All Content: Haiti

Summit of the Americas: WOLA Resources

12 Apr 2012

News

WOLA is pleased to provide these resources about the upcoming Summit of the Americas.

Summit of the Americas: Walking the Walk on Partnership

5 Apr 2012

Analysis & Commentary

The presidents of the Americas (with some notable exceptions) will gather once again later this month. President Obama will likely again focus on partnership, engagement, and co-responsibility. These are the right ideas, and they can revolutionize our relationship with the hemisphere.

WOLA: Promoting Human Rights, Democracy, and Social Justice

22 Dec 2011

Video

As the year winds to a close, we hope you will enjoy this video about how WOLA works with partners in the region to advance human rights in Latin America. If you have not done so, we hope you will consider making a donation to WOLA to support our continued efforts. Your support makes a difference.

OAS General Assembly to Emphasize Citizen Security Amidst Mounting Crime and Violence

WOLA will be in attendance in San Salvador

3 Jun 2011

News

The upcoming OAS General Assembly, has as its theme “Citizen Security in the Americas,” a key issue given the alarming levels of violence in the region.

The week: Elections in Haiti, Colombia's luxury military prison, Mexico's army and public security

5 Apr 2011

Publication

Adam looks at the preliminary result of Haiti's election, revelations of plush conditions for Colombian military human rights abusers, and a UN human rights body's recommendation that Mexico take the armed forces out of internal security.

A First Look at the 2012 U.S. Foreign Aid Request

The foreign aid budget—which accounts for most aid to the region—is being cut deeply.

16 Feb 2011

Analysis & Commentary

As the Obama administration seeks to close the huge U.S. deficit without raising taxes, cutting defense or reducing entitlements, programs like foreign assistance are likely to suffer.

Recommendations for Sustainable Reconstruction of Haiti

Haiti Reconstruction Six Months after the Earthquake

29 Jul 2010

Publication

Six months after the devastating earthquake, Haiti's reconstruction has been painfully and detrimentally slow.

Waiting for Change

28 May 2010

Publication

Waiting for Change documents the complexities and disappointments of the Obama Administration’s relations with Latin America in its first year. The report identifies an underlying trend toward greater militarization of U.S. foreign policy which spans Democratic and Republican administrations alike.

WOLA Supports Move to Bring Haitian Voices on Reconstruction to Policy-Makers

29 Mar 2010

Publication

Read a compilation of documents from Haitian civil society and diaspora organizations, conferences and coalitions putting forth their thoughts and recommendations for Haiti’s reconstruction.

Letter to Congress in Support of Emergency Supplemental Aid to Haiti

23 Feb 2010

Publication

WOLA and 37 other NGOs sent a letter urging Congress to support a supplemental appropriations request for the reconstruction of Haiti.

Emergency Supplemental for Haiti

29 Jan 2010

Publication

WOLA and twelve other NGOs sent a letter to the Obama administration encouraging it to support a decade-long commitment to Haiti and disburse funds over at least two years in support of a Haiti Reconstruction and Transformation development plan.

Forging New Ties

A Fresh Approach to U.S. Policy in Latin America

25 Nov 2008

Publication

WOLA's plan for an overhaul of U.S.-Latin America relations gives the next administration important recommendations on how the United States can rebuild its standing in Latin America by putting relations on a new footing based on engagement, respect, and collective action on common challenges.

Congressional Briefing Testimony, Haiti Delegation Findings

27 Apr 2006

Publication

An analysis of US assistance to Haiti submitted for the Congressional record by WOLA and TransAfrica Forum, following an April 2006 delegation to Haiti.

Advocacy Training Manual

6 Jun 2005

Publication

The "Manual for Facilitators of Advocacy Training Sessions" offers conceptual and methodological tools to increase the effectiveness of individuals and organizations that seek to strengthen and assist advocacy initiatives through training, planning, and evaluation efforts.

CrossCurrents Vol. 6 No. 1

1 Jun 2004

Publication

The June 2004 issue of CrossCurrents includes an analysis of the use of the word ¨terrorism¨in US foreing policy and updates on the state of human rights in Venezuela and Haiti.

Drug Certification: Ineffective Tool for Addressing Serious Problems in Latin America

14 Mar 2003

Publication

Today the Bush administration announced its certification decisions, in which it judges the antinarcotics efforts of major drug producing and trafficking countries.

Drug Certification: Ineffective Tool for Addressing Serious Problems in Latin America

31 Jan 2003

News

From Peace to Governance

Police Reform and the International Community

6 Aug 2002

Publication

A rapporteurs’s report based on a November 2001 conference sponsored by The Washington Office on Latin America and the Johns Hopkins Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.