(2011-09) Humanitarian assistance, emergency relief, rehabilitation, recovery and reconstruction in response to the humanitarian emergency in Haiti, including the devastating effects of the earthquake - Report of the Secretary-General (A/66/332)

United Nations • 2011 • 17 pages

Summary — Secretary-General's report to the General Assembly on humanitarian relief, cholera response and recovery in Haiti from October 2010 to July 2011, covering displacement, funding shortfalls and the four pillars of reconstruction.

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Key Findings

The earthquake killed an estimated 222,570 people, injured 300,572 and caused 7.8 billion dollars in losses, over 120 percent of 2009 GDP; displacement fell from 2.3 million at its peak to 634,000 people in 1,001 sites by May 2011. The cholera outbreak confirmed on 21 October 2010 had caused 6,156 deaths and 424,450 cases by 5 August 2011, with treatment capacity expanded from 12 centres to more than 200. Only 37.8 percent of funds pledged at the 2010 donors conference had been disbursed by July 2011, and the revised 382 million dollar consolidated appeal was 52 percent funded. Elections were supported with a voter list of 4.7 million and 1,500 voting centres, and national police strength reached 10,001 officers including 783 women.

Full Description

Submitted under General Assembly resolution 65/135, this report reviews humanitarian relief, recovery and reconstruction in Haiti from October 2010 to July 2011. The 12 January 2010 earthquake affected almost 3.5 million people, killed an estimated 222,570, injured 300,572 and caused losses of 7.8 billion dollars, more than 120 percent of 2009 GDP. Displacement fell from a peak of 2.3 million to 634,000 people in 1,001 sites by May 2011. The report details shelter, food, nutrition, education, water and sanitation assistance, the response to the cholera outbreak confirmed in October 2010, which had caused 6,156 deaths and 424,450 cases by 5 August 2011, and preparedness for the hurricane season. It reviews progress under the Government's four rebuilding pillars, including debris removal, elections support, police vetting and institution building, and flags critical challenges: only 37.8 percent of the funds pledged at the 2010 New York donors conference had been disbursed, and the political stalemate between the President and Parliament was slowing recovery.

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Time Coverage

2010 — 2011

Keywords

A/66/332, Secretary-General report, humanitarian assistance, earthquake recovery, cholera epidemic, internally displaced persons, reconstruction, Interim Haiti Recovery Commission, donors conference, elections 2010-2011, MINUSTAH, General Assembly

Entities

United Nations General Assembly, Ban Ki-moon, MINUSTAH, Interim Haiti Recovery Commission, Haiti Reconstruction Fund, IOM, UNICEF, UNDP, WFP, FAO, WHO/PAHO, UNOPS, Provisional Electoral Council, Jean-Max Bellerive, Bill Clinton, Ministry of Health and Population, DINEPA

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