Despite a slight decrease in overall extreme poverty in Haiti, the number of poor remains extremely high, especially in rural areas. Haiti is one of the most unequal countries in the world, in terms ...

This all contributes to environmental problems. But Haiti's huge environmental problem is caused by poverty. If Haiti were a rich country, deforestation would not be such a problem. Haiti is one ...

The U.S. is the largest aid donor to Haiti (US$5.1 billion since the 2010 quake) with Canada in second place ($2 billion since 2010.) “Poverty is big business,” says Claudia.

Haiti faces some of the highest rates of inequality and food-insecurity of any country ... degradation and climate change—have combined to trap the majority of the region’s 1.6 million inhabitants in ...

U.S. aid cuts are having an extreme and immediate impact on thousands of children in Haiti as violence spirals and more young ...

officially the Republic of Haiti, the poorest nation in the Americas. Nearly 60% of the population lives below the poverty line. In recent months, Haiti has descended into a critical state of violence ...

Local author Anne Heffernan will launch her new book, titled Living in a Land That Time Forgot, in Edenderry next Wednesday, ...