RUSSO DAILY
← DISASTER MANAGEMENT  |  Home DISASTER MANAGEMENT

EU grants Haiti fresh aid on quake anniversary

by Staff Writers Brussels (AFP) Jan 11, 2013 AFP

The European Union said Friday it is giving Haiti another 30.5 million euros ($40.7 million) in aid, three years after the Caribbean country was devastated by a massive earthquake.

The quake killed around a quarter-of-a-million people with hundreds of thousands still living rough and exposed to a crime wave, a cholera outbreak and hurricanes.

"The EU remains committed to helping Haitians in need and the country with its reconstruction," said Kristalina Georgieva, the EU's Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response.

"We need to continue with our efforts to give Haiti a chance to rebuild itself as a country much stronger than before the earthquake," she added ahead of a visit to Haiti this weekend.

Haiti is the largest beneficiary of the European Commission's humanitarian aid in Latin America and the Caribbean, with more than 260 million Euro provided since 1995.

Buy Advertising About Us Editorial & Other Enquiries Privacy statement
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, is Copyright 1995-2026 Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principles for news reporting and research purposes.