Britain to help rebuild prisons in Haiti

Tue Feb 9 2010 00:16:07

British construction experts will help rebuild prisons in disaster-struck Haiti as part of a new aid network launched by the Government.

More than a thousand professionals from the UK are ready to deploy to countries emerging from conflict and crisis under the new Civilian Stabilisation Group.

Gordon Brown said: "This 1,000-strong group will further strengthen our ability to offer rapid help in rebuilding countries after conflict or disaster."

The group will boost the civilian effort in countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Kosovo, Georgia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Around 4,000 inmates escaped from Haiti's main prison when it was destroyed in the devastating earthquake.

The UK Goverment is deploying a prison building expert and a project manager to help re-establish the basic functioning of at least three prisons within six months.

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