Haiti: Six Weeks Later
Six weeks after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, what are the top priorities for donors and for Haiti? What role will the United States play in the coming weeks, months, and perhaps years?
Six weeks after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, the international community is starting to shift their focus from immediate emergency relief to longer, more sustainable development. What are the top priorities for donors and for Haiti? What role will the United States play in the coming weeks, months, and perhaps years?
Speakers
- Rev. Tom Streit
Director of Haiti Program and Research Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame - Mary Beth Sheridan
Diplomatic Correspondent, The Washington Post - Tim Sullivan
Manager of Center for Defense Studies, American Enterprise Institute - Robert Maguire
Chair of Haiti Working Group and former Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace
Associate Professor, Trinity Washington University - Robert Perito, Moderator
Director of Haiti Program, U.S. Institute of Peace
Event Summary
- Comments from this event were incorporated into a Peace Brief "Haiti: Towards and Beyond the Donors' Conference"
