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Deployment of emergency relief items for Hurricane Matthew

Published title: Hurricane Matthew - Deployment of Emergency Relief Items to Haiti - Canadian Red Cross 2016

US$ millions unless stated. Haitian fiscal year, October to September. FY2026-27 began October 1, 2026.

Description

October 2016 – On October 4, Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm, tore through the Caribbean causing widespread damage, flooding and displacement in Haiti. Hurricane Matthew has resulted in the largest humanitarian crisis in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake. An estimated 1.2 million people have been affected. With GAC’s support, the Canadian Red Cross is dispatching relief supplies from warehouses in Mississauga Ontario to support emergency relief operations in Haiti. The relief supplies are being distributed by the Haitian Red Cross Society, to help meet the immediate needs of up to 2,000 families affected by the hurricane. The relief supplies include tarpaulins and shelter toolkits to help provide temporary shelter, basic household items such as kitchen sets and hygiene kits

Partner

Canada, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD)

Sector

Humanitarian

Stage

Closed since April 30, 2017

Start

November 2, 2016

Closing

April 30, 2017

Effectiveness

Not reported

Last transaction

November 2, 2016

IATI identifier

CA-3-D003988001

Financing

Table 1.Position at the data date by source (stocks), US$ millions

IATI amounts. Approved: The commitments the partner reports, converted to US$. Disbursed to date: The disbursements (IATI transaction type 3, money paid to another organization) and expenditure (type 4, money the publisher spent itself) the partner reports, converted to US$. Undisbursed: The undisbursed balance the record gives, where the partner reports one, in US$. Amounts by source

New commitments and disbursements by fiscal year

Table 2.New commitments and disbursements by fiscal year (flows), US$ millions

Records and documents

Partner documents

• Description, w05.international.gc.ca
• Description, w05.international.gc.ca
• Activity website, redcross.ca
• Site web de l'activité, croixrouge.ca

Sources

• IATI record (d-portal): terms of use set by the publisher
• IATI: terms of use set by the publisher
• Transactions: terms of use set by the publisher