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ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM UPDATE (HAITI EARTHQUAKE)

ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM UPDATE (HAITI EARTHQUAKE). MAP. KEY LINKS. GOVERNMENT OF HAITI Government of Haiti website: www.haiti.org Government of Haiti Information Center INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Pan American Health Organization RELIEFWEB UNICEF One Response

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ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM UPDATE (HAITI EARTHQUAKE)

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  1. ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM UPDATE (HAITI EARTHQUAKE) MAP KEY LINKS • GOVERNMENT OF HAITI • Government of Haiti website: www.haiti.org • Government of Haiti Information Center • INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS • Pan American Health Organization • RELIEFWEB • UNICEF • One Response • World Food Programme • Global Logistics Cluster • Shelter Cluster • IRIN • US GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS • The Department of State • U.S Embassy in Haiti • State Dept.'s DipNote on Twitter • State Dept. Background Note • U.S. Agency for International Development • OFDA • USAID Country Profile • CIA World Fact Book • The Department of Defense • US Southern Command • The Department of Homeland Security • U.S. Coast Guard • The Department of Health and Human Services • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS • AmeriCares • American Red Cross • CARE • Charity Navigator • Doctors Without Borders • Mercy Corps • OXFAM • Partners in Health • Save the Children Background Current Situation GoH Haiti Cluster Information Health Cluster Public Health Hospitals and Clinics Logistics AS OF: 1200 EST 8 JUNE 2010 Water And Sanitation Food Shelters Protection Haiti in the Media THIS REPORT IS RELEASED ON A WEEKLY BASIS. NEXT REPORT: 15 JUNE 10 Coordination Links

  2. A series of major earthquakes struck Haiti on 12 January in the area around the capital, Port-au-Prince. The strongest of these occurred at around 1700 hrs local time and was reported at 7 on the Richter scale. • The earthquake is estimated to have killed 222,517 people and displaced more than 1.3 million people into spontaneous settlements and organized sites. 597,801 people have migrated from Port-au-Prince to outlying departments, with the majority, an estimated 162,509, going to Artibonite, and an estimated 160,000 persons to the border area with the Dominican Republic. • The most affected cities are Port-au-Prince, Carrefour and Gressier (40-50% destroyed), Jacmel (50-60%) and Leogane (80-90%). Major damage had been reported to buildings, infrastructure, hospitals and schools. Communications are difficult: roads and bridges have been considerably damaged, as well as roads connecting rural areas to cities. • According to a study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the cost of rebuilding Haiti's homes, schools, roads and other infrastructure could be nearly $14 billion. • The United Nation multi-national response to this disaster has been organized into Clusters that are similar in construct, though not the same as Emergency Support Functions (ESF) in the U.S. National Response Framework. BACKGROUND The large tarp offers shelter from the sun where mothers can care for their children. Source: AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Carl Juste Protesting the lack of shelter after they were soaked by the first heavy rain since the earthquake, Haitians took to the streets headed toward U.N. headquarters near the airport as the sun broke through the rain clouds. Source: HIP

  3. SITUATION CURRENT ASSESSMENT • The hurricane season began 1 June. An evaluation by Oxfam of 28 sites revealed serious risks of disasters in the event of a hurricane. The survey, carried out in three large zones in the capital and one outside Port-au-Prince, showed high risk of fire, flooding, epidemics and landslides. Extreme overcrowding, little natural drainage and weak structure of the land on which camps are built are major problems highlighted in the survey. • The camps have limited availability of water. Even though there has not yet been outbreak of disease, many cases of skin problems have been reported which are directly linked to insufficient water to meet hygiene needs, the latter of which also undermines hygiene promotion efforts. • According to the Shelter and Non-Food Item Cluster, international donors had funded projects to construct more than 93,000 transitional shelters as of 27 May, and implementing partners had completed construction of 2,006 shelters. • 150 sites have been registered to date, representing 125,000 families and close to 540,000 individuals (based on an average estimated family size of 4.3 individuals). Of the 150 sites registered, 51 are in the regions outside of Port-au-Prince. The first phase of the registration process, which includes registration of all displaced populations at the larger sites in the Port-au-Prince area, is expected to be completed by the end July 2010. Registration of the remaining smaller sites, and of displaced living with host families in the capital and the regions, is expected to be completed by November 2010. Information on registration updates can be found on the CCCM website. G R B A Non-Functional or Destroyed Unknown Not A Major Concern Currently Working But Inadequate Generally Ineffective MEDICAL OPERATIONS MENTAL HEALTH MEDICAL WASTE PRIMARY CARE MORTUARY AFFAIRS COMMUNICATIONS HOSPITALS SURGICAL VETERINARY MED SUPPLY EVACUATION BLOOD HAITI A G A A A G A G G G PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES SANITATION WATER PPROTECTION SURVEILLANCE RODENT CONTROL VECTOR CONTROL FOOD WASTE\DEBRIS SEWAGE HAITI A A A A A A A A A B R OVERALL PH/MEDICAL ASSESSMENT OXFAM PRESS RELEASE – 1 JUN 10IOM PRESS RELEASE – 1 JUN 10 ACT ALLIANCE SIT REP – 4 JUN 10USAID FACT SHEET #57 – 4 JUN 10

  4. HEALTH CLUSTER SITUATION • The week from 24 to 29 May was marked by several demonstrations in Champs-de-Mars facing the collapsed Presidential Palace where rocks and stones were thrown. On the 27 May, there were approximately several hundred demonstrators on the streets due to current government decisions. The majority of the manifestations took place in the area of Saint Jean Bosco, Champs-de-Mars, Presidential Palace and the Faculty of Ethnology. Tear gas was used to prevent protestors from breaching the Palace Security perimeter. • Concerned by the "new challenges and threats" the Government and people of Haiti faced in the aftermath of the earthquake, the Security Council authorized on 4 June the deployment of further 680 police to the United Nations peacekeeping mission there, in addition to the boosted force levels provided in January chiefly to assist Haitian authorities throughout the coming electoral period and subsequent transfer of power early next year. • Preparedness measures by humanitarian agencies currently ongoing include the pre-positioning of two million emergency rations in 31 locations across Haiti by the World Food Programme (WFP). The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has a permanent emergency task force on standby and is prepositioning emergency items in ten towns and cities, and shelter agencies are working to ensure sufficient emergency shelter items are available. Mitigation work in camps following technical assessments is also ongoing to reduce vulnerability to flooding and rains. • On 1 June, former President Bill Clinton visited Haiti with 3 main objectives: 1) Visit Leogane, a region in the West Department which was indirectly affected by the quake through the massive influx of displaced people; to examine the level of preparedness for the hurricane season; 2) Highlight the need to invest outside of Port-au-Prince; 3) Visit settlement sites set up by CHF International and emphasize the urgency to address the needs of displaced people. • An international donor’s conference held on 2 June, titled the "World Summit for the Future of Haiti," aimed at extracting more of the pledged money, defining reconstruction projects and deadlines, and reassuring donor countries that World Bank oversight was in place to minimize embezzlement and corruption. Former US president Bill Clinton, who co-chairs a commission with Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive overseeing much of the reconstruction funds, called on donors to make good on their pledges to make those plans reality. So far, only Brazil has stumped up all its promised sum, 55 million dollars, according to the Haitian economy ministry. • The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will make $200 million in grants over five years to strengthen land tenure rights, boost agricultural production, increase market access for farmers and reinforce food security in Haiti. The grants will cover a quarter of the total cost of a Haitian government plan to revamp farming after the earthquake. NOTE: Further contingency planning would be greatly assisted by the release of the Country Wide Contingency Plan, drafted by the Department of Civil Protection in collaboration with partners. While the plan has been updated following the earthquake, finalization by the Ministry of the Interior has not been completed. OCHA PRESS RELEASE – 1 JUN 10AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE – 2 JUN 10INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK – 3 JUN 10 UN SECURITY COUNCIL – 4 JUN 10OCHA HUMANITARIAN BULLETIN #4 – 4 JUN 10IFRC OPERATIONS UPDATE #18 – 5 JUN 10

  5. ROAD CONDITIONS AS OF 24 MAY 2010 HIGH DEFINITION

  6. THE GOVERNMENT OF HAITI • On 1 June, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive, co-chairs of the Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission (IHRC), pledged to work with the Government of Haiti (GoH) to identify land and accelerate the construction of transitional shelters. The GoH created the IHRC in April to facilitate donor participation in Haitian reconstruction decisions over the course of 18 months, at which point the government will take over. • On 29 May, the GoH authorized U.N. World Food Program-led (WFP) distributions of an additional two weeks of food at the CorailCesselesse resettlement site. Food distributions to more than 1,300 CorailCesselesse families took place on 31 May and 1 June. the American Refugee Committee (ARC) reported that new CFW activities were employing 600 people as of 2 June. • CFW activities continue as part of a GoH plan to return residents of the Champs de Mars spontaneous settlement to areas of origin in Port-au-Prince’s Fort National neighborhood. On 4 June, implementing partners and donors met to discuss the results of a recent assessment, geographic divisions and non-governmental organization (NGO) responsibilities, and ways forward regarding the returns. • The U.S. military today officially ended its earthquake disaster response in Haiti on 1 June, leaving what is left of assistance with humanitarian and construction projects on the island to two annual military exercises in the region. • Southcom officials noted that the military will continue humanitarian and construction projects in Haiti throughout the summer and fall hurricane season. • Also, about 500 National Guard members will begin construction projects in Haiti this month as part of its New Horizons, a program to conduct joint and combined humanitarian exercises that Southcom conducts annually in Latin America and the Caribbean. The exercises will include building schools, clinics and community centers that can also serve as hurricane shelters. In additional to Continuing Promise and New Horizons, Southcom will fund $13 million of disaster preparedness and humanitarian assistance projects designed to enhance the capacity of the Haitian government to provide for the citizens. • Headed by the President of the Republic of Haiti, René Prevál, and the President of the Dominican Republic, Dr. LeonelFernández Reyna and the co-chairmen of the Interim Commission for the Reconstruction of Haiti, William Clinton, former president of the United States and Special Envoy for the United Nations Secretary General and Jean Max Bellerive, Prime Minister and Minister for Planning and External Cooperation of Haiti, the World Summit for the Future of Haiti, Solidarity beyond the Crisis, was held with the attendance of representatives from 100 countries and international organizations on 2 June. The aim of this Summit was to follow up on the status of the agreements taken on by the international community at the Haiti Donors Conference held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 31 March.

  7. THE GOVERNMENT OF HAITI • The members of the Interim Commission for the Reconstruction of Haiti were introduced at the World Summit for the Future of Haiti, Solidarity Beyond the Crisis, as well as its administrative structure and work timetable. This Commission is scheduled to be launched on 7 June in Port au Prince, and its first meeting will be held on the 14th of the same month. • The World Summit was organized around the four pillars of the Action Plan and discussed the list of investment projects associated with these pillars submitted by the Government of the Republic of Haiti. • The discussions addressed the issue of decentralization via basic infrastructure projects, to provide sustainability to investment opportunities and human settlements; promote agricultural and industrial development; and establish education as a national priority. • The State University of Haiti (EUH) is ready for the gradual resumption of all activities as declared by the Vice President, Research, Fritz Deshommmes. • The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will make $200 million in grants over five years to strengthen land tenure rights, boost agricultural production, increase market access for farmers and reinforce food security in Haiti. The grants will cover a quarter of the total cost of a Haitian government plan to revamp farming. • Under this project, which is being discussed with the Haitian government and other international organizations, the IDB will seek to increase the number of titled properties and improve the quality and access of registry services in certain rural communities, particularly in regions where the IDB is financing projects. • Stressing the importance of holding municipal, legislative and presidential elections in a timely manner, and welcoming the Haitian Government's intention to do so, the Council, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter, unanimously adopted resolution 1927 (2010), adding more police as a "temporary surge capacity with clearly defined objectives, and a particular focus on building the capacity of the Haiti National Police". The deployment of 680 more police was authorized on 4 June 2010. • NOTES: • As Hurricane Season has recently begun and an active season is predicted, continued focus on preparedness is important. • Helping ensure economic stability, providing budgetary support to the Government, strengthening the institutional capacities of the central administration and local governments, and prioritizing dialogue in reaching agreements within political sectors were all emphasized as crucial factors in holding peaceful and successful presidential elections this November at the World Summit for the Future of Haiti: Solidarity Beyond the Crisis. USAID FACT SHEET #57 – 4 JUNE 2010 GOVT OF USA ARTICLE - 1 JUNE 2010 GOVT OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ARTICLE - RELIEFWEB 2 JUNE 2010 UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL ARTICLE - RELIEFWEB 4 JUNE 2010 IDB ARTICLE - RELIEFWEB 3 JUNE 2010 ALTERPRESSE ARTICLE - RELIEFWEB 4 JUNE 2010

  8. CLUSTER INFORMATION (AS OF 19 MAY 2010) CONTACT LIST BY CLUSTER 3W GENERAL CONTACT LIST CLUSTER COORDINATOR CONTACT LIST

  9. CLUSTER MEETING SCHEDULE 7-11 JUNE 2010 ONE RESPONE – CLUSTER MTG SCEDULE

  10. CLUSTER MEETING SCHEDULE 7-11 JUNE 2010 ONE RESPONE – CLUSTER MTG SCEDULE

  11. PUBLIC HEALTH • Since February, health staff from the GoH Ministry of Health (MoH), UNICEF, and the WHO, including PAHO, have conducted vaccination campaigns against polio, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, measles, and rubella. More than 1 million people had received immunizations through the combined campaigns as of 2 June. • 50,000 incecticide-treated mosquito nets are in country and ready for immediate distribution to NGOs. • According to health partners, 800,000 additional ITNs are en route for distribution in targeted Port-au-Prince-area municipalities, through the Vector-Borne Diseases Sub-Cluster headed by the MoH and Project Services International (PSI). USAID partners- the Mentor Initiative and PSI- also plan to provide accompanying educational information on mosquito net use. • Psychosocial training and assessments remain ongoing in 21 spontaneous settlements, according to CCCM Cluster members. The surveys are intended to assess pre- and post-earthquake needs with the aim of planning psychosocial activities for earthquake-affected populations. • Camps have limited availability of water. Even though there has not yet been outbreak of disease, many cases of skin problems have been reported which are directly linked to insufficient water to meet hygiene needs • Haiti has an average of one latrine per 190 users. Important challenges for creation of additional latrines include the fact that private land owners do not want latrines in their field and the lack of available space in urban camps. • NOTES: • If proper composting systems were implemented and private landowners were trained in ways to turn human waste into useful compost, organizations could have more success with latrine placement challenges. • Mental health facilities and operations must remain a priority. USAID FACT SHEET #57 4-JUNE 2010 ACT SITREP No. 16- 4 JUN 2010

  12. HOSPITALS AND CLINICS Services provided by Handicap International (HI): Nine temporary assistance points (antennes handicap) have been set up at community level to provide information and services for persons with injuries and disabilities and to the elderly. To date, approximately 4,000 people have benefited from these services and more than 1,000 assistive devices have been provided. These antennes ensure the link from hospital to community and provide services such as wound care, rehabilitation, distribution of assistive devices, psychosocial support, provision of temporary shelter, information on humanitarian services, referral to other actors for specific or mainstream assistance (e.g., surgery, food distribution), etc. Mobile teams provide home-based services for people unable to reach the antenne sites. HI, with partner Healing Hands for Haiti, has opened a rehabilitation center in Port-au-Prince for fabrication and provision of prosthetics and orthotics, along with related rehabilitation and psychosocial services. The center provides prosthetic devices to persons with amputations, as well as orthotic devices for persons with spinal cord injuries and complications from fractures and for others requiring postural supports or splints. The center is currently following 150 patients and has a target of reaching 450 patients by the end of July. PAHO DISASTERS ISSUE #113 – 31 MAY 10

  13. HOSPITALS AND CLINICS (CONT) The Finnish Red Cross Basic Health Care Unit (BHCU) Emergency Response Unit phase was completed during the second week of May. The Finnish Red Cross plans to integrate psychosocial support (PSP), health and hygiene promotion activities into the services currently being provided by the BHCU. The exit strategy for the BHCU is to transit into community-based health activities including hygiene promotion. First aid posts are operating in three locations in Port-au-Prince; additionally Haitian Red Cross Society volunteers working in La Piste are now conducting hygiene promotion activities with the support of the British Red Cross and the Finnish Red Cross in the waiting area of the clinic. Following the recommendations of Government after the emergency phase, the French Red Cross has identified health care centres to be supported. Progressively transferring equipment, medications and some of human resources from its previous dispensaries (Petion-Ville and Delmas 19) and ERU mobile clinics, the French Red Cross is now proceeding to conduct needs evaluations to reinforce their capacities. Up to the reporting period, it identified eight health centres in collaboration with the Ministry for the Public Health in Delmas, MaisGaté and CitéMilitaire areas. The French Red Cross is currently supporting the hospital EliazarGermain in Pétionville, but is preparing its exit strategy as the facility is now working well.  The French Red Cross plans to contribute to rehabilitate the physiotherapy division in Ofatma Hospital (CitéMilitaire). IFRC OPERATIONS UPDATE #18 – 5 JUN 10

  14. LOGISTICS COORDINATION CUSTOMS/BORDER CROSSING • WFP has developed preparedness plans, coinciding with the commencement of hurricane season. Preparedness measures are organized on three levels: • Country wide: DPC National Contingency Plan by DPC • Regional level: with identification of high risk/priority regions (Artibonite, West, Northwest, South, Southeast, Nippes) • Specific at-risk areas: Gonaives, Cap Haitien, Les Cayes, Jacmel • Satellite and other remote sensing technologies are being employed to identify vulnerable locations and populations, such as the 45,000 people in the Gonaives area susceptible to large-scale flooding in the event of a major storm. • The MoF waiver granted at the onset of the emergency in order to streamline the importation of humanitarian aid expired in April. It is now hopes that the waiver will be extended until the end of June. • Plans remain to phase out the international operation in SD in the next few weeks. SURFACE TRANSPORT • Alternative transport systems are being put in place to bypass mountain roads that may become blocked by mudslides • The logistics cluster has released a road map with updated conditions, available here. SEA OPERATIONS • In planning to avoid mudslide-ridden roads, sea transport will be used more frequently, including the use of containerized cargo at Jacmel and Gonaives ports and the use of a tugboat and barge capable of transporting food and other life-saving supplies and equipment, even cars and trucks. • A 3-month contract was signed to charter a barge at the beginning of June. For the purpose of road failure, the barge will provide access to disaster-proned areas by sea on northern and southern coastal areas, serving as a re-supply route for forward bases. The barge will be available to all LogCluster partners. WAREHOUSING • Six hurricane-proof portable warehouses are being erected in locations, mostly in the south and east, where no permanent warehouses exist. • LogCluster Partners are advised that warehouses are only intended to be short term storage solutions- ie. 1 week. Partners must remove items if they have been there more than 7 days. • Due to high staff rotation, partners are requested to provide the LogCluster with updated contact details of Log/Warehouse coordinators to better facilitated the clearance process of cargo currently stored in warehouses. NOTE: As evidenced by the damages inflicted by the storms in 2008, roads can easily become impassable in the region. Preparing large food stocks and alternative transport means before hurricanes hit is vital. WFP Press Release- 3 JUN 2010 PAP MEETING MINUTES - 25 MAY 2010 SD MEETING MINUTES-25 MAY 2010

  15. WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE (WASH) • On 2 June at 2230 hours local time, the Security Operation Center (SOC) received notification that the Masacre River in Ouanaminthe, Northeast Department, was flooding, and the local mayor was planning an evacuation of the affected area. • In response, the U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) deployed military units to the area to confirm the report and provide support. At 2300 hours, the situation was under control following the movement of an undisclosed number of vulnerable people and decreasing water levels in the river. • On 3 June at 0940 hours, the SOC confirmed that the situation remained stable, although MINUSTAH troops remain in the area to provide assistance, monitoring, and additional reporting. • On 22 May, during celebrations of the Haitian holiday “Fete du Drapeau” the Hygiene Sub-Cluster seized the opportunity to sensitize populations by promoting hygiene messages with regards to preparedness for the rainy season. The campaign targeted mothers with diarrhea prevention measures and activities were organized for children. • Mapping of available contingency stocks of soap, Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and Aquatabs for the rainy season is ongoing. Availability of adequate stocks of hygiene items will determine the effectiveness of response in the event of an outbreak of diarrheal disease. • The Haitian Red Cross and the IFRC’s water and sanitation team will be identifying water sources in Leogane. There are reports that some 900 sources have dried up in this area. • IFRC reports that the earthquake created approximately 19 million cubic meters (25 million cubic yards) of debris that needs to be removed. NOTE: UNOCHA has pointed out that there are a variety of skin diseases or water-washed diseases which are linked to water quantity as opposed to water quality. Ample water quantities in camps are necessary to prevent the spread of these diseases. USAID FACT SHEET #57 -4 JUN 10 IFRC OPERATIONS UPDATE - 5 JUN 2010

  16. WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE (CONT) • A hygiene promotion strategy for sites where there is little or no WASH intervention is needed. In the past typhoid and diarrhea cases have been reported in Cite Soleil where there is little intervention by WASH agencies. • There has been an increase in cases of malaria reported in sites located in Petit Goave and Port-au- Prince. • WASH operational partners are needed in Leogane for emergency latrines and water supply activities in identified prioritized schools with temporal spaces. • Land tenureship is a major constraint as landowners do not want construction of facilities on their lands. This inhibits the design and quantity of facilities being set up. 2 JUNE WASH CLUSTER MEETING GAPS • Participants report that upgrades continue on the Truitier dump site in metropolitan PaP to provide increased waste disposal capacity. World Vision has been working to improve access roads and upgrade dumping pits in Truitier. • Heavy rains during the past week slowed progress, but Cluster members estimated that Truitier will be available for dumping by 12 June. • A Hygiene Sub-Cluster supply mapping exercise revealed gaps in levels of soap and hygiene kits in country, according to cluster members.The Cluster also highlighted concerns regarding inadequate shower access in spontaneous settlements. The GoH National Direction for Potable Water and Sanitation (DINEPA) and UNICEF are working with donors and NGOs to address the identified needs. • WASH partners cited the Cité Soleil neighborhood in metropolitan Port-au-Prince as the area with the greatest need for additional WASH activities. At the meeting, DINEPA and UNICEF requested that WASH NGOs consider working in the area despite security concerns and persistent pre-earthquake needs. USAID FACT SHEET #57 -4 JUN 10 UNOCHA Humanitarian Bulletin #4 - 4 JUN 10 IFRC OPS UPDATE - 21 MAY 10

  17. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE AND FOOD SECURITY • On 29 May, the GoH authorized the WFP led distributions of an additional 2 weeks of food at the CorailCesselesse resettlement site. The new distributions are designed to address a lack of food availability resulting from a lag between initial distributions of 3-week rations & the development of longer term food-for-work & CFW programs intended to provide income for food purchase at the site. • Food distributions to more than 1,300 CorailCesselesse families took place on May 31 & June 1. In addition, humanitarian staff also distributed tools to more than 1,300 CFW beneficiaries, and the American Refugee Committee (ARC) reported that new CFW activities were employing 600 people as of June 2. • The Food for Work program has so far employed over 17,500 workers who receive a family ration for 5, implying that over 87,500 beneficiaries receive assistance. • The Food Cluster is finalizing preparatory work & refining methodology for the follow-up EFSA expected to be conducted in June. 5 Preliminary arrangements are being made to identify experts to conduct a Crop & Food Security Assessment Mission in late June. • The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will make $200 million in grants over 5 years to strengthen land tenure rights, boost agricultural production, increase market access for farmers & reinforce food security in Haiti. The grants will cover a quarter of the total cost of a Haitian government plan to revamp farming after the earthquake. • Monsanto, a US seeds developer has donated 475 tons of hybrid seeds to Haiti. The seeds will be distributed by the WINNER Program & Earth Institute. To date, about 60 tons of maize seeds have been received & another 60 tons are expected next week. The remaining 355 tones are planned to be distributed during the summer planting season by the same organizations. • WFP, in cooperation with the Haitian Department of Civil Protection, is undertaking a series of measures designed to minimize the impact on food security of any storms that might strike the nation in the coming months. • Dr. Valentine Abe & Operation Blessing International have launched TEACH A NATION TO FISH, a multi-faceted campaign that includes a microenterprise fish farming project, unleashing mosquito-eating fish in Haiti's infested waterways, & stocking food-fish back into the country's depleted lakes & reservoirs. USAID FACT SHEET #57 – 4 JUN 10 OCHA HUMANITARIAN BULLETIN ISSUE #4 – 04 JUN 10 IDB – 03 JUN 10 WFP – 03 JUN 10 OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL – 02 JUN 10

  18. NUTRITION • As of 4 June, State/PRM had provided $11.2 million to support emergency food, health, nutrition, protection, & WASH interventions in border areas, as well as other programs in support of repatriated Haitians & host families. • The Nutrition Cluster facilitated the release of 500 boxes of high energy biscuits & 600 breastfeeding messaging T-shirts for NGO partners to distribute on Mother’s Day, 30 May. • There are approximately 2,791 children receiving Ready to use Infant Formula in earthquake affected areas, according to strict criteria set by the MoH & the Nutrition Cluster. • A total of 28 stabilization centers for inpatient & outpatient management of SAM with medical complications continue to function throughout the country. Admissions into inpatient therapeutic feeding centers remain stable. • In addition 126 outpatient therapeutic feeding centers (OTPs) for the management of SAM without medical complications continue to function throughout the country. • There are presently 90 Points de Conseil de Nutrition Pour les Bebes (PCNBs) functioning in earthquake affected areas; operated by Nutrition Cluster partners. • NOTES: • Continued support of breastfeeding is needed, especially through education and the supply of safe spaces. • Management of SAM will be needed long term, addressed through treatment facilities and supplementation. USAID FACT SHEET #57 – 4 JUN 10 OCHA HUMANITARIAN BULLETIN ISSUE #4 – 04 JUN 10

  19. SHELTERS & NON FOOD ITEMS • An evaluation of 28 sites where Oxfam works revealed serious risks of disasters in the event of a hurricane. The survey, carried out in three large zones in the capital and one outside Port-au-Prince, showed high risk of fire, flooding, epidemics and landslides. Extreme overcrowding, little natural drainage and weak structure of the land on which camps are built are major problems highlighted in the survey. • As of June 1, IOM reported registering more than 530,000 displaced families in 150 sites through the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), which records data for use in developing an accurate picture of the humanitarian situation and tailoring assistance to identified needs. • Inter-cluster efforts are underway to identify and assess wind and flood risks at spontaneous settlements, according to participants at a June 1 Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster meeting, and results are shared with a mitigation task force chaired by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Task force efforts to match mitigation needs with responsible NGOs remain ongoing. • Rains last week revealed that a significant number of tents are unable to withstand heavy rain and additional plastic sheeting will need to be provided. • The continuing increase in both number of camps and the size of existing camps is providing challenges to implementing partners. • Cluster members have reached over 100% of the overall known caseload (1.5 Million people) with emergency shelter materials. However, statistics at Commune level show excess coverage in some areas and gaps in others. • NOTES: • Those who are displaced by the hurricane are in need of housing that will be resistant t the weather and will with stand the strong rains and winds. USAID SIT REP NO57, 1 June 2010OCHA BULLETIN NO 4, 4 JUNE 2010SURVEY SHOWS HAITI CAMPS VULNERABLE

  20. SAFETY AND SECURITY • The U.S. military today officially ended its earthquake disaster response in Haiti 1 June 2010 leaving what is left of assistance with humanitarian and construction projects on the island to two annual military exercises in the region. • While the earthquake response effort is over, Southcom officials noted that the military will continue humanitarian and construction projects in Haiti throughout the summer and fall hurricane season. The USS Iwo Jima is to arrive on the island in July as part of Continuing Promise 2010, an annual civic assistance exercise supported by U.S. and international military medical personnel, civilian government agencies, and academic institutions. SOUTHCOM COMPLETES HAITI DISASTER RESPONSE

  21. CURRENT MEDIA COVERAGE OF HAITI

  22. COORDINATION LINKS

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