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This R&D covers the topic of rebuilding Haiti after Hurricane Matthew. The natural disaster killed more than five hundred people and has left 1.4 million in need of humanitarian assistance. Complicating relief efforts is the suspicion of United Nations relief activities that lingers six years after a cholera epidemic was spread to the island nation by UN peacekeepers.

90% of a Haitian village is gone. Many left. The rest died from cholera or Hurricane Matthew. https://t.co/uO32vCZo44

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 15, 2016

For Haiti, the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew may prove worse than the storm itself https://t.co/zLFKEZbIGg pic.twitter.com/lyIQd7d0mn

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 15, 2016

“The world must not abandon Haiti to the devastation left by Hurricane Matthew” https://t.co/ynxSAHbfv3

— TIME (@TIME) October 17, 2016

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This R&D provides resources on Haitian politics. The poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere is currently without a president following accusations that the first presidential poll was rife with corruption. Protests caused President Michel Martelly to step down last week and the appointment of a provisional president by the Haitian parliament. The island nation has yet to recover from an earthquake six years ago that devastated its economy and political infrastructure. Its lack of political stability has compounded its economic problems as 75% of Haitians live on less than $2 a day.

‘Rotten system’ blamed as Haiti’s election ends in stalemate https://t.co/6uLAxIqcsj

— The Guardian (@guardian) February 13, 2016

Haiti’s president has stepped down. This is why it will struggle to find a new one https://t.co/p4PjCZZLK5 pic.twitter.com/T9NWAmycW6

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) February 9, 2016

Haiti’s political crisis: “Uncertainty is the only thing we know for sure” https://t.co/Q5SHWRszfZ pic.twitter.com/SBoXWojfUb

— The WorldPost (@TheWorldPost) February 15, 2016

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R&D from Prepd: Rebuilding Haiti After Hurricane Matthew

R&D from Prepd: Haitian Politics