International Assistance
Following the January 12 earthquake, the international community mounted a massive response to assist Haiti in the relief and recovery effort. On January 15, the UN launched a Flash Appeal for a total of $575 million. This amount covers the anticipated operations of 17 UN entities and dozens of non-governmental organizations over the next six months. The United Nations Secretary-General allocated $25 million towards the Flash Appeal, which has now received contributions from over 40 countries. The appeal covers everything from immediate coordination and life saving interventions to the initial phases of early recovery.
Governments, civil society and businesses from over 100 countries have contributed to the relief efforts with cash or in-kind contributions. The contributions made to Haiti are summarized in the Overall Financing Summary and the Bilateral and Multilateral Summary. Links to the top ten donor websites can also be found below.
Haitian Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Jean-Max Bellerive, foreign ministers from the Friends of Haiti group of nations and representatives from the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank met on Monday January 25 in Montreal, Quebec to discuss how to rebuild Haiti. The delegates agreed to undertake a coordinated assessment of the situation and to meet again with representatives from a larger group of countries in March to make pledges in support of the reconstruction process.
Information:
UN Relief Efforts
Read the updated summary of UN efforts in Haiti.
UN Flash Appeal
Read the UN Flash Appeal document and learn about the needs on the ground
Overall Financing Summary
See the status of contributions for relief and reconstruction efforts
Bilateral and Multilateral Financing Summary
See a list of contributions from governments and multilateral agencies
Montreal Conference
See the outcome documents from the conference
Washington Donors Conference April 2009
Overview of the status of the pledges made to Haiti at the Washington Donors Conference in April 2009
Key Links
Relief Web
Information designed to assist the international humanitarian community in effective delivery of emergency assistance.
Top Ten Government Donors
in alphabetical order: Canada, European Commission, France, Japan, Morocco, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States