Haiti working towards credible elections this year

Haiti has been slowly rebuilding, but much of the international aid promised in the wake of quake either never arrived or was spent on short-term disaster relief efforts rather than sustained development.

The country suffered another setback when a cholera epidemic, widely and credibly blamed on the poor hygiene of a UN peacekeeping unit, killed thousands more.

Now Haiti needs to pay to organize elections.

The CEP estimates the cost at US$60 million. Haiti has found US$13.8 million itself and donors have offered US$24 million more leaving a shortfall of around a quarter of the cost.

Source: AFP

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