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Update on OAS Efforts in Support of Haiti
Secretary General Insulza is participating today in a meeting in
the Dominican Republic,
organized by President Leonel Fernandez to start analyzing Haiti's
reconstruction needs following a devastating earthquake. Haiti's
President Rene Preval and representatives of international financial
institutions and governments are scheduled to attend the meeting as well as
leaders and officials of the Caribbean Community (Caricom).
Communication and Coordination
- Canada’s Minister
of Foreign Affairs, the Honorable Lawrence Cannon, yesterday hosted a
teleconference with Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive, UN
Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy, nine
foreign ministers from the Group of Friends of Haiti, and José Miguel
Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States, to
strengthen the international community's commitment to coordinate
relief and recovery efforts in Haiti in the aftermath of the recent
earthquake.
- Member States, Permanent
Observers continue to play an active role in the leadership effort.
The Group of Friends of Haiti will meet at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday
at the OAS.
Leveraging Support
- PADF has raised over
$285,000 raised to date, including $100,000 from the OAS, plus
additional matching contributions from Chevron, Moneygram, and
individual contributions. Fundraising continues. PADF has
established a U.S.
toll-free number for donations -- (877) 572-4484. PADF is running
public service announcements in major cities, including New York, Boston,
Philadelphia and Dallas.
- Public service
announcements feature actor Jimmy Jean-Louis (of NBC’s series
“Heroes”), Rainn Wilson (NBC’s “The
Office”) and Teresa Rodriguez (Univision’s “Aqui y
Ahora”). Actor Jimmy Jean-Louis, who is also the president
of the non-profit Hollywood Unites for Haiti,
has formed a partnership with PADF and the OAS for the Haiti
relief effort. Jimmy arrived to PAP on Saturday.
- CODETEL, a
telecommunications company in the Dominican Republic, has
offered 500 cell phones to MINUSTAH.
INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM/INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
- PAHO has set up a health
cluster coordination team. About 70 representatives of 23 relief
organizations are working together to determine the most effective
method to deliver health care supplies and deploy medical services in
the areas most needed. Internet and data transmission have been
successfully established for the health cluster coordination team.
- A temporary field
hospital for the affected population has been set up in tents in the
UN logistics base and different organizations are taking care of
wounded patients, such as University
of Florida and
Friends of Haiti. Medical evacuations are being done to Martinique and
Miami.
Field hospital capacity has been contributed by Israel, Colombia,
France, US and medical teams from Canada,
Indonesia, France,
US.
- Twenty-seven
international Search and Rescue (SAR) teams, comprising approximately
1,500 rescue workers and 115 rescue canines, are operating in Haiti.
- PAHO, the International
Committee of the Red Cross, Interpol and an international team of
pathologists and forensic experts have begun to process the
identification and recording of information on the deceased.
OAS SUPPORT
AND RESPONSE TO HAITI
(as of 01/18/10)
(most recent updates in red)
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Member States & Secretariat
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Financial support in US$
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Humanitarian assistance
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Total
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Total contribution to date $170
million in financial and humanitarian assistance.
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208 tons of
supplies and humanitarian assistance
search & rescue and medical experts
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OAS Secretariat
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$100,000.00 (additional million announced)
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Establishment of the Situation Room to provide up to the minute
information; regular coordination meetings with the other inter-American
institutions
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Antigua & Barbuda
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$38,000 (EC 100,000)
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Defense force; Search & Rescue unit on standby
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Argentina
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Military helicopters/airplanes; the Argentine Air Force Field
Hospital providing medical assistance. The GOA
plans to send a C-130 with additional medical personnel and medical
supplies to support ongoing efforts.
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Bahamas
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2 Immigration Officers, 50 Defense Force Officers, 8 police
officers and a Red Cross team to receive Haitian refugees.
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Barbados
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12 man needs assessment team
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Belize
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1 container of food and clothing
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Bolivia
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One ton of blood and plasma, 5 tons of medicine and similar
amount of food and provisions.
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Brazil
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$10 million
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28 tons of water and food, 30 tons of supplies, firemen and
rescue dogs; 1 military ship for hospital and water treatment
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Canada
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$5 million (immediate) up to $50 million in matching funds
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Warships, planes, helicopters; reconnaissance team with Mil
guards, consular staff, and relief supplies
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Chile
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15 tons of medical aid; medical personnel/rescue team; sending 2
planes of assistance
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Colombia
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600 kilos of medicine; mobile military hospital, personnel, 20 search
experts, (1) airplane
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Costa
Rica
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61 persons rescue team
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Dominica
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Bottled water & dried goods; and police support
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Dominican
Republic
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Support to diplomats and international agencies based in Haiti; sending
humanitarian aid contingent; and set up “border logistic
zone” to facilitate transit of aid; hospitals available; 39 trucks
of food dispatched; 110 cooks, 8 mobile clinics, 35 doctors, and telecom
technicians.
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El
Salvador
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23 rescue personnel, including nurses and persons from
humanitarian organizations; 8 firefighters, 4 members of the El
Salvadorian Red Cross and one rescue dogs; 37 tons of food and water and
17 tons of cream soups.
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Ecuador
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1 C130 plane from Air Force with: 6 tons of supplies, 4
experts in risk management, 6 police officers and 4 military officers, 11
volunteers from Red Cross, 13 rescuers, A second airplane expected within
2 weeks.
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Grenada
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$100,000
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Rescue and relief workers
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Guatemala
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4 officers, 24 search and rescue
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Guyana
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$1 million
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Established a Coordinating Committee for reconstruction efforts
in Haiti
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Jamaica
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Coordinating center for CARICOM donations and other
international; emergency personnel, medical facilities
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Mexico
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100 doctors, rescue workers, expert engineers; 3 airplanes, 1
hospital boat, 1 ship; damages and disaster relief experts as well as
physicians
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Nicaragua
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2 airforce planes, 30 member humanitarian team, including experts
on damage assessment, medical assistance, and civil defense.
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Panama
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One airplane with: material supplies; rescuers, nurses, experts
in infrastructure, rescue team with dogs; 2500 bags of 13.5 kg each of food.
Another plane with donated supplies. 8 vans of material to set up 20
centers of operation or temporary government offices.
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Paraguay
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Rescue team, medical experts, 56,000 kilos of food and blankets
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Peru
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5 tons of medicine and medical material, 58 tons of food, 15
tons of emergency supplies, 28 rescue firefighters, 18 doctors and 2
rescue dogs.
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St. Kitts & Nevis
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Established a Solidarity Fund for Haiti
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St.
Lucia
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Sending assessment team
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St. Vincent & Grenadines
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Shipment of food and bottled water (public and private sector
cooperation). Other shipments will be sent soon.
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Suriname
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$1 million in aid
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Trinidad & Tobago
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$1 million
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United
States
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$100 million
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3,500 soldiers, 2,200 marines; Aircraft carrier with
approximately 4000 sailors and 3 additional ships including hospital ship
(USNS Comfort)
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Uruguay
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Uruguayans attached MINUSTAH assisting in rescue
efforts
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Venezuela
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26 tons of medicines, food, water and medical equipment; 75
rescue personnel, 30 volunteer medical personnel
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