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Mission of Hope is a faith-based, nonprofit humanitarian organization founded in 1998 by Brad and Vanessa Johnson, headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas. [1] [2] The organization is primarily focused on improving the quality of life in underserved communities, particularly in Haiti and the Dominican Republic by providing education, medical care, nutrition, orphan care, and disaster relief programs.
The United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) was a peacekeeping operation carried out by the United Nations between September 1993 and June 1996. The Mission was reestablished ( MINUSTAH ) in April 2004, after a rebellion took over most of Haiti and President Bertrand Aristide resigned. [ 1 ]
The mission's end marked the conclusion of 15 years of UN peacekeeping operations in Haiti. [8] After the end of the mission, a new United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) was set to be created to coordinate all of the remaining projects, actions and funds of the United Nations in Haiti. [9] [10]
Intended to consolidate the achievements of the OAS/UN International Civilian Mission in Haiti (MICIVIH), the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH) and other missions to the country, [1] it was headed by Alfredo Lopes Cabral of Guinea-Bissau and ran from 16 March 2000 to 6 February 2001. [2]
Haiti, [b] officially the Republic of Haiti, [c] [d] is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic .
The International Civilian Mission in Haiti (MICIVIH, from the French: Mission civile internationale en Haïti) [1] was a joint civilian mission in Haiti by the United Nations and the Organization of American States. [2] It was created in February 1993, with a mandate focussed on protection of human rights and legitimate state institutions.
Hope for Haiti sent over $11 million in supplies to Haiti in the first four weeks following the quake [citation needed]. The delivery of medicines and equipment is a part of the organization's on-going mission. Support has come from the Southwest Florida and international communities both monetarily and through hundreds of volunteer hours. [4]
Haiti Arise, an organization based in Grand-Goave, Haiti which also with branches in Canada and the United States, established an earthquake relief fund. The Canadian branch undertook a significant fund-raising campaign, with every dollar raised being matched by the Canadian government. [63] They worked to distribute water, rice, and other ...