In pictures: The UN in Haiti


Playing cards

"Two years ago I could not sit out on the pavement like this … I would have been killed." We came across these young card players in Cite Soleil. The Brazilian peacekeepers action against the gangs has undoubtedly made this slum significantly safer. Now people are waiting for government investment and jobs to be created. One young card player said: "The government needs to do something … we need jobs … or this place may erupt."

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