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Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Port-au-Prince on Sunday to demand an inquiry into the alleged misuse of funds set aside as part of the PetroCaribe program.
Haiti’s president says the prostitution scandal involving workers of British charity group Oxfam is only the tip of an iceberg, calling for widespread investigations into other aid organizations operating in the Caribbean country.
Unrest continued in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, Thursday, as thousands took to the streets to protest against ruling party and the 2017-2018 government budget.
The United Nations has expressed concern over the persistence of a cholera epidemic in the Caribbean nation of Haiti due to lack of funding.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for “a massive response” to provide “life-saving assistance” to the people of Haiti where Hurricane Matthew killed around 1,000 people.
As the death toll in hurricane-hit Haiti surpasses 875, tens of thousands are left homeless and the outbreak of cholera continues to claim more lives.