Haitian Journalist: Half the Country in Hunger, Dead Bodies in the Street | Amanpour and Company
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
- Haiti is on the brink of collapse amid escalating gang violence. The U.N. reports a death toll of 1,500 so far this year. Meanwhile, Haiti's transitional presidential council is being finalized with the aim of appointing a new Prime Minister to "put Haiti back on the path of democratic legitimacy, stability and dignity." Widlore Mérancourt is a reporter at the Washington Post and editor-in-chief of the Haitian publication AyiboPost. He joins Hari Sreenivasan from Port-au-Prince to discuss the deteriorating situation.
Originally aired on March 28, 2024
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Thanks for sharing voices from Haiti.
Thanks to Mr. Widlore Mérancourt. This is one the most truthful reporting on Hayti.
What? This was garbage. Truth? What did you find truthful? Did you see who he writes for? He is earning good foreign currency spinning the yarn they want to hear. BBQ whatever he has done just saved Haiti, and forced the world to address the political instability and hopefully the constitutional crisis at the heart of all of it.
You guys talk about the gangs and gang violence but refuse to talk about the corrupt oligarchs along with the UN and U.S. Embassies who have created the gangs. Those Oligarchs are also committing lot of crimes and blame the gangs in order ton justify a military intervention while secretly exploiting Haiyi’s Resources...🔥
Sad but true.
The best part of this is we are all watching the United States France Canada UK Great Britain to name a few who refuse to let Haiti 🇭🇹 decide for themselves without them meddling and dictating them what to do. They have to free Haiti 🇭🇹 for good this time.
Exactly, please read my comments. The seven or eight families that really rule Haiti arm in arm with the US, France, and Canada and their South American cartels. The UN did so many crimes in Haiti that can never be told because of nonsense like this. I told all my students in Haiti, LEARN ENGLISH and study journalism and we will change Haiti. Look everywhere on earth, at every nation where regime change occurs on the regular, and you will see they avoid ENGLISH. Creole is a barrier to communicaiton so third parties and agents like this get to tell Haitian stories. Haitians are really bad at speaking up for Haiti. Now that is true.Most think it will not change anything.
The UN and foreign powers have been avoiding intervention in Haiti, even if the deteriorating situation has been increasing at an alarming rate for years now. Today, they still don’t want to intervene. The UN’s current solution is to mandate other countries to take in refugees, especially the Dominican Republic, while they have “meetings” in luxury hotels and unlimited credit cards, with hookers included in the offerings. The UN is useless and a waste of tax payers money. Today, Haiti needs an army to begin restoring some kind of security and be the foundation to rebuild. Nothing can be accomplished until Haitians unite in patriotism and civil behavior…
Excellent comment!!!
The army was restored in 2017 but needs more equipment, funding, training for more recruitment. The will is there among the people.
It had been unconstitutionally disbanded by Aristide in 1995.
@@Aydin-AdamInstead the gangs are the ones receiving the guns.
They shoukd Keep dominican republic out of this. They do not need this chaos on their soil. UN shoukd send in troops. In meantime, get food and medicines on ships of north, south coast and dropped off around the country as they did with Gaza.
True
Seems like, after that big hurricane and the assassination of their president, their country had fallen into the abyss. It has been said that the aid that was collected FOR Haitians was never given to Haitians. Sending prayers to the Haitian people at this time.
Please read my comments above. You are getting the Hasbara sewn into the subtext of the story. Haiti is far from hopeless. Haiti never was and never will be a lost cause. The US has had it in for Haiti since they burst their shackles and freed the slaves. They have had no government for three years now and only 1500 people died in a population of 12,000,000. Ask yourself how? Haitians think they live in a violent country. My folks are from Jamaica. Jamaica is a violent country on par with the USA. Haiti is not a violent country. Violence is magnified and exaggerated. If it is unsafe for foreigners now it is because their is no government. Did you see any effort in this story to address that issue? Why?
Thanks,I will be praying the people rise up and take back their country, there are true leaders in Haiti. God will intervene soon, there's Hope!
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My heartfelt sympathies
The Haitian diaspora is very well educated and successful.
why have they abandoned their people and never reinvested in their country
@@AlternaBlackYou sound FOOLISH. If the diaspora didn’t help, then 🇭🇹 wouldn’t have a country left. Before you speak do your research. USA Canada France are steady looting our resources etc….
What are you insinuating? Don't they contribute enough to you?
Plz share your thoughts.
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Certains parlent sans connaître réellement l'histoire de Haïti. It's probably your responsibility to clarify things for them.
i see, so educated and successful that it reflects on the caos going on on haiti..
Such resilient people
How
@@giniolamy yrs of political corruption and instability in their country. They live a horrible life in horrible conditions that’s how
@@jaycasiano6653 💯💯💯💯👍🏾
It's more dangerous to be living in Haiti as a journalist than a police officer
Yea, no. police definitely have it more dangerous.
Try to tell the true. Where the gangs find all those weapons drones. They never travel no were. Talk about that.
That's it! However, when I saw that the reporter from Haiti is affiliated with Washington, I didn't have high expectations. Did you?
I expected a more mainstream reportage. He told less truth about the present situation, but more truth about the long history.
@@airmat9 Yes, that's the reporting that comes from the MSM. They do, sometimes, render their readers copious narratives of history, while not connecting the dots to the present reality. For example, they will never say that the Haitian gangs represent the economic interests of local Haitian elites and their foreign counterparts.
Early in the 19th century, Haiti helped modern-day northwest Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, northern Peru, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Bolivia to obtain their independence.
None of those countries were slave nations neither were they under the French ruling Guyana is still under British ruling and if they seek independence it will become the next Haiti
@upsidedownkingdom2757 do some research ! Everything said was facts and there is so much more that wasn't mentioned..How about Amerikkka wouldn't be half its size if it wasn't for Ayiti !!! Do More research and while you're at it find out why some of those countries adopted red and blue in their flags
@@upsidedownkingdom2757Go get your facts straight. Guyana is an independent country.
That’s what happened when a country doesn’t have an army. Why not armed Haiti’s military instead of police? Every country needs a military force to protect its land against domestic and foreign enemies.
Who controls Haiti? Have you done your research?
And who disbanded the Haitian army ?
@@rollingthunder8223 The US disbanded the Haitian army, by using the same Aristide to do their bidding, even they turned against him and he deposed him when subsequently demanded reparations for formerly enslaved Haitians. This money was, in fact, stolen from Haiti by the French oligarchs.
@@RuminationWithAndrew don't forget the U.S. Stole Haiti's gold reverse
How did the US army convince Aristide to disband the army? Did not the Haitian army commit a coup against his 1990 election and mercilessly attack his supporters thereafter?
Thank the Clinton Foundation among others.
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Question - so these people aren’t living the country but always manage to have the finest guns and ammunition. Where are these weapons coming from?
Florida. Mexican guns come from Arizona.
Haitian gangs in Florida sending weapons.
And with all that every Haitian is still say " leave us alone". We will take care of ourself. I dont understand.
Because they're delusional.
You are delusional and ignorant. If you understood what US imperialism is about, you would not have made such an ignorant statement. Read and think before you speak or write!
Because you people never really help
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Who is you ppl? I owe you nothing.
@@Mrs.T305 are you a government person
Good evening everyone!! 2
It's bad enough that we dont help Sudan or Gaza, but Haiti is in our back yard and we have historic ties with them.
Helping Haiti is helping the efforts of freedom for the world. Grow up!
@@user-ry3cg3ns2cSince I am a human, and you are not, I have been helping them.
What do you suggest? Specifically…
It's like asking the arsonist to become the fireman putting away the fire!
@@beltichouchou1411 Absolutely! Why is it so hard for people to understand, after a deadly pandemic, which it appeared, came from an experimental lab?
Leave the Dominican Republic out of this!
exactly my people have nothing to do with this and when we do try to help it is declined and then we are demonized we are not in a position to take on 12 million haitians PERIOD
Y’all on the same island fool, plus the DR a sh!t hole country too 🫵🏽 I hope y’all don’t think you’re better. Dominicans fleeing to the USA too illegally.
The DR are already affected by what happens in Haiti, right? I’m quickly finding out that nothing can be said about Haiti without some Dominicans inserting their opinions, or favouring one historical event over others.
@@airmat9 for some odd reason they believe the DR is above Haiti 🤷🏽♂️, if that was true why does thousand’s of Dominicans flee to the United States of America illegally if they country it’s so good why nott stay
I agree, that haiti needs a strong military people in case of the contry getting out of control. Dont be afraid, god is there to helped you. Dont loose faith in god almighty, he is there for you all, in jesus christ name. He died for all, the whole world, god only son. John 3:16. Amen.
Not knocking the Haitian journalist, but they're not known to provide accurate information. When he says one half of the country is in hunger, he actually means one half of Port-au-Prince. The rest of the country is green and has a lot of food. I would advise the revolutionaries to do what Henry Christophe did. Take over the north and start a brand-new nation.
Wrong.
The truth hurts and no matter where you are the people who hold the power hold the money and the influence anarchy will soon appear in every country as long as the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer
speak on it.
Amanpour is much better at doing interviews. This is just two guys going over topics discussed weeks ago. One asks a question, the other one talks a lot about other topics. One resorts to asking multiple questions in one sentence, the other one expresses his love, admiration and respect for doctors. Amanpour & Co. Possible conclusion from this pointless conversation: call Doctors Without Borders, bring back Amanpour herself. Or maybe this was the goal of the video all along. Just covering the subject a little as it slips into oblivion while Haiti keeps doing what Haiti has been doing for centuries. Haiti has seen better days and Haiti has seen worse days.
The interventions never helped because , it is a bunch of ONGs that came to make money and went back to the United States living lavish lifestyle. I’m witness of it because I live in the US and I work in one of the most luxurious hotels in Florida I see those ONGS all the time ordering the most expensive bottles of wine.
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United Nations what a shame all they're and US as well.
a country where US provides those weapons...
Port au prince is not half of the country
Correct, but half the country is starving.
@@baylorddoom2842No Porto Prens is chaotic but there is food in Ayiti......next thing you guys will be saying is that the Edible clay is the only thing that ones can find as food. #dirtcookies
@@baylorddoom2842 no it's not
@rollingthunder8223 Un has stated for the last 3 months that half of Haiti's population is under threat of starvation.
@@machenwa6934 I didnt say there is no food but most of the poplulation cant have it because of raising prices and violence. Don't try to ignore this .
How will they bury their Love ones ,if they are running for their lives,we are in the last birth pain.
If this guy is representative of all Haitians, then the Haitian people don't stand a chance of protecting their oil, gas and gold from pillaging.
Why is this so difficult for Haitian society to come together and develop a plan to fix your country ones and for all , just look next door the Dominicans are doing pretty well on the same island 🏝️ stop being the victim and get your shit together..
Get your isht together while someone is kicking you up the ass (is this US rules can I write Ass?)? If you user get shot and die, are you an innocent victim or do your family say ah we’ll just take responsibility and get our isht together?
Agreed 👍
The answer lies in the history of the two nations. One nation that started with chattel slavery where enslaved Africans died after 5 years of being enslaved (sugar was petrol at that time). The other nation had a milder type of slavery, where the Spaniards, indigenous and blacks lived together as ranchers. Haiti fought the French, Spaniards and English and lost 350,000 men and killed over 50,000 whites. Then, the slave societies in the world marginalized Haiti. France imposed a debt (refinanced it many times and sold it to the Americans) that crippled the advancement of the new nation. In fact, France restored slavery without shooting a shot. They obtained reparations for their lost properties (enslaved Africans). With that money, France built the Eifel Tower and developed its society. The Americans bought the debt and invaded the country in 1915. They took over the ministry of finance, the ministry of public works, and health. This latter was because they wanted to use blacks as guinea pigs for their medical experiments. That is seldom talked about, but we know that they were doing the same in the US during that period. There was a concentration camp and mass graves where the US has now built a large factory in Fort Liberty. They massacred many of the CACO members from 1915 to 1934. Then the US was responsible for ever coup d'etat from 1934 to the present. Haiti is rich in minerals and Dominican intellectuals know that. If you want to know more, please research the history of both nations and how western powers dealt with them. The west has treated Haiti the way they've treated Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. They want the chaos so they can exploit their resources. Yes, the Haitians are responsible for resisting imperialism by all means, while DR has capitulated and played along.
Excuses always Excuses Haitians need to wake up and work together period
@@henryperez5778 yes and I learned English excuses, French excuses, Spanish excuses and American excuses when younger, in what was called HISTORY class.
Well if everyone is going to blame the US and France then the best option is no more help. Leave Haiti and the Haitians to their fate. No more aid. No food or water. No medical supplies or doctors. Then maybe they'll have no other option but to stop blaming everyone else.
How did Haiti reach here?...how did gangs become stronger than the govt?
GN!
YOU MUST LIVE IN HAITI FOR UNDERSTANDING THE REAL POLITICAL HAITIAN SLAVE MENTALLY IN HAITI
They need to change their mentallity!
What is the CARICOM LEADERS DOING for HATI?
The news should stop covering haiti. He just outlined 50yrs of intervention, that's longer than Afghanistan. At a certain point the state of Haiti is the nature of haiti. The gangs and warlords are haitian.
Poor governance will always result it these kinds of situations. They are destroying the entire country. Hope they don't have to resort to cannibalism, youths are way too happy and comfortable with the way in which they choose to live. Also when a government is in the position of self love and nothing else, i do understand why things are the way it is. Hope a solution is found soon for the sake of those trying to heal the country.why do we wait until there seems to be no point of return before we decide to step in and help.
Hello
The man being interviewed basically says that there should be international intervention in Haiti, but Haitians should control what they do. Which Haitians would decide what they do? How will this not just turn into ineffective aid? How is what is currently going on in Haiti not already an example of what happens when Haitians are the ones calling the shots there?
There definitely needs to be an international intervention, ideally of multiple nations. However, if others won’t join then the USA should intervene along with as many local partners are willing to join. as People are being raped and killed everyday in Haiti. Haitian families are being violated and destroyed, businesses that took a lifetime to build are being destroyed; something has to be done. The world can’t just just sit back and watch and say, “can’t intervene because of prior criticism of intervention”. People will die and get raped if the world doesn’t intervene, it’s anarchy there.
The lesson from WW2 of “The only thing necessary for evil to win is for good people to do nothing” doesn’t just apply to Europe. President Biden should announce an imminent intervention and try to get as many countries to join the force before a certain date, but go through with it regardless of what others say.
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Oh well let them fend for themselves.
if they lived solo on the island ok but their neighbor should not be subject to their refugees and savage behavior enough is enough , pls your clintons created this mess too by destroying their agricuture
NPR 2/15/23. “US arrests 4 in Florida over the assassination of Haitian President”
Yes, all Haitians
@@jacquelinem2873😂 what about the Colombians
The Colombian mercenaries responsible for the assassination of Haitian President Moise were recruited and funded by the Miami based private security firm CTU.
@@rollingthunder8223the Colombians were the hitmen.
Clemson is losing.
Who can say where GOD is? However, it apparently LOOKS as if We are about to seriously have a problem. One running on week 1 to barely being able to move on week 2, would indicate this. Now let's see who can see. To GOD be the Glory.
Canaans cursed Deuteronomy 28 KJV.
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The 🌍 EARTH IS ONE BIG 🚽! In Fact, maybe more like sewage! I guess "god" left! 😂😂🙄 But Hey!! I would too!
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Core group create problem choose 9 people where some of are criminal who participated in Jovenel Moise death where they have who tiff the gold I the country for 140millions dollars from BRH bank were the gorverment put chars at night to killed to chow the country need help to me problem will never end we know that does big hands behind what we see
There has to be a US-led (coalition) intervention ASAP in order to set the stage for Haitians to have self-determination. There is no way this situation will just get better on its own. I know the US interventions of the past haven’t always been helpful, but let’s learn from the past and make this intervention the best one we’ve ever done - limited, but with the goal of setting the stage for a democratically elected leader that emerges from Haiti. President Biden, please do this now!
well BBQ said any foreigner will be treated as an invading force so take that as you wish
@@AlternaBlack BBQ is easy to become stewed chicken. If America got serious he could get a free trip to the US tomorrow and those guys around him in short jeans ànd slippers with assault rifles, won't be able to save him.
@@sevecheverria3592 the elites of haiti made him and woke americans laud him as a rvolutionary hero, imagine that
what? other countries going through unrest have 'rebels', 'militias', or even 'freedom fighters'?
why are these word shapers perpetuating this stupid and misleading "gang" label?
who started this label game anyhow?
This is what endless exponential population growth leads to. You are looking at the future of the world, only you might not recognise it or don't want to recognise it.
No this is what happens when america occupies a country for more than 100 years and do political interference
Even with sure dire in Haiti, they continue to get impregnated. Knowing most hospitals are shuttered, many travel to the Dominican Republic for birthing. Over a third of maternity services in the DR are for Haitians, at a great cost to tax payers. Many attempt to stay in the country, then overwhelming the school system, medical services, and every other aspect living in the country. Child vaccinations are free to, as well as other care, in public health facilities. I see it first hand living in the DR. Diapers and milk is very costly, many can’t even feed them. Even in the DR I see many Haitian children just eating rice and basic root foodstuffs. Being a parent, I understand the need for children…even with my decent income, I only have one child. Kids are expensive today… most haitianas tow 3 or more…
Blaming procreation for weak public institutions and government is ludicrous
@@Academics684Until people like you realise the truth behind my assertion, the path to chaos is wide open and we keep hurtling along it towards our unhappy destiny.
@@Academics684 right there is over 1 million Chinese
Now is the time to see "The Real Friends Of Haïti"; I mean where are The America, French and Canada Governments in all of these?
Most of the Haitian ask for Guy Philippe to be their leader now.
I’ve seen that in RUclips comments, which seems ludicrous to me, but they must know something about him I haven’t seen. Most though?
Guy who?
Guy Phillipe was in jail for drug trafficking, is he really thd answer?
EHR=electronic health record
It has already collapsed. Stop saying it is about to collapse.
You can thank the UN for all that..
Just give it back to France.
France should be investing in Haitian public institutions in perpetuity. France made billions in todays dollars from Haitian slave labor in the sugar industry. A real shame
No we don't have historic ties with the ,and the world has poured million's into this toliet
Facts are facts -- The world made billions from Haitian slave labor.
There are about 30,000 foreign troops in Haiti
I don’t believe it.
@@georgewolfiii1170 It is actually over that amount, believe it.
Wrong,there are no international troops in Haiti
Nope… no foreign troops in Haiti currently
@@jacquelinem2873yes there are at the embassies
The problem with the world today is that we think Oh look small country in civil war. Our world seems to be at war right now. Is this WWIII?
Enough money to this filthy country
Yours will be filthy soon. I can see that you are clueless of the global fragility act.
Stop stealing natural resources and organs then
Strange comment--Haiti is geographically a gorgeous country. Their absence of strong institutions and a functioning government should serve as a warning to the world.
I watched the interview of Jimmy Cherizier with Sky News, he seemed to make a lot of sense. But of course, I know almost nothing about the violence here.
block all fuel, medicine and food coming into haiti and the problem will fix it self in a year or so
Why isnt the UN sending ships with food and medicines on ships off haiti's coast??? Also pretty sure the world is more powerful against gangs in haiti. Send in troops...to bring peace!
You're not serious go and send the troops yourself. You guys need to mind your own business and stay away from other sovereign countries internal affairs!
Not possible
looks like de-colonization is done and successful!
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