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The response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake included national governments, charitable and for-profit organizations from around the world which began coordinating humanitarian aid designed to help the Haitian people. Some countries arranged to send relief and rescue workers and humanitarian supplies directly to the earthquake damage zones, while ...
The Red Crescent planned to send further humanitarian aid teams in the light of the initial team's report. [55] The Humanitarian Aid Foundation said that their aid was sent to Haiti from the United States by two cargo planes. The 33 tons of aid includes blankets, clothes, foodstuff, medical equipment, and infant food.
At the request of President Obama, two former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have agreed to help, forming the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, a charity organization to aid the victims of the Haiti earthquake. [36] Elements of the US Military were deployed to Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response. [37]
Within 24 hours of the earthquake Digicel launched text and voice donation lines and also set up bank accounts to accept lodgements on behalf of the fund. The Digicel Haiti Relief Fund received and continues to receive overwhelming support as they collected over US$500,000 in donations within the first nine days and attracted over 60,000 fans ...
Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief was a charity telethon held on January 22, 2010, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (January 23, 2010 from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. UTC). The telethon was the most widely distributed telethon in history. [ 3 ]
Haitian residents and their advocates say humanitarian aid should focus on supporting the work Haitians are already doing locally.
Task Force Danbi [1] (Korean: 단비부대 [2]) is the South Korean military mission to Haiti for earthquake relief in the aftermath of the 12 January 2010 earthquake. This became South Korea's sixth UN Peacekeeping Mission. [3] The mission is expected to last until 31 December 2010. [3] [needs update]
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund was a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded on January 16, 2010, by former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, to aid the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The organization was formed in response to the request of President Barack Obama for the former Presidents to assist in the Haitian rescue ...