Our role in Haiti's plight
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If we are serious about assisting this devastated land we must stop trying to control and exploit it
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The international community has been effectively ruling Haiti since the 2004 coup. The same countries scrambling to send emergency help to Haiti now, however, have during the last five years consistently voted against any extension of the UN mission's mandate beyond its immediate military purpose. Proposals to divert some of this "investment" towards poverty reduction or agrarian development have been blocked, in keeping with the long-term patterns that continue to shape the distribution of international "aid".
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Haïti hoeft helemaal niet zo arm te zijn. Het aantal doden had veel minder kunnen zijn moest er echt een interesse bestaan om dat land vooruit te helpen.