Senate Treasurer Fritz Carlos Lebon expresses his frustration at receiving a building from USAID that was not prepared to meet the needs of Haiti's Parliament.
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Haitian construction workers stand behind the gate to a new building for Haiti's Parliament funded by USAID. The building was inagurated in November but remains vacant pending renovation.
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A security guard walks along the exterior of the USAID-funded Parliament building in Port-au-Prince. The structure has yet to be used by Haiti's Parliament four months after its inauguration.
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Construction materials litter the exterior of the building as renovations continue.
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Because USAID did not furnish the Senate chamber, the Haitian government is paying to construct a rostrum, gallery, podium and benches.
- [Jacob Kushner/GlobalPost]

Debris remain strewn throughout the building.
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The $1.9 million USAID Parliament building in Port-au-Prince remains vacant while the government finishes renovating the interior.
- [Jacob Kushner/GlobalPost]

Senate Treasurer Fritz Carlos Lebon walks through a room undergoing renovation at the new USAID-funded Parliament building.
- [Jacob Kushner/GlobalPost]