Haiti also suffers from rampant inflation, a lack of investment, and a severe trade deficit.
	www.brainyatlas.com /geos/ha.html (1130 words)

	The ArtMedia Haiti Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A Taste for Haiti is the result of a love affair between Parisian born Stéphanie Armand and Haiti's unique art and cuisine.
		Francine Murat, the curator of the Centre D’art since 1967, gathered 60 artists to help us understand the extraordinary adventure of the Centre d’Art which was founded in 1944 by the American water colorist, Dewit Peters.
		ArtMedia Haiti develops and maintains personal and professional relationships with the artists, galleries, collectors and institutions that have made and continue to make Haitian Art what it is today.
	www.artmediahaiti.com /amh-journal/index.shtml (4111 words)

	Haiti Travel Guide \| Haiti Travel Information Guide
		During the rest of the 19th century, Haiti was under the control of a succession of dictators, none of whom had the wherewithal to resolve the conflict between the country's two main ethnic groups: the mulattos, who held political power, and the fls.
		Haiti achieved notoriety during the brutal dictatorships of the voodoo physician, Francois 'Papa Doc' Duvalier, and his son, Jean-Claude, known as 'Baby Doc'.
		Although economic sanctions and US-led military intervention forced a return to constitutional government in 1994, Haiti's fortune did not improve, with allegations of electoral irregularities, ongoing torture and brutality.
	www.worldtravelguide.net /country/112/country_guide/Caribbean/Haiti.html (394 words)

	USATODAY.com - Orphaned girls pay price for Haiti's political strife (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Like much of Haiti, the Centre d'Accueil orphanage for girls has no running water, indoor plumbing or a set income to depend on.
		Haiti was the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and depended on aid from other countries even before violence erupted in February.
		The Centre d'Accueil orphanage, opened by Brother St. Vistal Pierre in 1990, has relied on money from the Catholic Diocese of Norwich, Conn. But Pierre, 30, never knows how much money to count on because the Diocese of Norwich depends in part on fundraisers and individual donations.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-07-29-haiti-orphans_x.htm (739 words)

	A History of Haitian Art - Discover Haiti - The Saint-Soleil experiment of the 1970s involved the distribution of art ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		While most books on Haitian Arts choose to begin their story with the Centre d'Art and 1944, there is clear evidence of artistic activity dating back to the Pre-Columbian era.
		In many ways, his work is representative of the spirit of the 20s and 30s when the global negritude movement found an echo in Haiti with the Indigenist movement.
		The Centre d'Art became the champion of the art form that would be known as -Naïve Art-, especially with the arrival of co-director Selden Rodman.
	www.artmediahaiti.com /amh/c382.html (1628 words)

	Pilot Project Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Library facilities are often poorly organized in institutions in Haiti, and most scientific research undertaken by overseas investigators in Haiti does not remain in the country.
		Exchange visits of fishers between Jamaica and Haiti in 1998 were undertaken to exchange ideas related to ‘wise practices’ in each country.
		Due to critical environmental conditions in Haiti, one of the most important results of this dialogue is the increasing realisation among all stakeholder groups, how critically intermeshed are all their activities, both good and bad, and the realization that everyone sinks or swims together.
	www.unesco.org /csi/act/haiti/summary11.htm (965 words)

	Haiti News.Net
		Immigration lawyers eager to represent the Haitians said they were concerned the men and women who leapt from a flimsy sailboat Wednesday may be asked to sign statements underscoring economic reasons...
		Haiti News.Net is part of an international network of news sites, dedicated to the major regions, countries and cities of the world.
		Links to Haiti sports sites, and a regional map are also features of our site, and we regularly provide polls of general interest.
	haitinews.net (885 words)

	PSI: News
		PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti — As one of the first international NGOs to lead a prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) project, PSI, with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development, launched an innovative pilot PMTCT program in Haiti to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS to newborn children.
		A leading HIV/AIDS research and training center in Haiti, the Centre GHESKIO, conducts PMTCT training for providers at hospitals and clinics.
		Beyond clinic walls, PSI is training traditional birth attendants to educate their communities and refer clients to network sites for testing and delivery.
	www.psi.org /news/0603a.html (469 words)

	NCHR - Haiti Insight 7.6 - It's Time for Haitians to Get a Break
		Although Enock Placide has not lived in Haiti since 1968, he easily visualizes the lush landscapes and rich spirituality of his native country whenever he picks up a brush or a pencil in his painter's studio here in western Long Island.
		"Centre d'Art presented itself as the true representation of Haitian art and it produced a stereotyping of Haitian art," explained Placide.
		In the 1940s, Monsignor Charles Alfred Voegeli, Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Haiti, commissioned Centre d'Art to decorate the interior of the cathedral with religious murals.
	www.nchr.org /insight/placide.htm (1086 words)

	Ernesto could become hurricane again: U.S. forecaster
		Haiti is bearing the brunt of the Ernesto, with heavy rain lashing the country, and the Bahamas are bracing for the storm's arrival, the centre said in its 11 p.m.
		It evolved to hurricane status early Sunday, but as its winds slowed, was downgraded to a tropical storm in the centre's 5 p.m.
		Haiti has evacuated parts of the city of Gonaives and the Cuban government has issued a hurricane warning for six eastern provinces.
	www.cbc.ca /world/story/2006/08/27/ernesto.html?ref=rss (1283 words)

	Haiti Support Group campaigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Haiti's labour movement is experiencing a rebirth as small, independent unions, supported by committed labour activists, are springing up in the north of the country, in and around the second city, Cap-Haïtien.
		Haiti's first union movement developed in the 1940s and 1950s, but these unions were totally eradicated during the 29-year Duvalier father and son dictatorship.
		Batay Ouvriye's efforts in Haiti's North Department have been more successful, and thanks to the legal advice, literacy classes, and constant encouragement that it has provided, in August 2001 a number of the new unions got together and successfully registered with the national authorities as the First of May-Batay Ouvriye Union Federation.
	www.haitisupport.gn.apc.org /fea_camps_main.html (4693 words)

	[AlterPresse :: Haiti] Le cyclone Chris risque de frapper le Nord et le Centre d’Haïti
		P-au-P.02 août 2006 [Alterpresse] --- La troisième tempête tropicale de la saison risque de frapper le Nord et le Centre d’Haïti à partir de la soirée du 3 août, suivant des prévisions établies ce 2 août par le Centre National de Météorologie d’Haïti.
		Cette même phase concerne les départements du Centre, de l’Artibonite, de l’Ouest et la région Sud du pays.
		Les vents de tempêtes soufflent sur un rayon de 120 km à partir du centre.
	www.alterpresse.org /article.php3?id_article=4999 (523 words)

	Red Cross Red Crescent - News
		Brazil is also playing a special role by working towards peace in Haiti with the UN mission run by Brazilian troops.
		Haiti is not new to football and even qualified for the 1974World Cup.
		The social unrest earlier this year resulted in the looting and destruction of the training centre for Haiti’s footballers.
	www.ifrc.org /docs/news/04/04082002 (385 words)

	Haiti TV
		PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) - The villages near the centre of Haiti's flooding disaster are at risk for more mud slides of the type that contributed to deaths of 2,000 p...
		MAPOU, Haiti -- U.S. troops deployed to Haiti during a bloody revolt to oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide will be leaving in the midst of another crisis as the nation...
		As the flooding death toll in Haiti and the Dominican Republic continued to rise today, one of the most devastated areas was hit by a mild earthquake, further hampering i...
	archive.wn.com /2004/05/31/1400/haititv (375 words)

	KEPKAA (International Committee for the Promotion of the Creole Language and Creole Literacy)
		If nothing is done to change today's reality, those who cannot read and write will forever be forced to remain in the background, without ever coming to know the very important role they could play in helping to change their society.
		Each member is expected to advocate for all schools in Haiti to teach courses in the mother tongue of Haitians.
		No matter where you live, no matter what your nationality, if the illiteracy problem in Haiti interests you; if you wish to contribute to wipe out this cancer, KEPKAA invites you to work shoulder-to-shoulder with us to change this situation.
	hometown.aol.com /mit2kreyol/Index5-eng.html (1840 words)

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