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Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti: 2004 (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date March 5, 2004
Report Number RS21751
Report Type Report
Authors Rhoda Margesson, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Since armed rebels seized control of Haiti's fourth largest city, Gonaives, on February 5, 2004, and protests calling for President Aristide's resignation culminated in his departure on February 29, there has been increasing concern about a looming humanitarian crisis. With events on the ground constantly shifting and an increasing lack of security, assessments of the humanitarian situation remain fluid and subject to change. This report covers recent developments and the humanitarian response to the crisis by the United States and other international actors. It will be updated as events warrant. For further information, see CRS Report RL32294 , Haiti: Developments and U.S. Policy Since 1991 and Current Congressional Concerns , by Maureen Taft-Morales.