“It’s important to be aware of what’s going on in the world and to think about how you can start to make a difference, even when you’re a kid.”
On Monday, the President Michel Martelly, accompanied by Me Jean Renel Sanon, the Minister of Justice and Public Secu
There are no Haitians in the Montreal neighborhood where Lovely lives.
This past Saturday marked three years since Haiti was stuck by a devastating earthquake.
It's been four years since Port-au-Prince collapsed, and Haiti's women are still working through the damage—bot
Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas and after the 2010 earthquake, which killed an estimated 220,000 people,
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (sentinel.ht) - On Tuesday, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said he would be supporting the draf
More than two years ago, Haiti's parliament approved a landmark amendment to the country's 1987 constitution to ensur
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with partner Heartland Alliance International has bee
When a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010 – killing more than 200,000 people and leaving
Haiti's President Michel Martelly honored Maria Bello on Tuesday for her advocacy work on behalf of the Caribbean cou
Gender Action's new case study, Haiti's National Housing Policy: Will it Work for Women?
It is hard for most foreigners to understand the poor state of Haiti's infrastructure.
As Haiti continues to rebuild itself from the 2010 earthquake that left it in ruins, the University of the West Indie
Elda Vilmeney had a business selling Coca-Cola in bulk on Third Avenue in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, commemorated each year on 29 of May, is an occasion to salute t
From March 7–9, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI)—in cooperation with the Haitian Ministry of Jus
The teenage boy who was allegedly sexually assaulted by United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti reportedly plans to test
A 155-strong peace-keeping contingent will flew to Haiti yesterday from the Villamor Air Base as part of the Armed Fo
A Pakistani military tribunal has convicted two United Nations peacekeepers for raping a 14-year-old Haitian boy.
The First Lady of the Republic, Ms Sophia Martelly, officially opened yesterday Tuesday, the National Forum on the Is
Powerfully built with a livid scar across one cheek, Jacques is an unlikely looking women's rights defender.
Earlier this week, through the promotion its Gender Unit, the Minustah held at the Hotel Montana, workshops with elev
More than 18 months since the earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010, women and girls living in makeshift camps rema
The levels of literacy in Haiti are low, but among the most vulnerable groups living in camps they are even lower.
The First Lady of the Republic, Ms.
The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) still in camps in Haiti after their homes were destroyed by last ye
In one year since CGI commitment, Digital Democracy has trained 150 women and built a database documenting over 400 c
The Commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Major General Luiz Ramos, has written
By now you may have heard about an accusation of terrible cruelty on the part of Uruguayan peacekeepers in Haiti.
The Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sent Wednesday in Port-au-Prince three senior UN officials as part of the correctiv
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sent a senior team to Haiti to enforce the United Nations' zero-tolerance policy on
Alberto Breccia, a presidential spokesman, said "there is a criminal complaint drawn up by the military" to
The United Nations said today that Uruguay should conduct a full and thorough investigation into allegations of sexua
We all know that women and girls living in areas of armed conflict and disaster suffer the worst consequences of cris
The availability of small arms increases sexual violence against women.
"We women demand!…" sang out a hundred plus voices "…Justice for Marie!" Marie, a 2
Daniel Gérard Rouzier, the Prime Minister-designate, met last Friday with feminist activists worried about rem
Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA) and Soroptimist International of Europe (SIE) have partnered to donat
The way Robert Darvin sees it, he is one of the lucky ones.
The UN recently reported that a staggering 50 percent of Haitian women and girls living in the displacement camps in
Life after Haiti's earthquake has been especially difficult and dangerous for displaced women and girls.
Some 14 months after Haiti's earthquake, activists say there is an ongoing epidemic of rape and gender-based violence