European Commission humanitarian aid in Haiti

* Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) of the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). 2000-2009.** PAHO. Health situation in the americas. Basic Indicators, 2009.

FLOODS39

603,521

DROUGHTS4

1,138,000

EPIDEMICS2

EARTHQUAKES1

3,700,000

STORMS27

5millones

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

5 mil 25 mil 50 mil 100 mil 500 mil 1millón 2millonesA�ected

4,439,120

274,936

Number of events

Haiti: natural hazards and a�ected 1980-2011*

Core country data**Haiti The Americas

Maternal mortality rate (2006)Prevalence of underweightchildren under 5 (%)

57 14.8 630 63.722.2 7

Number of infant deaths (one year of age or younger)

per 1000 live births

Percentage of children under 5 years who are

underweight for their age

Number of maternal deaths (while pregnant or within 42

days of pregnancy termination) per 100.000 live

births

Infant mortality rate (< 1 year)

Haiti became the world's first black-led republic and the first independent Latin American state when it obtained its independence from France in the early 19th century. However, decades of poverty, environmental degradation, lack of public investment, violence and dictatorship left the country as the poorest nation in the Americas and especially vulnerable to natural hazards such as tropical cyclones, flooding, and mudslides. It is in this context that the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on 12 January 2010, killing 222,750 people and causing massive destruction in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and its surrounding areas.

The European Commission's Department of Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) responded swiftly to the catastrophe. Assistance, which up to August 2011 totalled €108 million, has financed projects in key areas such as health shelter, Water and Sanitation, nutrition, food assistance, protection and disaster risk reduction, benefiting 4 million people. When ten months after the earthquake, a cholera epidemic was declared in the valley of the Artibonite, quickly spreading to other departments, ECHO devoted €22 million to assist the victims of an epidemic of a scale that had never been seen in Haiti. For the period 2011-2012, scheduled funding amounts €36 million. This will serve to further support the response to the aftermath of the earthquake and, on the cholera epidemic -that has caused more than 4,800 deaths- it will allow the Commission to continue to focus on saving lives through the provision of medical treatment, safe water/sanitation and hygiene promotion. ECHO's strategy in Haiti also includes a Disaster Risk Reduction approach to be mainstreamed into the entire scope of its humanitarian response.

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Mill

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Eu

ros

10

0.162.2

11.5

6.648.45

23.7

36

130

3.080.35 0.07 0.5 0.4 1.15

12.64

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30

40

50

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130

140

201120102009200820072005 20062004200320022001199919981996 19971995by year

ECHO funding in Haiti 1995-2011247 million €

by event

Epidemics 9%

DRR 8%

Natural hazards 59%

Social crisis 24%

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection

CONTACTSCommission EuropéenneDirection Générale d'Aide Humanitaire et Protection Civile (DG ECHO)Bureau HaïtiDir.: 2 rue Ogé, Pétion Ville, République d'HaïtiTel.: +509 28.13.11.82Correo: ECHO-haiti@echohaiti.eu

A key humanitarian donorThe European Commission has a longstanding commitment to help the victims of humanitarian crisis. Since 1992, it has funded relief to millions of victims of natural and man-made disasters outside the European Union through its Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (DG ECHO). Aid is channe-led impartially to the affected populations, regardless of their race, ethnic group, religion, gender, age, nationality or political affiliation.

The Commission's humanitarian action has two pillars: respon-se to emergencies and disaster preparedness. In the first field, funds are spent on goods (such as food, clothing, shelter, medical provisions, water supplies) and services (like sanita-tion, medical assistance, emergency repairs and logistical support).

The Commission also funds projects that aim to increase local authorities and vulnerable communities' response capacities and mitigation projects in regions prone to natural catastro-phes.

ECHO's actions rest on the humanitarian principles: humanity, neutrality, imparciality and independence. The programmes funded are implemented in the field through partner organiza-tions: United Nations relief agencies, members of the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement and around 200 non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

€ 166.000.000DG ECHO total contribution Humanitarian activity 2010-2012HAITI

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection

N o r d - O u e s t

A r t i b o n i t e

N o r d

N o r d - Es t

C e n t r e

S u d - E s t

Su d

G r a n d ' A n s e

O u e s t

Port-au-Prince

epicenter

Earthquake response€ 123.000.000

N o r d - O u e s t

A r t i b o n i t e

N o r d

N o r d - E s t

C e n t r e

S u d - E s t

S u d

G r a n d ' A n s e

N i p p e s O u e s t

Port-au-Prince

Disaster risk reduction€ 14.000.000

N o r d - O u e s t

A r t i b o n i t e

N o r d

N o r d - E s t

C e n t r e

S u d - E s t

S u d

G r a n d ' A n s e

N i p p e s O u e s t

Port-au-Prince

Cholera response€ 22.000.000

N o r d - O u e s t

A r t i b o n i t e

N o r d

N o r d - E s t

C e n t r e

S u d - E s t

S u d

G r a n d ' A n s e

N i p p e s O u e s t

Port-au-Prince

Reduction of acute malnutrition and reproductive health

€ 7.000.000

What we do and where?

Who are our partners?NGOs

IOs

Red Cross

XX%

XX%

XX%

Haiti became the world's first black-led republic and the first independent Caribbean state when it obtained its independen-ce from France in the early 19th century. However, decades of poverty, environmental degradation, lack of public investment, violence and dictatorship left the country as the poorest nation in the Americas ....