UNICEF in emergencies

Donor alerts and field reports

Haiti

Donor Update - 14 June 2004
As in most conflict situations, children and women continue to bear the brunt of the crisis. Political violence has had a severe impact on children, particularly the most vulnerable, such as the children living on the streets, girls working as domestic servants and children orphaned by AIDS. Additional humanitarian needs have arisen from recents floods tthat left thousands of families homeless and without access to clean food, water and medical care.
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UN Flash Appeal - 9 March 2004

The socio-economic and political crisis culminated with the departure of President Aristide on 29 February 2004. Haitians are now in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection following the recent violence. The objective of the Flash Appeal is to respond to urgent and immediate needs of the Haitian population and to quickly establish the basics for rehabilitation of social services and economic recovery. UNICEF will work in partnership with other UN agencies, non-governmental agencies and the Red Cross movement to implement these projects, as well as the relevant public administrations.

This English version (3.6MB) is a summary of the full Flash Appeal available in French.

Appel humanitaire d'urgence - 9 mars 2004

La détérioration de la crise socio-économique et politique a culminé avec le départ du président Jean-Bertrand Aristide, le 29 février 2004. Suite aux violents incidents récents, la population haïtienne a désormais un besoin urgent d’aide humanitaire et de protection. L’objectif de l’Appel d’Urgence/ Flash Appeal des Nations Unies est de répondre aux besoins urgents et immédiats de la population haïtienne. L'UNICEF travaillera en partenariat avec les autres agences des Nations Unies, des ONGs ainsi qu’avec des administrations publiques pour réaliser les projets.

La version française de l’Appel d’urgence contient 91 pages (3MB)