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A long-term commitment to children affected by the earthquake in Haiti

2nd March 2010 | by unicef | Emergency, Haiti | No Comments

Field Diary: A long-term commitment to children affected by the earthquake in Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 25 February 2010 – I arrived in this country after the earthquake as part of an emergency team, and today is the last day of my assignment here.

UNICEF staff are working hard to ensure that HIV positive Haitians receive medical care

1st March 2010 | by unicef | Haiti, HIV / AIDS | No Comments

NEWS STORY from Diana Valcarcel, from Port-au-Prince JEANNE Jeanne *(not her real name) sits on a mattress in her tent surrounded by another 45 families in the spontaneous settlement that has sprung up in Port au Prince. Through the plastic walls of the tent, the afternoon sun burns and she tells me her story. Jeanne [...]

Reaching the most remote Haitian earthquake survivors with safe water

1st March 2010 | by unicef | Emergency, Haiti, Water | No Comments

VIDEO: Watch Now Reaching the most remote Haitian earthquake survivors with safe water LEOGANE, Haiti 26 February 2010 – Simple plastic buckets and inexpensive water-purification tablets are being used to provide safe drinking water to people living in the mountains outside Leogane, an area that was close to the epicentre of the earthquake that struck [...]

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