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1 December 2011 - 6:25pmAlmost two years after the devastating earthquake of January 2010, Haiti is showing signs of progress, but hundreds of thousands of people still need help, the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) Nigel Fisher has warned. Speaking to reporters in New York and Geneva ahead of the 2012 appeal launch for... -
18 October 2011 - 3:34pmSince April 2010, Nigel Fisher has led a massive relief operation to help millions of Haitians overcome a string of devastating disasters. On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake destroyed vast parts of the capital city of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas – killing several hundred... -
30 September 2011 - 7:06pmERC Valerie Amos completed her visit to Haiti today. Yesterday, Ms. Amos visited the Accra camp, which hosts 25,500 people in the commune of Delmas. She spoke to residents, who expressed fears of eviction and indicated they have no other housing options available to them. She met with representatives of... -
28 September 2011 - 5:59pmEmergency Relief Coordinator and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos started a two-day visit to Haiti today, to take stock of the humanitarian situation and assistance currently being provided to people affected by the January 2010 earthquake and the cholera... -
5 August 2011 - 8:01amHaiti is bracing for severe wind and rain as Tropical Storm Emily approaches. Authorities have called on people living in coastal and low-lying areas to evacuate to higher ground. The country is still recovering from last year’s devastating earthquake. Over 630,000 are still living in emergency...
