by Els Hortensius | Jul 25, 2022 | Articles from COEH, Topics
No end to arms trade and gang wars “Violence in Haiti. Dozens dead fighting for control,” read the BBC News headline in mid-July. Is it still relevant news? Or take this headline, three days later: “Gang Violence in Haiti: The ‘UN prohibits the trade in small...
by Colette Lespinasse | Jun 18, 2022 | Articles from COEH, Topics
What aid would be useful for Haiti in the current situation? This was the theme of an online conference on June 8, 2022, organized by the Coordination Europe Haiti (COEH) and the Collectif Haiti de France (CHF), to initiate a debate on the issue of international aid...
by Colette Lespinasse | Mar 17, 2022 | Articles from COEH, Topics
On February 21, 2022, the Dominican authorities launched the much trumpeted construction of an electrical wall approximately 380 kilometers long on the border with Haiti. The first stage of this project was initiated in the North zone, more precisely on the Dajabon...
by Colette Lespinasse | Feb 21, 2022 | Articles from COEH, Topics
Three Haitian women explain the situation, the efforts and their disappointment At the initiative of the Greens/EFA deputy, Ms. Caroline Roose, of the European Parliament and supported by the Belgian Tricontinental Centre (CETRI), 3 Haitian women took part, on...
by Els Hortensius | Feb 7, 2022 | Articles from COEH, Topics
Safety is the main concern Six years ago, Haitians were mainly concerned about the economic situation. In a survey, lack of security received less than 10 percent of the vote. But according to a recent survey, gang violence, kidnappings and murders – in short,...
by Colette Lespinasse | Jan 3, 2022 | Articles from COEH, Topics
In Haiti, every first of January, the giraumont soup (also called soup joumou) flows freely. In all homes, in all social strata, both in the country and among Haitians living abroad, this soup is consumed that day from sunrise until sunset to commemorate the feast of...
