One year on from the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti and there is still much work to be done. The catastrophic event that took the lives of some 220,000 Haitians and left an estimated 1.5 million homeless is likely to increase calls for donors to deliver on their promises of recovery aid and to spur questions about a cholera epidemic that has killed some 2700 Haitians. A presidential election stalemate adds political volatility to the Caribbean country’s woes. Memorials services will be held in many cities of the world, in Haiti and at the United Nations.
