Articles and image gallery from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti
Ny Times editorial board A cholera patient at a clinic in Rendel, Haiti, being bathed with soap and water mixed with Clorox. Credit Meridith Kohut for The New York TimesToday’s lesson in evading moral responsibility comes to us from the United Nations. The organization says it is terribly concerned about the cholera epidemic in...
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‘We will continue our efforts to mobilize the funds necessary to this new approach to cholera in Haiti in order to diminish the incidence of cholera in the country,’ UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric says By Agence France-Presse Published Fri, Mar 17, 2017 11:13 PM CHOLERA OUTBREAK. Patients with cholera symptoms receive medical attention in...
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A UN Peacekeeper takes cover behind Haiti National Police officers while demonstrators throw rocks, during a protest against the country’s electoral council to mark the 25th anniversary of first democratic election in 1990, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Dieu Nalio Chery AP By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com It’s time for the United Nations’ 2,300 blue-helmet soldiers in...
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AUSTIN, Texas, June 22, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mission of Hope (MOH) and a group of Arbonne consultants joined together in Minoterie, Haiti today to celebrate the completion of 90 new homes for families displaced by the 2010 earthquake. Minoterie has a high homeless population, as many families were dropped here after the tragic...
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The world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945, the United Nations says, issuing a plea for help to avoid “a catastrophe”. UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien said that more than 20 million people faced the threat of starvation and famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and Nigeria. Unicef has already warned 1.4m...
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CITE SOLEIL, Haiti — A few dozen Brazilian troops wearing the blue helmets of the U.N. military force stroll through a dense warren of shacks in Haiti’s most notorious slum, facing no greater threat than a few barking dogs along some of the same streets where pitched gunbattles between gangs and peacekeepers used to...
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Situation in Numbers 3,200,000 total people affected (OCHA-HNO) 1,100,000 /# of children in need of humanitarian assistance (UNICEF) 1,600,000 /# of adults in need of humanitarian assistance (OCHA-HNO) 41,421 suspected cholera cases and 447 fatalities (MSPP – 1 Jan to 24 Dec 2016) of which approximately 50 children under five years old (UNICEF) 12,000...
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By: James Richards 7 Mar 17 The United Nations has called for $2.7bn to support the recovery of Haiti, which suffered widespread damage during Hurricane Matthew six months ago. The call comes as the 5th Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas conference opens in Montreal, Canada, later today. Robert Glasser, the...
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Published on 04 Mar 2017 — View Original Download PDF (294.62 KB) Main Points In the five months after Hurricane Matthew struck southwestern Haiti on 4 October 2016, humanitarian partners reached over 1,000,000 people with humanitarian assistance in the most affected regions of Grand’Anse, Sud and...
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A new CDC report begins to quantify the devastating effects the virus has on children. Heloisa, who has a twin sister named Heloa, both 10 months old and both born with microcephaly, is pictured at her house in Areia, Paraiba state, Brazil on February 8, 2017. Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters Julie Beck Mar 4,...
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VOA News: A demonstrator spray paints the message in Creole “We demand justice for all cholera victims” outside United Nations headquarters to protest the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 15, 2015. Late last year, the United Nations vowed to intensify the fight against a deadly cholera outbreak its peacekeepers inadvertently carried to...
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Monley: ‘A sign of hope’ from Haiti 01:40 My Hero is a series profiling remarkable people around the world who have touched the lives of anchors and correspondents at CNN. Discover more over at CNN Heroes. (CNN)Amid devastation, hope. Haiti’s colossal earthquake of 2010 leveled entire neighborhoods, and the capital Port au Prince was...
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Marcell Dareus always wanted to visit his father’s homeland of Haiti. The former Alabama Crimson Tide star is doing much more than that. According to a report from AL.com, the Buffalo Bills defensive tackle is in Haiti this week for a first-hand look at the conditions of the country, along with his $25,000 donation...
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Ambassador of Japan to Haiti, Yoshiaki Hatta (left) and Marc Vincent, UNICEF Representative in Haiti, at the presentation by Japan of a donation of $2.6 million to help in the fight against cholera in Haiti. Photo: MINUSTAH/Pierre Cote 22 February 2017 – A new grant from the Government of Japan will allow the United...
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UN News Centre In Jérémie, Haiti, children play at the Église Chrétienne Nan Lindy. Hundreds of people have sought temporary shelter at the church after countless homes were destroyed by Hurricane Matthew. Photo: UNICEF/UN035877/LeMoyne 7 February 2017 – The United Nations together with relief organizations in Haiti have launched a two-year, $291 million response...
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Haiti’s President-elect Jovenel Moise speaks to reporters in Petion-ville after his hearing at the public prosecutor’s office in Port-au-Prince on January 25, 2017. (Photo: AFP) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Haiti needs nearly US$300 million to provide urgent assistance for its most vulnerable inhabitants, including those affected by Hurricane Matthew last October, the government and...
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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, is leading a strategic assessment mission to Haiti in keeping with a United Nations Security Council Resolution. Ladsous, will during this stay here this week, represent the UN Secretary General at the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President of Haiti,...
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http://www.janes.com Brazil is beginning to withdraw its military contingent from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and plans to conclude the operation by 17 April. The Brazilian military contribution to MINUSTAH was planned to end in October 2016, but was extended for six months according to UN Security Council resolution 2313 on 13...
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LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE, CA – Premier transportation broker Allen Lund Company’s (ALC) Atlanta Flatbed office is assisting in ongoing efforts to rebuild Haiti. The company’s office is continuing to participate with Mission Haiti in efforts to provide building materials for the hurricane-devastated region. by Laura Hillen “The Allen Lund Company Flatbed office is proud...
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MSF.ORG Jeanty Junior Augustin Distribution of aid packages by MSF in the most remote areas of Jérémie and Cayes After providing urgent medical care, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launches a building materials distribution campaign to benefit 10,000 families living in the remote mountains of Sud-Ouest, the island region most severely affected by Hurricane Matthew....
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