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A maize farmer. There is a huge wealth gap between the poor Creole-speaking black majority and the French-speaking mulattos, 1% of whom own nearly half the country's wealth [Sean Sprague]

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Children's centre and orphanage. There is a huge wealth gap between the poor Creole-speaking black majority and the French-speaking mulattos, 1% of whom own nearly half the country's wealth [Sean Sprague]

Haitians cross a river after floods

Haitians cross a river after floods near Port-au-Prince September 7, 2008 [REUTERS/ Evens Felix, courtesy www.alertnet.org]

Haitians left homeless

Haitians left homeless in the aftermath of the earthquake rest at a park in Port-au-Prince January 13, 2010 [REUTERS/Joel Trimble, courtesy www.alertnet.org]

Residents help an injured man

Residents help an injured man after the major earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 13, 2010 [REUTERS/Kena Betancur, courtesy www.alertnet.org]

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Haitian police take cover along with civilians during a confrontation between supporters of President Aristide and opposition demonstrators in Port-au-Prince, Haiti [Reuters/Daniel Aguiliar, courtesy of www.alertnet.org]

Rice farmers

Haitan rice farmers cannot compete with cheap imports [Sean Sprague]