Bad weather upset Jovenel Moïse

Bad weather prevented President Moïse from being among the participants in the launch of the Ministry of the Environment program to plant 1 million trees in Macaya National Park https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-23882-icihaiti-environment-1-million-trees-for-macaya-national-park.html "Excellent initiative that I strongly encourage," said Jovenel Moïse.

Diphtheria killed 7

The diphtheria epidemic that began in late 2014 has already killed 7 people in Haiti since the beginning of 2018 revealed Marie Greta Roy Clement, the Minister of Public Health. In 2017, 47 people died of Diphtheria in Haiti See also : https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-23802-icihaiti-diphtheria-emergency-situation.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22483-haiti-health-disturbing-return-of-diphtheria-in-the-country.html

Where is the journalist Vladjimir Legagneur ?

The Association of Independent Media of Haiti (AMIH) is very concerned about the lack of news of the journalist / photographer Vladjimir Legagneur, missing since March 14, 2018 according to his family.

The right to identity for migrants an obligation of the State

To possess a birth certificate is a right and as such the Haitian State has the obligation to guarantee the right to the identity of all its nationals including any Haitian in a situation of migration. The Citizen Initiative for Human Rights (ICDH) and its partner the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has been implementing for 11 months a documentation project for Haitians without identity documents and repatriated or deported from the Dominican Republic. More than 2,000 migrant people, the vast majority of them women and children have already benefited from a birth certificate or an extract from the archives.

Did you know ?

Did you know "Haiplast Recycling S.A" is a Haitian company of plastic recycling led by a woman, Duckencia Bourdied. This SME, beneficiary of the LEAD program, funded by USAID Haiti and implemented by the Pan American Development Foundation, employs more than 400 people See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14093-haiti-economy-31-winners-at-business-plan-competition.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-9528-haiti-economy-several-million-dollars-of-new-investment-in-haiti.html

Women in the PNH, some progress

Two weeks ago, at the school of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) the 29th promotion of aspirants made their entry, with more than 215 girls out of 750 young people. This promotion has the highest rate of women (28.5%) of women. With Minujusth, the PNH has set a target of 15 to 20% of women in its workforce by 2020. With 15,000 police officers, the ratio is now 10%.

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