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Haiti earthquake

Signs of recovery are emerging in Haiti, after the massive earthquake on 12 January 2010. Supported by agencies such as the Haitian Red Cross Society, many communities now have access to clean water, basic sanitation, healthcare and shelter. 

But these needs are immense and will remain for many months to come. Recovery from this crisis will take between seven and ten years. The IFRC, in support of the Haitian Red Cross, will be in Haiti for the long term.

Latest news stories from Haiti: 

Building on the successful foundation of psychosocial support in Haiti

Building on the successful foundation of psychosocial support in Haiti

“I have two wishes: that throughout your stay you participate actively and that each and every one of you take ownership of the program.” With these words, Dr Michaéle...

Distributing dignity: a safe space for women after the storm

Distributing dignity: a safe space for women after the storm

Lying in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, tucked away beside a potholed side-road just off the heavily policed - and infamously insecure - highway 9, the camp of ...

Teams mobilize to assist families in the path of Tropical Storm Isaac

Teams mobilize to assist families in the path of Tropical Storm Isaac

Marie-Chantal Pitaud, Disaster and Risk Management National Coordinator of the Haitian Red Cross, has been waiting for official authorisation to begin evacuating ...

Volunteers prepare as tropical storm Isaac approaches quake-stricken Haiti

Volunteers prepare as tropical storm Isaac approaches quake-stricken Haiti

It is early Thursday morning August 23rd, 2012 and as tropical storm Isaac approaches Haiti, a country still recovering from the 2010 earthquake, the Red Cross is up ...

Families begin making the move from camp to community

Families begin making the move from camp to community

Most people living in the various camps for internally displace people (IDP) in Port-au-Prince have the same wish: to someday say goodbye to the four plastic walls tha...

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