Born in Guatemala in , he is married and has two children. Skip to main content. Welcome to the United Nations. Toggle navigation Language:. Subscribe Audio Hub. Is Haiti better prepared for disasters, nine years on from the earthquake? An aerial view of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince.
In the background of this photo, students are listening to a presentation during an outreach exposition in Cap Haitien, the largest city in northern Haiti. Skip to main content.
Search Search. Earthquake Education and Outreach in Haiti. Thumbnail Medium Original. The quake left the country in shambles, without electricity or phone service, tangling efforts to provide relief to an estimated 3 million people whom the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said had been affected by the quake. While the horrors of the disaster are still unfolding, several realities have become clear.
First, Haiti, which has suffered decades of conflict, poor governance and crippling poverty, needs immediate assistance from the international community. President Obama , Secretary Clinton , and other U. Getting international assistance to Haiti, a small tropical island in the Caribbean, is not easy since the airport is barely functional, with the air traffic control system knocked out and destroyed roads leading to and from it.
But the international community appears to be working closely together to do their best. In relative terms, the international community responds fairly well to humanitarian emergencies caused by natural disasters once the disaster has occurred.
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