Haiti: UN deeply saddened as latest earthquake kills three, in wake of floods
Jun 07, 2023, at 10:42 pm
The UN expressed deep sadness as another deadly earthquake claimed the lives of at least three people near the Haitian city of Jerémie in the early hours of Tuesday, compounding an already life-threatening situation in recent days caused by flooding and landslides.
Cholera’s continued spread in Haiti a ‘worrying trend’
Dec 09, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: As cholera continues to spread in Haiti, a $145 million appeal to support the response is only 16 per cent funded, the top UN aid official there reported on Thursday.
‘Haitians are coming together to tackle the cholera crisis’: A UN Resident Coordinator Blog
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:26 pm
New York: Haitians are coming together to tackle the recent outbreak of cholera in the country, says the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country. Ulrika Richardson, the most senior UN humanitarian official in Haiti, visited a number of cholera treatment centres in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, where she met medical staff treating patients with the disease.
WHO supports Uganda Ebola response, faces challenges fighting Haiti cholera outbreak
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:27 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Uganda as the Government there responds to a deadly Ebola outbreak, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, in his weekly press conference on global health challenges.
UN chief calls for ‘enhanced security support’ for Haiti, as crisis worsens; cholera deaths mount
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:28 pm
New York: Amid a deteriorating security situation in Haiti, UN Security-General António Guterres called on Sunday for the Security Council to consider deploying armed forces to help the country address immense humanitarian concerns.
Haiti: Fuel crisis prompts appeal for humanitarian corridor amid cholera outbreak
Oct 07, 2022, at 06:07 pm
New York: The United Nations and partners on Thursday called for opening a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti as armed gangs block access to the main fuel terminal amid ongoing economic crisis, insecurity, and a deadly cholera outbreak.
Haiti: UN supports Government efforts to quell cholera outbreak
Oct 04, 2022, at 06:41 pm
New York: The UN is supporting efforts by the Haitian Government to contain an outbreak of cholera following the confirmation of a positive case and the identification of other suspected cases around the capital, Port-au-Prince. In a statement issued on Monday, the UN chief said it was essential for all stakeholders to "work together in this time of crisis".
Hunger spikes in Haiti following deadly earthquake
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:03 pm
New York: Around 980,000 Haitians in the four districts most affected by the August 14 earthquake are now living with acute food insecurity, according to new UN food security data released on Thursday.
Haiti earthquake: Waterborne disease poses new threat to children
Sep 04, 2021, at 10:49 pm
New York: A crippling earthquake followed by plummeting rains have put some 540,000 children in southwest Haiti at risk of life-threatening waterborne diseases, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti; UNICEF set to reach children, families with humanitarian aid
Aug 15, 2021, at 10:32 pm
New York: The United Nations is working to support rescue and relief efforts in Haiti following a powerful earthquake that reportedly left hundreds dead, with perhaps even more injured and missing, and caused massive damage in the south-western part of the country.
Tsunami threat after Haiti earthquake lifted - US Weather Service
Aug 15, 2021, at 04:32 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The tsunami threat that followed the earthquake in Haiti was removed, the US Tsunami Warning System said on Saturday.
May 09, 2020, at 04:02 pm
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 outbreak could trigger a humanitarian catastrophe in Haiti, endangering many years of hard-won progress in the Caribbean nation, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Friday.
Is Haiti better prepared for disasters, 9 years on from the 2010 earthquake?
Jan 13, 2019, at 04:33 pm
New York, Jan 13 (IBNS):Half a capital city destroyed, 220,000 reported dead and 1 million residents displaced. This was the toll of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, which struck on 12 January, 9 years ago.
5.9 earthquake hits Haiti, 11 killed
Oct 07, 2018, at 06:58 pm
Port-Au-Prince, Oct 7 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale hit northwest coast of Haiti on Saturday, killing at least 11 people, media reports said.
UN inaugurates water project in Haiti benefiting 60,000 people as part of fight against cholera
Dec 13, 2016, at 02:22 pm
New York, Dec 13 (Just Earth News): Sandra Honoré, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), inaugurated on 8 December a water capture and distribution project in the town of Merger, an hour outside of the Caribbean nation’s capital Port au Prince.
At least 330 die as Hurricane Matthew tears through Haiti
Oct 07, 2016, at 04:33 pm
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct 7 (IBNS): The number of people killed in Haiti by Hurricane Matthew, which hit the nation on Thursday, has touched 330, according to The Guardian.
Hurricane Matthew: Death toll touches 264 in Haiti
Oct 07, 2016, at 03:11 pm
Washington, Oct 7 (IBNS): The death toll due to Hurricane Matthew, which hit Haiti , has touched 264, media reports said.
Haiti: 5 years after earthquake, UN warns progress threatened by poverty, inequality
Jan 10, 2015, at 05:38 pm
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS) Five years after a massive earthquake killed 200,000 people in Haiti, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is appealing for funds to continue momentum towards building more resilient communities that will withstand future disasters.
Ban to travel to Haiti, Dominican Republic with focus on health, poverty reduction
Jul 14, 2014, at 09:39 pm
New York, July 14(IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Haiti and the Dominican Republic starting Monday to meet with senior government officials as well as to get a first-hand look at programmes designed to improve health and reduce poverty.
Haiti: UN reports lowest number of cholera cases
May 29, 2014, at 05:01 pm
New York, May 29 (IBNS): The Haitian Prime Minister, the UN Special Representative to Haiti and the UN Senior Coordinator for cholera response vowed to press on with intensified efforts to eliminate the disease from the island as reports from the first months of 2014 reflected the lowest number of cases and cholera-related deaths since the beginning of the epidemic.
Haiti: UN lauds significant gains in fight against cholera
May 02, 2014, at 05:55 pm
New York, May 2 (IBNS): Significant gains in the fight against the cholera epidemic in Haiti have been recorded as the dry season ends and the United Nations continues to support the Government's comprehensive strategy of monitoring, rapid response and planning for long-term solutions, a top UN official in the impoverished country said.
Haiti: UN seeks efforts to tackle cholera
Apr 02, 2014, at 06:48 pm
New York, Apr 2 (IBNS): The United Nations official tasked with coordinating the response to the cholera epidemic in Haiti says the country is not receiving the international attention it deserves, and is calling on the donor community to scale up support to combat the disease.