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| Statement
by UNICEF Executive Director Ann M.
Veneman on the earthquake in Haiti |
| NEW
YORK, 13 January 2010 - We are saddened
to learn of the devastating earthquake
in Haiti. While communications are extremely
difficult and accurate information is
still scarce, it is clear that the consequences
are severe and many children are among
the victims. Our hearts go out to the
families whose lives have been so terribly
impacted by this tragedy. |
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UNICEF life-saving emergency supplies,
experts arrive in Port-au-Prince |
| NEW
YORK, 16 January 2010 – Another
plane loaded with UNICEF emergency relief
supplies arrived in Port-au-Prince this
morning, carrying urgently needed water
and sanitation supplies. This is the
second load of UNICEF water and sanitation
materials to arrive in Haiti in the
past 24 hours. The shipment contained
additional oral rehydration salts, water
purification tablets and jerry cans.
Two experts in water and sanitation
were also on the flight. |
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Helping Haiti's
orphaned and separated children find their families
PORT-AU-PRINCE,
Haiti, 29 January 2010 – Rodrigue wipes
away his tears and carries on talking. It's an
astounding act of bravery for the 12-year-old
Haitian boy, who saw his parents die in the 12
January earthquake here.
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UNICEF overcomes
logistical challenges to help hundreds of thousands
in Haiti
NEW
YORK, USA, 28 January 2010 – More than two
weeks after a powerful earthquake struck Haiti,
UNICEF's emergency relief effort is reaching hundreds
of thousands of survivors. As of last night, 13
planes had brought health, nutrition, and water-and-sanitation
supplies to Haiti and the neighbouring Dominican
Republic.
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UNICEF and Haitian
volunteers working together to protect children
at risk
PORT-AU-PRINCE,
Haiti, 25 January 2010 – UN representatives
and leaders from 15 nations are meeting today
in Montreal, Canada, to discuss the long-term
reconstruction of earthquake-shattered Haiti –
with the aim of building back better than before.
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Young, injured
Haitian quake survivors cross Dominican border
for treatment
SANTO
DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, 21 January 2010 –
Nine days after the earthquake that devastated
Haiti, UNICEF is delivering life-saving support
to children and families in need. Several planeloads
of aid have landed in Haiti and the neighbouring
Dominican Republic. Half a dozen more supply flights
are scheduled to arrive before the end of the
week.
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Delivering supplies
and protecting children in the Haiti earthquake
zone
NEW
YORK, USA, 20 January 2010 – A powerful
aftershock struck Haiti early this morning, adding
to the stress of children and families affected
by the 12 January earthquake there but apparently
causing little further damage. Relief operations
are ongoing.
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UNICEF concerned
for the safety of Haiti’s most vulnerable
children
NEW
YORK, USA, 19 January 2010 – The earthquake
that struck Haiti a week ago has left many thousands
of children orphaned, lost or separated from their
families – and vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.
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UN Secretary-General
visits Haiti as emergency supply efforts continue
NEW
YORK, USA, 18 January 2010 – Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon and other UN and government officials
visited stricken areas of Port-au-Prince yesterday,
amidst continuing international efforts to help
3 million people – perhaps half of them
children – affected by the 12 January earthquake
in Haiti.
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UNICEF steps
up efforts to protect child health and safety
in Haiti quake zone
NEW
YORK, USA, 17 January 2010 – Thousands have
died, an unknown number are injured and an estimated
300,000 are homeless following the earthquake
that struck Port-au-Prince and other densely populated
areas of Haiti on 12 January, affecting a total
of more than 3 million people.
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A small town
in the Dominican Republic becomes a gateway for
relief efforts in Haiti
JIMANI,
Dominican Republic, 16 January 2010 – Seven-year-old
Jean -Paul sits up in his bed at a small hospital
in the border town of Jimani, whimpering in pain.
His arm and leg are bandaged and his face is swollen
with a badly scraped cheek.
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UN Appeals for
$562 million for humanitarian operation in quake-struck
Haiti
NEW
YORK, 15 January 2010 - UNICEF joined the United
Nations appeal for $562 million for humanitarian
operation in Haiti launched today. The appeal
seeks to provide resources to help 3.5 million
people for the next 6 months.
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Aid begins
to arrive in Haiti for earthquake survivors in
dire need
NEW
YORK, USA, 14 January 2010 – UNICEF is part
of a massive international relief effort now under
way to assist up to 3.5 million people affected
by Tuesday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake in
Haiti.
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Supplies on
the way to survivors of the earthquake in Haiti
NEW
YORK, USA, 13 January 2010 – The first shipment
of UNICEF supplies for survivors of yesterday’s
devastating earthquake is on its way to Haiti.
The emergency aid is urgently needed, as basic
services and infrastructure in the western hemisphere’s
poorest nation were already close to collapse
even before the 7.0-magnitude quake struck.
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UNICEF rushing
supplies to quake-stricken Haiti
NEW YORK, 13 January 2010 – UNICEF is rushing
life-saving supplies into the hardest-hit communities
in Haiti.
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UNICEF gears
up relief efforts to earthquake-struck Haiti
Panama City, Panama, 12 January 2010 – Despite
heavy damages to its own offices in Port-au-Prince
UNICEF is ready to provide immediate support to
the victims of the unfolding humanitarian crisis
following the earthquake that hit Haiti today.
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PANDI News -
Children and Adolescents in the Colombian Press
Today
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