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Haiti's President Rene Preval attends a Food for Life Summit ...

(AP) — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:58:47 GMT

(AP) - Haiti's President Rene Preval attends a Food for Life Summit in Managua, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The Summit's host, Nicaragua's President Ortega, said the Central American region needs to finance farming, ensure basic food supplies, and form a production and marketing alliance to promote local farm goods to confront the worldwide food crisis as a group. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

U.N representative of General Secretary of United Nations Stabilization ...

(AP) — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:42:09 GMT

(AP) - U.N representative of General Secretary of United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, MINUSTAH, Luis Carlos Acosta, left, former Haiti's Agriculture Minister Francois Severin, center, and Director-General Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, Jacques Diouf speak during a meeting in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, May 6,2008. Diouf is on a one-day official visit to Haiti. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Students wait for food in a classroom of Hands Together, a nonprofit ...

(AP) — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:03:49 GMT

(AP) - Students wait for food in a classroom of Hands Together, a nonprofit organization that works as an outreach program to help poor people in Haiti, in the slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. U.N. World Food Program Regional Director Pedro Medrano is appealing for about $54 million from donor countries to help Haiti combat a food crisis triggered by spiraling world prices. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A woman walksnext to some food in a market in Port-au-Prince, ...

(AP) — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:54:59 GMT

(AP) - A woman walksnext to some food in a market in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. U.N. World Food Program Regional Director Pedro Medrano is appealing for about $54 million from donor countries to help Haiti combat a food crisis triggered by spiraling world prices.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Students get food in a classroom of Hands Together, a nonprofit ...

(AP) — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:54:24 GMT

(AP) - Students get food in a classroom of Hands Together, a nonprofit organization that works as an outreach program to help poor people in Haiti, in the slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. U.N. World Food Program Regional Director Pedro Medrano is appealing for about $54 million from donor countries to help Haiti combat a food crisis triggered by spiraling world prices. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Students eat in a classroom of Hands Together, a nonprofit organization ...

(AP) — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:54:11 GMT

(AP) - Students eat in a classroom of Hands Together, a nonprofit organization that works as an outreach program to help poor people in Haiti, in the slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. U.N. World Food Program Regional Director Pedro Medrano is appealing for about $54 million from donor countries to help Haiti combat a food crisis triggered by spiraling world prices. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A child gets food as she attends a class at the school of Hands ...

(AP) — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:53:48 GMT

(AP) - A child gets food as she attends a class at the school of Hands Together, a nonprofit organization that works as an outreach program to help poor people in Haiti, in the slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. U.N. World Food Program Regional Director Pedro Medrano is appealing for about $54 million from donor countries to help Haiti combat a food crisis triggered by spiraling world prices. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Estela,46, prepares some rice at the kitchen of Hands Together, ...

(AP) — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:53:11 GMT

(AP) - Estela,46, prepares some rice at the kitchen of Hands Together, a nonprofit organization that works as an outreach program to help poor people in Haiti, in the slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. U.N. World Food Program Regional Director Pedro Medrano is appealing for about $54 million from donor countries to help Haiti combat a food crisis triggered by spiraling world prices. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A man ties sugar cane on top a truck in Grantier, Haiti, a small ...

(AP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:38:40 GMT

(AP) - A man ties sugar cane on top a truck in Grantier, Haiti, a small town on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 5, 2008. U.N. World Food Program Regional Director Pedro Medrano is appealing for about $54 million from donor countries to help Haiti combat a food crisis triggered by spiraling world prices. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Pliely, 45, separates spinach plants to sell at the market as ...

(AP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:38:15 GMT

(AP) - Pliely, 45, separates spinach plants to sell at the market as she sits outside her home in Grantier, Haiti, a small town on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 5, 2008. U.N. World Food Program Regional Director Pedro Medrano is appealing for about $54 million from donor countries to help Haiti combat a food crisis triggered by spiraling world prices. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A woman collects manioc on private farm land, which she buys ...

(AP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:32:13 GMT

(AP) - A woman collects manioc on private farm land, which she buys to sell at a food market, in Grantier, Haiti, a small town on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 5, 2008. U.N. World Food Program Regional Director Pedro Medrano is appealing for about $54 million from donor countries to help Haiti combat a food crisis triggered by spiraling world prices. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Tanicia Dor, 70, cleans vegetables outside her home in Grantier, ...

(AP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:15:27 GMT

(AP) - Tanicia Dor, 70, cleans vegetables outside her home in Grantier, Haiti, a small town on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 5, 2008. U.N. World Food Program Regional Director Pedro Medrano is appealing for about $54 million from donor countries to help Haiti combat a food crisis triggered by spiraling world prices. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A woman walks behind her donkey loaded with manioc in Grantier, ...

(AP) — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:13:29 GMT

(AP) - A woman walks behind her donkey loaded with manioc in Grantier, Haiti, a small town on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 5, 2008. U.N. World Food Program Regional Director Pedro Medrano is appealing for about $54 million from donor countries to help Haiti combat a food crisis triggered by spiraling world prices. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

People organize onions to plant in their yard in the well-known ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:04:06 GMT

(Reuters) - People organize onions to plant in their yard in the well-known zone of Kenskof, just outside of Port-au-Prince May 2, 2008. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)

Two boys stand on a ladder leaned against an unfinished boat ...

(AP) — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:33:34 GMT

(AP) - Two boys stand on a ladder leaned against an unfinished boat at La Tortue island, Haiti, Monday, April 28, 2008. Unlike the early 1990s, when tens of thousands of Haitians sailed for Florida aboard rickety boats, Haitians are refraining from heading to sea in droves, even after riots over rising food prices swept several cities last month. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A man stands next to a boat under construction at La Tortue ...

(AP) — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:17:00 GMT

(AP) - A man stands next to a boat under construction at La Tortue island , Haiti, Monday, April 28, 2008. Unlike the early 1990s, when tens of thousands of Haitians sailed for Florida aboard rickety boats, Haitians are refraining from heading to sea in droves, even after riots over rising food prices swept several cities last month. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A family sits close to two large boats under construction at ...

(AP) — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:16:04 GMT

(AP) - A family sits close to two large boats under construction at La Tortue island, Haiti, Monday, April 28, 2008. Unlike the early 1990s, when tens of thousands of Haitians sailed for Florida aboard rickety boats, Haitians are refraining from heading to sea in droves, even after riots over rising food prices swept several cities last month. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A couple ride on a boat towards la Tortue island, in Port De ...

(AP) — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:14:50 GMT

(AP) - A couple ride on a boat towards la Tortue island, in Port De Paix, Haiti, Monday, April 28,2008. Tortue Island off Haiti's north coast, is where migrant boats traditionally have been built and set sail jammed full of migrants.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Gary Boloney, left, who has no job and no money and doesn't ...

(AP) — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:13:23 GMT

(AP) - Gary Boloney, left, who has no job and no money and doesn't dare risk crossing the ocean again after two failed attempts, stands next to other residents in Baie Des Moustiques, Haiti, Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Unlike the early 1990s, when tens of thousands of Haitians sailed for Florida aboard rickety boats, Haitians are refraining from heading to sea in droves, even after riots over rising food prices swept several cities last month. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Residents set a fire to cook in Baie Des Moustiques, Haiti, ...

(AP) — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:12:50 GMT

(AP) - Residents set a fire to cook in Baie Des Moustiques, Haiti, Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Unlike the early 1990s, when tens of thousands of Haitians sailed for Florida aboard rickety boats, Haitians are refraining from heading to sea in droves, even after riots over rising food prices swept several cities last month. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A Haitian walks through a field in Kenskoff May 2, 2008. Haiti ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:22:41 GMT

(Reuters) - A Haitian walks through a field in Kenskoff May 2, 2008. Haiti faces a "major crisis" if international donors fail to provide urgent aid to help feed its poor, a top official with the World Food Program said on April 30, 2008. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)

Children smile in the Haitian town of Kenskoff May 2, 2008. ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:19:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Children smile in the Haitian town of Kenskoff May 2, 2008. Haiti faces a "major crisis" if international donors fail to provide urgent aid to help feed its poor, a top official with the World Food Program said on April 30, 2008. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)

A truck drives through thick fog in Kenskoff loaded with vegetables ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:17:31 GMT

(Reuters) - A truck drives through thick fog in Kenskoff loaded with vegetables to be sold at the street markets of Port-au-Prince May 2, 2008. Haiti faces a "major crisis" if international donors fail to provide urgent aid to help feed its poor, a top official with the World Food Program said on April 30, 2008. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)

A woman carries vegetables in Kenskoff to sell them at the street ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:10:44 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman carries vegetables in Kenskoff to sell them at the street markets of Port-au-Prince May 2, 2008. Haiti faces a "major crisis" if international donors fail to provide urgent aid to help feed its poor, a top official with the World Food Program said on April 30, 2008. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)

People climb a truck loaded with vegetables in Kenskoff to sell ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:03:55 GMT

(Reuters) - People climb a truck loaded with vegetables in Kenskoff to sell them at the streets markets of Port-au-Prince May 2, 2008. Haiti faces a "major crisis" if international donors fail to provide urgent aid to help feed its poor, a top official with the World Food Program said on April 30, 2008. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)

A woman organizes onions to plant in her house's yard in ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:01:18 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman organizes onions to plant in her house's yard in the well-known zone of Kenskof, just outside of Port-au-Prince May 2, 2008. Protests in Haiti over high prices for rice brought down the prime minister in April. At least six people were killed in two weeks of riots and demonstrations in the poorest country in the Americas. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)

Workers harvest potatoes in Miraflor, northern Nicaragua, Wednesday, ...

(AP) — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:37:25 GMT

(AP) - Workers harvest potatoes in Miraflor, northern Nicaragua, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. In Nicaragua, the second poorest country in Latin America after Haiti, poverty is largely a rural problem, natural disasters and distortion of commodity prices in the international market led to an increase in poverty in several regions. Most of Nicaragua's rural poor people live in the vast, dry central region where natural resources are limited, land has been overexploited and there is a high population density. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Hilsia Matey, 4, stands next to a wood-burning stove in Telpaneca, ...

(AP) — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:37:22 GMT

(AP) - Hilsia Matey, 4, stands next to a wood-burning stove in Telpaneca, northern Nicaragua, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. In Nicaragua, the second poorest country in Latin America after Haiti, poverty is largely a rural problem, natural disasters and distortion of commodity prices in the international market led to an increase in poverty in several regions. Most of Nicaragua's rural poor people live in the vast, dry central region where natural resources are limited, land has been overexploited and there is a high population density. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Workers harvest potatoes in Miraflor, northern Nicaragua, Wednesday, ...

(AP) — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:06:15 GMT

Children harvest potatoes in Miraflor, northern Nicaragua, Wednesday, ...

(AP) — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:05:50 GMT

(AP) - Children harvest potatoes in Miraflor, northern Nicaragua, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. In Nicaragua, the second poorest country in Latin America after Haiti, poverty is largely a rural problem, natural disasters and distortion of commodity prices in the international market led to an increase in poverty in several regions. Most of Nicaragua's rural poor people live in the vast, dry central region where natural resources are limited, land has been overexploited and there is a high population density. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Hilsia Matey, 4, looks out the window of a shack in Telpaneca, ...

(AP) — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:05:39 GMT

(AP) - Hilsia Matey, 4, looks out the window of a shack in Telpaneca, northern Nicaragua, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. In Nicaragua, the second poorest country in Latin America after Haiti, poverty is largely a rural problem, natural disasters and distortion of commodity prices in the international market led to an increase in poverty in several regions. Most of Nicaragua's rural poor people live in the vast, dry central region where natural resources are limited, land has been overexploited and there is a high population density. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A boy stands next to a barbed wire fence in Telpaneca, northern ...

(AP) — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:05:18 GMT

(AP) - A boy stands next to a barbed wire fence in Telpaneca, northern Nicaragua, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. In Nicaragua, the second poorest country in Latin America after Haiti, poverty is largely a rural problem, natural disasters and distortion of commodity prices in the international market led to an increase in poverty in several regions. Most of Nicaragua's rural poor people live in the vast, dry central region where natural resources are limited, land has been overexploited and there is a high population density. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)