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Do to the global rise in prices of basic foods, Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, has decided to take the matter into their own hands with sparked riots in response to the food crises. The violence began last week when Haitian citizens burned cars and attacked a U.N. police base in the city of Les Cayes, in which five people were killed. Protests have now spread to areas such as capital, Port-au-Prince. Emergency aid and food donations have been requested so basic food necessities can be sent to the citizens of the nation. Haitians live off of $2 a day which is insurmountable compared to the increase of prices in the past year. The cost of staples such as rice, beans, fruit and condensed milk has gone up 50 percent in the past year, while the cost of pasta has doubled. One major concern of the nation is that the situation is watched very closely so that the protests are not exploited by those with political motivations.