On Saturday morning, I awoke to find my country sinking even further into crisis: a massive earthquake hit Haiti, about 90 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, killing more than 2,100, and injuring more than 12,000. Many remain missing, and neighbors continue to frantically search for family and friends as the rains from tropical storm Grace soak our island: yet another heartache on top of a tragedy. The United States has begun to deliver much-needed humanitarian assistance, but such aid will be ineffective if the United States does not direct it to the right people and if it doesn’t also support our work in Haitian civil society to fix our broken state. This week is crucial on both fronts, as the new U.S. envoy returns from a visit to Haiti and civic groups prepare to issue an accord to begin resolving the political crisis.
Amid Haiti’s Deepening Crisis After Earthquake, US Must Heed Citizens on Aid and Political Change (Just Security)
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