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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 \\u2013 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 \\u201csignificant moment\\u201d for the country.

So is Haiti a \\u201crepublic of NGOs\\u201d or a burgeoning democracy? Is it an example of the success of aid, or the poster child of \\u201cdisaster capitalism\\u201d? 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\\u2019t 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