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Five and a half years ago Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake, affecting three million people. It was already the poorest country in the Americas, and the disaster prompted an unprecedented response 鈥� including the largest-ever humanitarian appeal launched by the UN in the wake of a natural disaster. Haiti is now choosing its new parliament and the Prime Minister has described the elections as a 鈥渟ignificant moment鈥� for the country.

So is Haiti a 鈥渞epublic of NGOs鈥� or a burgeoning democracy? Is it an example of the success of aid, or the poster child of 鈥渄isaster capitalism鈥�? Join Owen Bennett Jones and his panel of experts as they discuss how the international community can make sure that its response to natural disasters doesn鈥檛 do more harm than good.

Photo: A US Navy helicopter by Haiti's presidential palace, shortly after the January 2010 earthquake. Photo credit: AP Photo