The United Nations and the humanitarian community in Haiti launched a Humanitarian Action Plan for 2013 for 144 million dollars to meet assistance to IDPs; cholera epidemic response; reduction of food insecurity/malnutrition; emergency preparedness and response.

15% (1.52 million people) in 2012 against 8% (800,000 people) in 2011 face severe food insecurity at national level. 6.6% of children under ve face acute malnutrition.

15% (1.52 million de personnes) en 2013 contre 8% (800,000 personnes) en 2011 en situation d’insécurité alimentaire sévère au niveau national et 6,6% de la population des enfants de moins de cinq ans avec une malnutrition aiguë.

Situation Overview:

• Food insecurity due to the destruction of crops by natural disasters
Recurrent natural disasters and the residual consequences of the 2010 earthquake
• Resurgent localized cholera outbreaks

FAITS SAILLANTS

• La visite des champions politiques place Haïti comme pays pilote de la résilience aux désastres

• De sérieuses inquiétudes sur l’insécurité alimentaire sont renouvelées dans plusieurs régions du pays

• Alors qu’une nouvelle étude sur le choléra recommande la vigilance en période sèche, les infrastructures de traitement restent insuffisantes

• Une faible réduction du nombre de déplacés est constatée ; toutefois leur protection demeure une préoccupation

Most of the disasters were a result of regular rainy seasons in South America, cold weather in Central America and drought in North America. Bolivia and Peru were hit hardest.

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Valerie Amos

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Ministers,
Excellencies,
And colleagues,

I have the privilege to address you this evening on behalf of the Political Champions for Disaster Resilience. We want to give political support to initiatives focused on helping countries and communities to cope and recover from disasters.

With the upcoming rainy season only weeks away and the hurricane season approaching, the group is stressing the urgency of integrating disaster risk reduction into better coordinated and locally driven initiatives.

WHO: Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

WHAT: Mission to Haiti

WHEN: 21 to 22 April 2013

WHERE: Port-au-Prince, Haiti

UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos will join the Co-chairs of the Political Champions for Disaster Resilience, UNDP Administrator Helen Clark and UK Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening, on a visit to Haiti next week.