Assistance After a strong earthquake occurred in the Caribbean island country of Haiti on the 12th, the international community extended a helping hand and expressed its intention to provide humanitarian assistance to Haiti.
China
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu said in a statement on the 13th that a strong earthquake occurred in Haiti, causing casualties and heavy property losses. The Chinese government expresses deep concern and sympathy for this. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has sent a message of condolence to Haitian Foreign Minister Nicolas. The Red Cross Society of China has decided to provide emergency assistance to Haiti, and the Chinese International Rescue Team will rush to Haiti as soon as possible to carry out rescue operations. The China International Rescue Team took a flight from the Capital International Airport to Haiti
On the evening of January 13, the China International Rescue Team took a flight from the Capital International Airport to Haiti to perform a rescue mission. It is reported that the rescue team has a total of 68 people and is composed of three teams, including a 10-man expert team from the National Seismological Administration. It is understood that the rescue team randomly carried more than 10 tons of disaster relief materials with a total value of about 12 million yuan, including rescue, communications, logistics support, medical care, food and other materials and equipment, as well as three search and rescue dogs.
After the earthquake occurred in Haiti on the 12th, the Chinese government responded quickly and sent an international rescue team to Haiti to participate in the rescue. In the early morning of January 14, local time, the China International Rescue Team arrived in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, on Air China's CA6076 charter flight.
After the current members of the China International Rescue Team arrived at the Port-au-Prince Airport in Haiti, the leader of the team held a meeting to arrange the following work. At the same time, the team members also began to debug each other's equipment and prepare to start. The next step in the rescue effort. Then, there are already 20 team members, 7 of whom are members of the international rescue team, 4 are medical staff, and others are members of the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Earthquake Bureau and some news media. In addition, they brought three search and rescue dogs and took a CMB directly to the site of the collapse of the MINUSTAH headquarters. They have already started on-site investigation and preliminary rescue work. On January 13, the Dominican rescue team arrived in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, in the morning and began rescue work. Then on the afternoon of the 13th, rescue teams from the United States, France, Iceland, Puerto Rico and other countries also arrived one after another. Some of their team members have already gone to the headquarters of MINUSTAH to carry out rescue operations. The current progress of the rescue is not very fast. The news we received is that 21 wounded people have been rescued at the headquarters of MINUSTAH. It is already late at night in Port-au-Prince, and relief efforts in some countries have been suspended. As soon as our China International Rescue Team arrived, we sent a team of 20 people to the scene to carry out rescue work. So our response is very rapid. Okay, so that's what the rescue effort looks like. We have not yet received an exact and specific confirmation of this number. Because one is that the operation of the Haitian government has been paralyzed, and it is difficult to get an exact number from the official. The damage to another MINUSTAH mission was also very serious. The No. 1 and No. 2 figures of the Lianhai Regiment were both buried under the rubble. The Lianhai Regiment had just re-adjusted its order and carried out rescue work. Therefore, we are unable to obtain exact figures for both parts of the report. As far as we can see, it is true that sometimes dead bodies appear on the streets, and houses collapse. Most of the Haitian people had been sleeping on the streets before, fearing that they would be injured again by the damaged houses when they returned to their rooms.
Ambassador Liu Zhenmin, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, announced that the Chinese government has decided to increase its earthquake relief assistance to Haiti, including US$2.6 million in cash. United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement on the 13th, saying that he is extremely concerned about the Haitian people and United Nations staff and is paying close attention to the progress of the situation. He has decided to send Edmond Mulet, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and former head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Haiti, to Haiti, and he himself will visit Haiti as soon as possible. Ban Ki-moon also announced that the United Nations would provide $10 million in emergency assistance to Haiti.
The World Bank
On the 13th, it stated that it was preparing to send a disaster assessment team to Haiti. Reuters reported that this team is mainly responsible for assessing earthquake damage and assisting in formulating post-earthquake reconstruction plans. The World Bank also said it was preparing to mobilize a batch of relief supplies to be sent to Haiti urgently. The World Bank announced it would forgive Haiti's debt for the next five years. The World Bank stated that Haiti currently has US$38 million in interest-free World Bank loans, accounting for 4% of its total external debt.
In view of the crisis that the earthquake has brought to Haiti, the World Bank has decided to forgive the country's repayments in the next five years in accordance with the loan conditions and will work to forgive the remaining debt.
European Union
The European Commission decided on the 13th to provide emergency assistance of 3 million euros to Haiti, which suffered from the earthquake disaster, and will provide follow-up assistance after further assessment of the disaster in Haiti. This amount is also the highest the European Commission can provide during a state of emergency.
France
The French government announced on the 13th that it would urgently dispatch rescue workers and two planes carrying relief supplies to Haiti on the same day. The Civil Security Department under the French Ministry of the Interior announced that a total of 130 rescue workers and 6 search and rescue dogs will be dispatched to the earthquake area from the two overseas departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe and the French mainland within 24 hours.
Germany
The German government announced on the 13th that it will provide 1 million euros in financial assistance to the earthquake-stricken areas in Haiti for emergency relief to the victims. In addition, Germany will provide 500,000 euros in food assistance to disaster victims. Germany's professional rescue forces, including earthquake rescue teams, are also on standby, ready to go to earthquake-stricken areas at any time.
Brazil
Brazilian President Lula announced on the 13th that he would provide Haiti with a total of US$10 million in disaster relief funds and urgently dispatch 14 tons of relief supplies. It was also reported that Gilda Arns, a well-known Brazilian social activist who was conducting humanitarian aid in Haiti, was confirmed to have died in the earthquake.
Iceland
The Icelandic government announced on the 13th that Iceland will dispatch an international rescue team composed of 37 search and rescue experts to the earthquake-stricken area in Haiti. It is expected to arrive on the afternoon of the 13th local time. earthquake zone. As one of the first international rescue teams to arrive, the Icelandic rescue team brought a large amount of advanced search and rescue equipment. [1]
Switzerland
The Swiss federal government dispatched a rapid response force affiliated with the "Development and Cooperation Office" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on a Bombardier CL604 Challenger medical plane , took off from Zurich Airport on the morning of January 13 and rushed to Haiti.
Israel
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a 220-person rescue team including doctors and rescuers to Haiti on 2 aircraft equipped with instruments and a field hospital including an operating room. .
Jamaica
Jamaican government hospitals have declared a state of alert to receive injured Haitian people at any time. Digicel, a mobile phone network operator, donated US$5 million to non-governmental relief organizations.
UK
The British government pledged ￡6.2 million in aid and dispatched a 71-person search and rescue team with professional Heavy search and rescue equipment and 2 search and rescue dogs. Queen Elizabeth II expressed her deep sadness, sympathy and condolences to the President of Haiti and the affected people.
United States
The United States dispatched some units of the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division and the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier to immediately engage in disaster relief. After receiving the dispatch order on January 13, the Carl Vinson unloaded the ship's fighter jets and loaded aid supplies and 19 helicopters. Then it rushed to Haiti at full speed with the escort ship, and arrived off the coast of Port-au-Prince on January 15. Serves as a base for US military disaster relief helicopters. The Navy also dispatched the hospital ship USS Comfort and the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan to Haiti. These two ships can provide a total of approximately 1,600 beds of medical services. President Obama has pledged $100 million in aid.
Australia
The Australian federal government has pledged A$10 million in aid.
Canada
The Canadian government donated 5 million Canadian dollars in aid and donated the same amount as private donations, with a target of 100 million Canadian dollars. The Canadian government also announced the launch of Operation Hestia, which included dispatching a disaster relief response team, the Royal Canadian Navy frigate "Halifax", the destroyer "Athabasca", and a CC-177 Global King transport aircraft and 2 CH-146 Griffin search and rescue helicopters.
Japan
Japan announced that it will provide $5 million in emergency relief aid to Haiti, which has been hit by the earthquake disaster.
South Korea
The South Korean government plans to provide emergency medical supplies and dispatch emergency rescue teams to Haiti where a strong earthquake occurred to support Haiti's reconstruction work. The scale of humanitarian assistance reaches US$1 million.
Thailand
The Thai government cabinet approved the provision of humanitarian aid of 30 million baht and 20,000 tons of rice to Haiti's earthquake-stricken areas. Thailand will allocate US$20,000 to the Haitian government to provide relief to victims of the earthquake.
The World Food Program
The agency is currently distributing high-energy biscuits and other food that do not need to be cooked in the earthquake-stricken areas of Haiti; at the same time, the WFP is also preparing to distribute food to the earthquake-stricken areas in Haiti in the next six months. , providing food rations to 2 million people.
International Monetary Fund
The IMF will quickly provide $100 million in aid to Haiti, which was hit hard by the earthquake.
Venezuela
The Venezuelan authorities will ship another 1,200 tons of food aid to Haiti to help the Haitian people who were severely hit by the earthquake disaster.
Russia
When Medvedev had a phone call with the Minister of Emergency Situations Shoigu that day, he instructed the ministry to provide assistance to the injured in the earthquake-stricken areas of Haiti. Shoigu reported that the Ministry of Emergency Situations will send a transport plane to Haiti to carry out rescue work, and the plane will carry air mobile rescue hospitals as well as humanitarian relief supplies such as food and medicine.
Panama
The Panamanian government expressed regret on the 12th that the severe earthquake caused serious damage to Haiti and promised to provide humanitarian assistance to Haiti.
Spain
A plane carrying disaster relief experts will take off from a military base on the outskirts of Madrid, the Spanish capital, on the night of the 13th and fly to Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. 40 disaster relief experts, including police, firefighters and emergency services personnel, also brought specially trained dogs. A second plane will be dispatched on the 14th, carrying surgeons, medical equipment and a field hospital.
Argentina
A military aircraft carrying humanitarian relief supplies to Argentina is ready to take off. The relief supplies include a large amount of medical supplies to strengthen hospital treatment capabilities. The Argentine Peacekeeping Forces Hospital is currently the only hospital available in the disaster-stricken area of ??Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. On the 13th, the hospital had completed at least 85 rescue operations.
Honduras
Honduras will urgently dispatch a rescue team to Haiti to participate in local search and rescue efforts. The rescue team consists of 12 rescue team members and several experts from the Honduras Emergency Disaster Monitoring Bureau and military experts. In addition to searching and rescuing buried people in earthquake-stricken areas, the team will also participate in local post-disaster reconstruction efforts.
Chile
Chile provides 40 tons of humanitarian aid to Haiti
Nigeria
The Nigerian Federation donates to the earthquake-stricken government of Haiti $1 million to aid relief and reconstruction efforts.