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Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith has announced a further $9 million to go towards the reconstruction of Haiti, which was struck by an earthquake on January 12 this year. In addition to the initial $10 million offered for emergency humanitarian assistance including food and medical services for displaced persons, and the $5 million given [...]
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Australia has increased its emergency assistance to Haiti by $5 million after the Federal Government found that the situation outside Haiti capital Port-au-Prince was more dire than at first thought. The funding will be distributed among The World Food Programme ($3 million), Australian non-government organisations ($1 million), and the Office of Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs [...]
...read moreThe Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has reissued its travel advice for people who plan to visit Haiti. Due to last week’s 7.3 magnitude earthquake near Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, DFAT has added the disaster to a list of reasons for travellers to reconsider their visit. “On 12 January 2010, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake [...]
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has announced a $10 million emergency relief package to people affected by the Haiti earthquake. A release by the department stated that Australia’s emergency humanitarian funding will be provided to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the United Nations, Australian NGOs and [...]
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