Recounting Haiti's devastation amid Davos glitz
Amid the opulence of Davos, it was difficult for Josette Sheeran to talk about a country in such desperate need of cash and tents just to survive. In a town where it is hard go a day without an invitation to a grand meal during the World Economic Forum, the executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP) told how it is "every step a nightmare" in Haiti where bodies are still being collected more than two weeks after the devastating earthquake. "It is the most complicated catastrophe we have ever been confronted" with, she told a special meeting on the quake held for the 2,500 executives, politicians and academics at the glitzy Davos forum.

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