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Haiti: The slow road to reconstruction

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In the two years since the devastating earthquake, Haiti’s government has still not implemented comprehensive plans to address the key issues of shelter; sustainable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene; and secure livelihoods. Donors have failed to meet UN humanitarian appeals and have delivered less than half of promised reconstruction funds. The international community must renew efforts to bolster the government’s capacity to effectively co-ordinate reconstruction, while consulting and engaging with Haitian citizens in the process.

 

Read Oxfam’s full report here

 

http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/OAus-HaitiEarthquakeBriefingNote2yearson-0112.pdf

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