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BBC OS: 2024/03/12 17:06 GMT: Getting aid to Haiti

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Getting aid to Haiti

2024/03/12 17:06 GMT

2024/03/12 17:06 GMT: Getting aid to Haiti

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The US says it will give a further $100m to Haiti as violence grips the country.

The US says it will contribute a further $100m to an international security force in Haiti as violence grips the country. We hear from aid workers on the ground about the struggles they're facing to provide humanitarian relief alongside a shortage of medical professionals.

Popstar Lily Allen has shared her feelings on balancing her career with motherhood, claiming that having children “ruined” her popstar potential. But it's not just popstars who give up or change their careers when kids come along. We speak to mothers in Nigeria, India and the UK on their experiences.

After a woman started to give birth mid-air on a flight from Jordan to the UK, we hear from a medic who stepped in to help deliver the baby girl.

Presenter: Luke Jones 

(Photo: People walk towards a shelter with their belongings fleeing from violence around their homes, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti)

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