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A Haiti facing grand challenges
03/07/2008 By Mariano Aguirre, Amélie Gauthier
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| Courtesy of Radio Netherlands |
The possible designation of the economist Michèle Pierre-Louis as Prime Minister could unblock the situation of paralysis in which Haiti has lived since April, when the crisis begun by the increase in food prices brought down then Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis.
The political standoff manifests itself in an increasing discontent in all areas which wish to see a strategic and long term plan for the government of the country, along with a reactivation of the economy and the beginning of a fight against poverty and exclusion. According to Mariano Aguirre and Amélie Gauthier in this comment for Radio Netherlands, the situation in Haiti at the moment is marked by four main factors: the political crisis, the uncertainty surrounding the future of the UN Mission for the Stabilisation of Haiti (MINUSTAH), reform of the Judiciary and the impact of the economic crisis.
See the comment in Radio Netherlands (Includes audio from an interview with Mariano Aguirre)
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Keywords
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Bio author: Mariano Aguirre
Mariano Aguirre is Director of the Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre in Oslo, and a fellow of the Transnational Institute. Former Director of Peace, Security and Human Rights at FRIDE.
Bio author: Amélie Gauthier
Amélie Gauthier has an MA in International Cooperation and Project Management from the Ortega and Gasset Institute in Madrid and a BA in International Business and Finance from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in Montreal. Prior to joining FRIDE, Amélie worked as a political analyst for the Canadian Embassy in Madrid (2005-2006).
