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Jan 2010 - Haiti: Earthquakes
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*1. Provide in-kind assistance to the UN*
Participating UN agencies funds and programmes have been invited to submit needs for in-kind support via this website as needs assessments are completed. Please check back [here to see requests as they are...
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HAITI - JOINT DONOR ALERT: GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI AND UNITED NATIONS
With the ongoing earthquake and cholera outbreak responses, Haiti is now facing three emergencies at the same time as, since 4 November, the country suffers the impacts of Hurricane Tomas. This donor alert focuses on immediate response to the hurricane. While the impact of the hurricane so far has... More
Haiti Earthquake : IOM is looking for Non-Food Items for its relief operation in Haiti
Here is a list of all the non-food items (NFIs) that IOM is currently seeking: tents, aquatabs, jerrycans, water bladders, hygiene kits, kitchen kits, bedding, sleeping mats, plastic sheets, tarpaulins, and mosquito nets, among similar items. More
Making Cities Resilient-Campaign: "My city is getting ready!"
Cities and local governments need to get ready, reduce the risks and become resilient to disasters. For the next two years and beyond, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) will campaign together with its partners for this to happen.
The 2010-2011 World Disaster...
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Humanitarian Appeal for Haiti 2010
The strongest earthquake in Haiti in more than 200 years, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, rocked the impoverished Caribbean nation on 12 January 2010 in the late afternoon. The earthquake struck Ouest Province around an epicentre 17km south-west of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, which... More
Donate to WFP to help the hungry in Haiti
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organisation and the UN's specialised agency for emergency food assistance. We started distributing food in Haiti within 24 hours of the earthquake, thanks to supplies and staff already deployed in the country as part of our... More
Rally your employees to help the hungry in Haiti
If your employees are looking for a way to help the people of Haiti and your company wants to support them, consider a fundraising campaign for WFP.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organisation and the UN's specialised agency for emergency food assistance. We...
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Emergency Relief in Haiti
support UNICEF's relief work in Haiti by making a philanthropic cash donation More
Psycho-social Support to Secondary and Higher Education through Teacher Training in Haiti
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• To provide psycho-social support to secondary and higher education students through the fostering of supportive learning environments and the promotion of learner-centred pedagogy
• Training of teachers and educational support staff to understand how learners are affected by the...
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Emergency Support to National Education Authorities in Haiti
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• To provide basic equipment, repairs, and/or temporary work spaces to offices and facilities of the Ministry of Education and relevant education authorities
• To provide education authorities at national and district level with basic training in education sector emergency response...
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