RELIEF EFFORT

March 4, 2010

Through the ongoing vaccination campaign in temporary settlements, over 8,000 children under seven years of age have been vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and over 5,000 against measles and rubella.

Six child protection messages on prevention of violence, exploitation and abuse have been transmitted by SMS in Creole to over 1 million cell phone owners.

Schools in unaffected areas of Haiti re-opened on February 1. 1,234 schools have been destroyed, 2,504 schools have been damaged and 975 schools have been affected by the earthquake.

The Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), working with WHO, WFP, UNFPA and UNCEF, has begun a program to prevent severe malnutrition in infants and children living in makeshift shelters across Port-au-Prince.

The United Nations Security Council has authorized 3,500 more UN peacekeepers for Haiti.

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)-World Health Organization (WHO)

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

World Food Programme (WFP)

Other

Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon ordered $25 million to be released from the Central Emergency Response Fund.