Haitian President Rene Preval has said thousands of people are feared dead following a huge quake which has devastated the country's capital. UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the head of the UN mission in Haiti and his deputy were among more than 100 staff missing. The 7.0-magnitude quake, Haiti's worst in two centuries, struck south of Port-au-Prince, on Tuesday. The Red Cross says up to three million people are affected.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the head of the UN mission in Haiti and his deputy were among more than 100 staff missing.
The 7.0-magnitude quake, Haiti's worst in two centuries, struck south of Port-au-Prince, on Tuesday.
The Red Cross says up to three million people are affected.
US President Barack Obama has pledged to give the people of Haiti the country's "full support" and to mount a "swift, co-ordinated and aggressive" effort there, co-ordinated by the country's international development agency ... Several international aid agencies have offices and staff in Haiti, usually working on long-term aid and reconstruction. As news of the quake emerged, these organisations began to mobilise their emergency response teams. ... UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said $10m would be released immediately from the world body's central emergency response fund to assist aid efforts. He said an emergency appeal for additional funds from member states would follow.
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Several international aid agencies have offices and staff in Haiti, usually working on long-term aid and reconstruction.
As news of the quake emerged, these organisations began to mobilise their emergency response teams.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said $10m would be released immediately from the world body's central emergency response fund to assist aid efforts. He said an emergency appeal for additional funds from member states would follow.
