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| A man carries his injured child through a street in Port-au-Prince in the aftermath of the earthquake that battered Haiti. |
NEW YORK, 20 January 2010 - The earthquake that devastated parts of Haiti, on 12 January 2010, destroyed much of the country’s fragile infrastructure and left many Haitians in dire need of assistance.
UNICEF is working hard to provide urgent support to children, women and families many of whom are without shelter, water, or other basic necessities.
Working in concert with a range of partners, UNICEF’s first priorities are the provision of emergency water and sanitation, providing food, shelter, medical assistance and care and support for children who have become separated from their families and caregivers and providing emergency nutrition support for children (particularly those suffering from, or at risk of, malnutrition).
Here are links to some of the communiqués on Haiti that UNICEF has issued since January 12:
Field Diary: A family reunited after the earthquake in Haiti
After the quake, Haiti braces for storm season
with video
A Haitian father's account of the earthquake and its aftermath
with audio
‘Baby tents’ offer quake-affected Haitian mothers a safe place to breastfeed with video
Field Diary: Children’s ward treats Haitian quake survivors in the Dominican Republic with audio
Much more help still needed in Haiti - UN
A month after the quake, massive aid effort continues for Haitian children and families with video
Volunteers provide psycho-social support to young Haitian quake survivors
UNICEF and partners promote infant and young child nutrition in post-quake Haiti with video
UNICEF and partners deliver essential supplies to Haiti’s most vulnerable children with video
UNICEF Executive Director visits Haitian earthquake victims
UNICEF scales up its supply effort to reach every Haitian child in need with video
Meeting the changing health needs of children affected by the earthquake in Haiti
UNICEF Executive Director meets quake-affected children and families in Haiti with video
UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman visits quake struck Port-au-Prince
Haitian-American doctor cares for families evacuated to Dominican Republic with audio
UNICEF and partners increase access to safe water in Haitian quake zone with video
UNICEF and partners launch immunization campaign in Haiti quake zone with video
Radio provides a vital link to families amidst the children's emergency in Haiti with video
High-profile UNICEF supporters raise Haiti relief funds and awareness with video
Focus on Haiti: A UNICEF photographer bears witness to the children's emergency with video
A day in the life of UNICEF staff members on the ground in Haiti with video
On both sides of the border, essential aid and safe water for Haitian families
Helping Haiti's orphaned and separated children find their families with video
UNICEF overcomes logistical challenges to help hundreds of thousands in Haiti with video
Return from Haiti: UNICEF staffer reflects on the children’s emergency with audio
Reaching young survivors with health and nutrition aid in Haiti's quake zone with video
UNICEF Humanitarian Operation in Haiti Zeroes in on Unaccompanied Children
UNICEF and partners provide safe water for Haitian children and families with video
In Jacmel, a young Haitian filmmaker documents the earthquake's aftermath with audio
UNICEF and Haitian volunteers working together to protect children at risk with video
Charlie's ride: London boy, 7, gets on his bike to raise £150,000-plus for Haiti appeal
To help Haiti’s children heal, build back education better than before with audio
UNICEF and Haitian volunteers working together to protect children at risk
Crisis response continues in Haiti, with an eye on challenges that pre-date the quake with video
A young Haitian earthquake survivor uses art to cope with disaster with video
MTV telethon caps celebrity efforts to support UNICEF and partners with video
Young, injured Haitian quake survivors cross Dominican border for treatment with video
A young Haitian earthquake survivor speaks with audio
Delivering supplies and protecting children in the Haiti earthquake zone with video
Call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding in Haiti
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman on the situation of children in Haiti
UNICEF concerned for the safety of Haiti’s most vulnerable children with video
Donors worldwide support Haiti relief efforts of UNICEF and partners with video
UN Secretary-General visits Haiti as emergency supply efforts continue with video
Field Diary: Notes from a tent hospital in Haiti with audio
More UNICEF life-saving emergency supplies, experts arrive in Port-au-Prince
UNICEF steps up supply effort to protect child health in Haiti quake zone with video
UN Appeals for $562 million for humanitarian operation in quake-struck Haiti
UN and UNICEF launch aid appeal to overcome massive challenges in Haiti quake zone with video
UNICEF rushing supplies to quake-struck Haiti
Angélique Kidjo appeals for Haiti earthquake relief donations with video
Aid begins to arrive in Haiti for earthquake survivors in dire need with video
Supplies on the way to survivors of the earthquake in Haiti with video
Haiti: UNICEF gears up relief efforts for earthquake-stricken Haiti with video
UNICEF gears up relief efforts to earthquake-stricken Haiti
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman on the earthquake in Haiti
