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Disaster reduction finance: prevention is better than recovery
Disaster reduction finance: prevention is better than recovery
Sponsored content: At recent meetings at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, the GEF pushed for more money to be spent in advance of disasters
Puerto Rican residents walk in flooded streets in the capital San Juan, September 22, 2017, following Hurricane Maria.
Press Contact: Nicole Phillips, Staff Attorney, Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) [email protected] (510) 715-2855
Seven Years after the Earthquake: Haiti in an unprecedented humanitarian, food, and climate crisis
(Click here to see all the sponsoring organizations: HAWG Press Release 2 12 2017 – FINAL)
January 12, 2017 – Washington, DC – On the seventh anniversary of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, human rights groups, faith-based organizations, policy institutes and humanitarian organizations would like to honor those who lost their lives in the earthquake, as well as those who lost their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Read More
“On August 19th, the Secretary-General announced a new approach to cholera in Haiti. The Secretary-General is actively working to develop a proposal on material assistance and support to those most directly affected by the cholera epidemic. At the same time, the UN, in partnership with the Haitian Government, is intensifying its support to treating and reducing cholera, and ultimately ending the transmission of the disease. Read More
The Haiti Advocacy Working Group extends a message of condolence to the people of Nepal as they observe the first year commemoration of the April 25, 2015 earthquake. One year ago today, 8,700 lives were lost, more than 800,000 homes destroyed and countless livelihoods destroyed after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck central Nepal. Read More
“We need to lighten the burdens on the backs of Haitian women.. On international Women’s Day, Haitian women commemorate the battle that we are still fighting to have our rights recognized and to play a full equal role in Haitian society. ” – Marie Frantz Joachim, Solidarite Fanm Ayisyen. Read More
Hello,
My name is Jasmine Noel and I am the Haiti Advocacy Working Group’s intern for the spring semester. I am a graduate student at The George Washington University studying International Affairs at the Elliott School. Throughout my internship, I will be sharing some of my blog posts with you on key issues facing Haiti. Read More
PRESS RELEASE: January 11th, 2016
CONTACT PERSON: CHARISSA ZEHR: 202-544-6564
Members of the HAWG on the Sixth Anniversary of the Haitian Earthquake
MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
“On this important date in Haiti’s collective memory, we at Mennonite Central Committee pause to remember those who lost so much owing to the earthquake and reaffirm our decades-long commitment to Haitian-led relief, development, and peacebuilding work.
Haiti Advocacy Working Group 2 Year Recommendations
HAWG | Passage of the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act
HAWG | Gender-Based Violence in Haiti
HAWG | International Financial Institutions
HAWG | Civil Society Consultation Key Principles and Best Practices
HAWG | US Government Aid to Haiti Reporting Recommendations Read More
