Haiti: Is Humanitarian Aid Going Where it’s Needed?
Linda Polman’s “The Crisis Caravan” book cover (Image: MacMillan)
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Dutch journalist Linda Polman, author of “The Crisis Caravan: What’s Wrong with Humanitarian Aid?”
Polman says Haiti is an example of a place where a lack of coordination has hampered aid distribution.
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