reconstruction

Deux petites filles passent devant un poste de contrôle à Port-au-Prince en Haïti Pep Bonet Opinion

Haïti : on aid and reconstruction

01/14/2011 Rony Brauman Fabrice Weissman

One year after the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, a number of observers and actors are questioning the international aid : reconstruction is at a standstill, homeless people are still facing the same situation and the deadly cholera epidemic reminds us that international aid has not helped to improve the very poor sanitation system.

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Une équipe de MSF est contrôlée par les militaires en Colombie Juan Carlos Tomasi Opinion

NATO and the NGOs: honeymoon over

04/09/2010 Fabrice Weissman

On March 3, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen sent a direct appeal to the humanitarian community. Acknowledging the limits of military force in the stabilization and reconstruction effort in Afghanistan, he wants to create a closer partnership with the NGOs.

 

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Haïti dévastée par l'ouragan Matthew Andrew McConnell/Panos Pictures Op-ed

Haiti Earthquake: What Priorities?

01/20/2010 Rony Brauman

The earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince and neighboring areas has led to a worldwide surge of solidarity which we must fully appreciate because no country could face such a disaster on this scale alone.

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Débat avec Sandrine Revet Conference

Living a Natural Disaster

11/03/2010 - 06:00 PM 08:00 PM Sandrine Revet

People wandering through the rubble in Haiti, arms outstretched begging for help amid the floods in Pakistan: the media coverage of disasters invariably features helpless victims, overwhelmed by the disaster, waiting to be helped...

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