by Els Hortensius | Nov 5, 2020 | Topics, Uncategorized
Organizations in Haiti and abroad demand attention This article was written in a personal capacity and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the COEH. It was first published in Dutch at www.lachispa.nl This month, the Security Council considered whether the...
by Els Hortensius | Jun 27, 2018 | Articles from COEH, Uncategorized
It is widely known that Haiti needs large investments in order to meet the needs of its people: infrastructure, employment, and, as president Jovenel Moïse does not stop to promise: electricity twenty-four hours a day. But the money to meet these needs is not there....
by Els Hortensius | Aug 2, 2017 | Articles from COEH
Peace missions or rather their own army in Haiti? A remarkable news item appeared early July in the Haitian media: the Ministry of Defence invited young men and women to apply for a job in the army. Remarkable, because Haiti has not had an active army for over twenty...
by Els Hortensius | Apr 22, 2016 | Articles from COEH
February 7 is a historic day in Haiti: it is on that day that Jean-Claude Duvalier was forced to leave the country ending a nearly thirty-year period of brutal dictatorship. Last February marked exactly thirty years since the end of the Duvalier era, and you would...
