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Following visit to Haiti, UN expert urges more aid for Hurricane Matthew victims

Mar 14, 2017, at 05:19 am

New York, Mar 13 (Just Earth News): An independent United Nations expert on human rights is calling for redoubling of efforts to help Haitians affected by Hurricane Matthew.

Safe water now available for hundreds of thousands affected by Hurricane Matthew – UNICEF

Jan 06, 2017, at 05:45 am

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): Responding to the humanitarian needs in Haiti, which witnessed massive destruction by Hurricane Matthew in early October last year, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) continues to deliver aid and provide relief to those most affected by the storm.

UN development agency working with Cuban government in areas hard-hit by Hurricane Matthew

Nov 12, 2016, at 01:53 pm

New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is cooperating with Cuban authorities to support early recovery in Baracoa, Maisí, Imías and San Antonio del Sur, the areas of the island nation most-affected by Hurricane Matthew.

UN agency working to address women’s health and protection needs in storm-hit Haiti

Nov 04, 2016, at 01:47 pm

New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): With some 546,000 women of reproductive age in Haiti affected by Hurricane Matthew, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged greater attention to women’s vulnerability in the aftermath of the storm, which devastated not only people’s livelihoods but health facilities and other vital infrastructure.

UN agencies ramp up response in Caribbean as relief teams assess damage by Hurricane Matthew

Oct 07, 2016, at 02:33 pm

New York, Oct 7(Just Earth News): After deploying field teams to Caribbean countries affected by Hurricane Matthew, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) are on Thursday heading to Haiti, where they are preparing for a major upsurge in cholera.

UN emergency teams ‘on the ground’ in the Caribbean to help respond to Hurricane Matthew

Oct 06, 2016, at 02:07 pm

New York, Oct 6 (Just Earth News): In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean region, United Nations emergency response teams have been deployed to Haiti and Jamaica to coordinate rapid assessments and support disaster response.

As Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in Haiti, UN relief agencies on standby to provide assistance

Oct 05, 2016, at 02:14 pm

New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): Hurricane Matthew has made landfall in Haiti, bringing strong winds and torrential rains to the tiny island, the United Nations weather agency reported on Tuesday, while UN relief agencies announced that they are mobilizing to assist, if requested, countries that are in the path of the dangerous Category 4 storm that is pummelling the Caribbean region.

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