U.S. Fund is the number one contributor to UNICEF’s work in Haiti
Six months after the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, the children who survived the catastrophe live with the daily image of its destruction.
UNICEF is at work to ease the struggles of these children, and the U.S. Fund has been its leading donor—contributing more to UNICEF’s work in Haiti than national governments combined.
Read our 6-month report for details on UNICEF Haiti emergency operations—from supplying water and sanitation to the displaced to setting up identification and tracing systems to reunite more than 300 children with their families.
- Overview
- Response by sector: water, protection, education, nutrition, health
- Funding analysis
Stay with Haiti in the months to come
UNICEF’s partners, donors and supporters were the keys to preventing a humanitarian disaster over the past 6 months, ensuring that there was no increased malnutrition and no disease outbreaks among the displaced.
Today, UNICEF needs continued support to realize Haiti’s transformation—from a nation too long on the brink of disaster into a Haiti Fit for Children.
Your Monthly Pledge will help us. Regular contributions are needed to
- move tens of thousands of exposed families to safer ground
- protect 500,000 children identified as extremely vulnerable
- open 600 schools by year-end
Haiti recovery stories
July 12, 2010
Six months after the earthquake, UNICEF takes stock in Haiti
Six months after the earthquake that ravaged Haiti on January 12, UNICEF releases a detailed report chronicling relief efforts to date. Titled ‘Children of Haiti: Milestones and looking forward at six months,’ the report begins by asking the question: What did not happen following the earthquake?
July 2, 2010
HIV and AIDS in post-quake Haiti
Haiti has one of the highest HIV rates in the Caribbean, with 6,800 children in the country living with the virus. In the aftermath of the January earthquake UNICEF prioritized the provision of drugs to prevent transmission of HIV from mothers to babies. A baby who receives the necessary medication at birth and whose mother has received ARVs has only a 2 percent chance of becoming HIV positive.
June 25, 2010
Building a Haiti fit for children
UNICEF is working to keep children's issues at the core of post-earthquake construction. The Global Movement for Children convention brought over 100 Haitian children from various socio-economic backgrounds and communities together to discuss how their voices can be included in the reconstruction process being implemented by the government with support from the international community.
