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Haiti quake
Article: Is Haiti finished as an adoption country?
The telephones at Dutch adoption agencies have been ringing off the hook over the past two weeks. The disaster in Haiti in combination with images of Dutch adoptive parents clutching a Haitian child deeply touched many people. However, all...
Article: Haiti: the American connection
“Was it a real, natural earthquake, or did the Americans and French cause it?” The question sounds like a joke to Dutch ears, but Ernst’s face is serious and he looks suspicious. “Could they have done it to get...
Radio Show: Taking advantage - is the US "occupying" disaster-hit Haiti?
Network Europe Week - 23 January 2010: Taking advantage - is the US "occupying" disaster-hit Haiti? Sacrificial lamb? - Bulgaria's Commission nominee steps down. Wilders in the dock - the controversial Dutch MP goes on trial for...
Article: Dutch donate 83 million euros for Haiti aid
The Netherlands' national fundraising day for Haiti has collected 41.2 million euros for the quake-stricken country. As promised, Development Cooperation Minister Bert Koenders has doubled the amount, so Thursday's end result is almost 83...
Radio Show: Haiti hierarchy - does it matter who's in charge in the disaster zone?
Network Europe - 21 January 2010: Haiti hierarchy - does it matter who's in charge in the disaster zone? House of Straw? The former British Foreign Minister gives evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. Putin the polluter? The Russian PM faces new...
Article: Haiti: are big fundraising events really effective?
What happens to the millions of euros to be donated tonight during a major fundraiser for Haiti on radio and television? Wouldn’t it be better to spend money on specific, small-scale projects? As the major ‘Giro 555’ fund...
Article: Dutch day of action for Haiti
The Netherlands is in the grip of a showbiz frenzy as broadcasters unite for a day of action to raise funds for those affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
Article: Haiti - the world wants to help
Aid for Haiti's earthquake victims is pouring in from all over the globe, even poor nations like Rwanda and Liberia are sending cash, and Surinam may have run out of shipping containers for its contribution.
Article: Haiti earthquake survivors pray for help
The Haitian capital Port-au-Prince may be dark at night - but it is not quiet. Many of the survivors of last week's devastating earthquake have no homes to go to and are too scared to shelter inside those buildings still standing. So at...
Article: Haitian relief effort still not up to speed
The relief effort for the survivors of Tuesday's disastrous earthquake in Haiti is still very slow in getting properly underway. Supplies have been flown into the country but it is proving difficult to get them to where they are needed. A...
