CIAO DATE: 04/2009
December 2008
United States Institute of Peace
In July 2006, Haitian poet and historian Jean-Claude Martineau spoke at USIP and said that Haiti is the only country in the world with a last name-"Haiti, poorest country in the western hemisphere" -as described in the media. Sadly, in the two years since, conditions have worsened. Four severe storms that struck Haiti in September 2008 only exacerbated the already critical problem of the country's poverty.
Resource link: Toward the End of Poverty in Haiti [PDF] - 148K