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16 March 2012 - 6:16pmHaiti is struggling to strengthen its institutions and rebuild itself more than two years after the devastating earthquake of 2010. There has been significant progress—around 1 million people have left the camps; 5 million cubic metres of rubble have been cleared and the number of children with... -
27 February 2012 - 7:15pmOn the road to the small town of Recula, in Colombia’s Córdoba region, a cow forages for food in fields that have become lakes. More than 210,000 people in the region have been affected by some of the worst flooding in Colombia’s history. Across the country, more than 2 million people... -
11 January 2012 - 8:20pmTwo years ago, a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, leaving in its wake a trail of massive destruction including more than 200,000 people dead and 2.3 million people displaced. One of the largest humanitarian responses ever mounted was launched to provide assistance to the survivors of the most... -
14 November 2011 - 4:15pmIt’s a bright November morning in Puerto San Luis la Herradura, on El Salvador's south coast. The sun is high, the tide is low and local fishermen are returning to evaluate the dawn’s catch. Nearby, pupusas– a traditional favourite similar to a corn tortilla - are simmering on a hot... -
8 November 2011 - 6:30pmThe women began to arrive from early morning as soon as they were informed the mobile clinic was coming to the Health Centre of Caluco in the Salvadorean Department of Sonsonate. Some women arrived accompanied by a friend, others arrived on their own. The majority of them were pregnant, who had taken...
