UN Marks Anniversary of Devastating 2010 Haiti Earthquake

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UN Marks Anniversary of Devastating 2010 Haiti Earthquake

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Paying tribute to all the victims, the UN in Haiti remembered not only the hundreds of thousands of Haitians who lost their lives 12 years ago, but also the many thousands more who sustained permanent injuries. At the time, some 300,000 people were injured, and 1.5 million became homeless during the

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