Pulling aid out of Haiti?

[mistressfreyja]

Only 5% of earthquake debris has been cleared, a YEAR after it happened. (CTV News)

Tragic, but always amazing to see how people pull through tragedy.

Should we continue to focus efforts to help Haiti, outside of promising 90 million dollars?

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2011/01/11/haiti-quake011.html

 

[mistressfreyja]

Yep, I was reading about the corruption and inability to get supplies past customs.

Thanks for the info, Al!

The base problem is that Haiti doesn't have a working government and it's getting really dangerous for aid workers.

The biggest reason aid is being pulled back is because it's impossible to get stuff through Haiti's customs - basically it's held until it can be stolen or a ransom has been paid to whomever controls that entry point.

There are warehouses full of material that hasn't been allowed to be moved to where it was needed. Much of that material is now spoiled.

All of the heavy equipment for removing debris is still held up a year later.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/01/12/20110112haiti-anniversary0112.html

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/ar...ith_former_president_bill_clinton_106296.html

Nobody is going to put troops on the ground in Haiti to force the movement of material. That's what the NGOs have started to ask for and it's simply not going to happen.