Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Security concerns hamper Haiti earthquake relief efforts” – below is their description.
Security concerns are disrupting the flow of aid to earthquake-damaged areas of Haiti.
Relief efforts are continuing nearly two weeks after the earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people.
Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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Haiti is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east. Though it’s still recovering from a 2010 earthquake, many of Haiti’s landmarks dating to the early 19th century remain intact. These include Citadelle la Ferrière, a mountaintop fortress.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines (later Emperor Jacques I), defeated Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces and declared Haiti’s sovereignty on 1 January 1804.
Haiti became the only state in history established by a successful slave revolt. Apart from Alexandre Pétion, the first President of the Republic, all of Haiti’s first leaders were former slaves.