The EU Humanitarian Aid provided 2.5 million euros to combat child malnutrition in Haiti
In Haiti more than 100,000 children under five are in urgent need of care for severe wasting
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - In response to the alarming evolution of the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, UNICEF has received essential financial support of 2.5 million euros from the EU Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) to address the devastating effects of child wasting among, concentrated in the most vulnerable areas of the country.
This assistance comes at a critical time as Haiti faces a worrying situation, as reported in the latest SMART nutritional survey, which revealed alarming levels of wasting across the country where more than 100,000 children under the age of five are in urgent need of treatment for severe wasting (also known as severe acute malnutrition). The situation is particularly concerning in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area and the Artibonite department.
The rapid deterioration of Haiti's socio-economic context, marked by protracted violence and widespread insecurity, has led to an alarming rise in malnutrition rates across the country. Immediate action is imperative to prevent further deterioration in the nutritional situation and reduce malnutrition-related mortality.
"In times of crisis, nutrition is more important than ever. Every second counts. Malnutrition is deadly: a child suffering from severe acute malnutrition is nine times more likely to die than a well-nourished child” says UNICEF Representative in Haiti, Bruno Maes.
UNICEF is firmly committed to tackling this nutritional crisis in Haiti, and to ensuring that the most vulnerable children receive the care and support they need to thrive in an already precarious environment.
"This funding from the EU Humanitarian aid will help us rapidly scale-up our response and improve early access to and quality of severe acute malnutrition treatment in the country” he explains.
As part of this vital partnership, DG ECHO will actively support UNICEF Haiti's efforts to strengthen early detection and referral of children suffering from wasting. This crucial support will also ensure that the most vulnerable children receive appropriate care in a timely manner.
A significant proportion of ECHO's aid will be devoted to ensuring the provision of quality care to around 40,000 children under five suffering from severe wasting. This care will be provided through existing health systems and community platforms, ensuring an integrated approach to the treatment of child malnutrition.
Recognizing the fundamental importance of prevention, this partnership will work to strengthen wasting prevention measures. The aim is to ensure that women and children in Haiti have continued access to improved nutrition, appropriate care, and basic health and nutrition services, thereby helping to reduce the risk of malnutrition.
Effective management of the nutrition supply chain plays an essential role in the fight against malnutrition. This initiative will include measures to ensure an uninterrupted pipeline of Ready-to-use Therapeutic Products (RUTFs), which are vital for the treatment of children suffering from severe wasting.
With the aim of improving the overall response to the nutritional crisis, this partnership will also include efforts to strengthen nutrition information systems as well as coordination mechanisms at national and sub-national levels, ensuring better monitoring and a more effective response to the nutritional needs of Haitian children.
"UNICEF and the EU Humanitarian Aid are committed to scaling up and sustaining our efforts to reach more children with life-saving nutrition assistance. Our shared values motivate us to ensure that all children in Haiti enjoy their right to adequate nutrition” M. Maes concludes.
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Haití en la OEA: “La construcción del canal no va a parar, el gobierno de Haití reclama ese derecho”
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Manifestó que RD debe reconocer el derecho que tienen como nación, para la utilización de las aguas del río en el riego del suelo y cultivos agrícolas.
Leon Charles, embajador haitiano ante la OEAFUENTE EXTERNA.ntarios
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Actualizada jueves, 12 de octubre de 2023 - 17:08
El embajador haitiano ante la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), Leon Charles, fue enfático al manifestar que Haití no paralizará la construcción del canal sobre el río Masacre, que desviaría parte del caudal hasta ese país y que ha denunciado el Gobierno dominicano.
Al tomar la palabra luego del canciller dominicano, Roberto Álvarez, Charles expresó que la obra no se paralizará acogiéndose al artículo 10 del Tratado de Paz, Amistad y Arbitraje, suscrito por República Dominicana y Haití en 1929 y en el que establece que los ríos y otros cursos de agua deberán ser utilizados por ambos países de forma justa y equitativa.
“La construcción del canal no va a detenerse considerando la topografía de ese río y de esa zona y en el espíritu del artículo 10 de ese tratado de 1929, el Gobierno haitiano alega su derecho de utilizar de forma justa y equitativa las obras sobre esa zona del río Masacre sobre todo que alimente esa parte que le corresponde a nuestro país”, defendió el embajador ante los presentes en la sala.
En ese sentido, manifestó que República Dominicana debe reconocer el derecho que tienen como nación, para la utilización de las aguas del río en el riego del suelo y cultivos agrícolas.
“La construcción del canal no debe detenerse, República Dominicana debe reconocer el derecho de los dos países a utilizar de forma justa y equitativa los recursos que compartimos en esa zona del río Masacre, de conformidad con el artículo 10 del tratado de 1929”, insistió.
Leon Charles instó además, al dialogo de las partes para encontrar una solución viable, sin que ambas naciones resulten mayormente afectados, ya que la construcción del canal “no se va a detener”.
“Lo que decimos es que se continúe con ese canal, la construcción del canal no se va a detener, la construcción del canal no va a parar, el gobierno de la República de Haití reclama el derecho de su territorio haciendo un examen exhaustivo de la situación actual, haciendo un llamado también a la buena resolución y al respeto de las disposiciones internacionales en la materia, igualmente hace un llamado al dialogo”
Charles realizó un llamado y voluntad de trabajar para obtener una solución que sea definitiva en la resolución del conflicto, con una conversación bilateral, que es esencial para la relación de buenos vecinos.
“El gobierno haitiano hace un llamado a la comunidad y sobre todo afirma su voluntad de trabajar para obtener una solución definitiva al diferendo citado sobre este río Masacre y sobre todo pide y recurre a que haya una discusión y conversación entre República Dominicana y Haití (…) a retomar las negociaciones y el dialogo que es un elemento esencial para las relaciones de buenos vecinos”.
El representante haitiano también fijo la posición de su delegación sobre el cierre de las fronteras del lado dominicano, desde el pasado 15 de septiembre, condenando la acción ordenada por decreto, debido a que cerrada de forma unilateral en medio del dialogo entre las delegaciones de ambos países.
“El 8 de septiembre el gobierno dominicano ordeno unilateralmente el cierre de la zona fronteriza, paralelamente la armada dominicana hizo demostración de su fuerza movilizando también barcos sobre esa zona fronteriza”, dijo.
Asimismo, condenó la desinformación que ha habido en torno al tema, sustituyendo el derecho internacional, por lo que “el gobierno haitiano expresa su gran preocupación frente a esta situación y la toma de medidas por parte de las autoridades dominicanas y condena firmemente esa decisión de cerrar ese canal”.
Entre otras cosas, Charles denunció que República Dominicana luego de la firma del tratado en 1929 ha construido de manera unilateral al menos 12 obras entorno al afluente, que no han sido consultados al gobierno haitiano, recursos que son explotados de manera “industrial”.
“Desde esa firma de 1929 Repúlica Dominicana ha construido dos represas y obras sobre el río Masacre en la región de Loma de cabrera y de Dajabón, por lo tanto son obras abiertas y cuatro mini represas, los trabajos de esas obras han sido realizados de forma unilateral, y no ha estado consultado previamente ante el Estado haitiano, por lo tanto y en función de ese territorio en cuestión, explicar que la mayoría de recursos explotados, son explotados en un área industrial”, sostuvo.
Five Haitians awarded CANARI’s Yves Renard Fellowship to strengthen sustainable livelihoods for biodiversity conservation
Port-of-Spain, October 12, 2023 – Five Haitian environmental professionals have been selected as the first Yves Renard Fellows by the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI). This nine-month fellowship will support their work strengthening sustainable livelihoods for biodiversity conservation in Haiti.
With this first set of Fellows, CANARI has launched its landmark fellowship programme to support Caribbean nationals pursuing a career in line with CANARI’s mission of promoting and facilitating stakeholder participation and collaboration in the stewardship of renewable natural resources in the Caribbean for sustainability, resilience, equity, justice and inclusive governance. The fellowship programme is dedicated to its late co-founder Yves Renard, to continue his commitment to fostering a new generation of Caribbean conservation practitioners equipped with the skills, knowledge, tools and networks needed to address pressing challenges to Caribbean sustainable development.
Cletus Springer, Chair of CANARI’s Board of Directors, shared that, “I am immensely happy and proud that CANARI has started this initiative at this time. In many ways, it is one of the most natural and fitting things we could do to honour Yves’ imposing legacy of Impactful work. He had a deep love and an abiding interest in the region’s sustainable development; but having worked with him for many decades, in CANARI and PANOS Caribbean, I can safely say he had a very special place in his heart for Haiti and its people. CANARI has good reason to sustain this initiative.”
This first cohort of Yves Renard Fellows are supported through a grant to CANARI from the UK Government’s Darwin Initiative. The five Haitians were nominated by civil society organisations (CSOs) they work with in Haiti which are delivering on-the-ground environmental conservation alongside supporting sustainable livelihoods of communities in Haiti – Coordination Régionale des Organisations du Sud Est (CROSE), Protection de la Biodiversité Marine (FoProBiM), Haiti Survie, Groupe d’action pour le Développement Durable et Intégré d’Haiti (GADDIH) and Action pour la Sauvegarde de l'Ecologie en Haiti (ACSEH).
The fellowship involves Fellows working over September-November in Trinidad and Tobago with CANARI to gain technical knowledge and skills, including in sustainable livelihood strategies and enterprise development for poverty reduction, stewardship and nature-based approaches to biodiversity conservation and climate adaptation, as well as use of cutting-edge information and communication technology (ICT) tools. CANARI will also facilitate knowledge exchange among Haitian and Trinidad and Tobago CSOs through face-to-face and virtual meetings, field visits and ‘learning by doing’ on projects that are currently being implemented by the Institute. In addition, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) will provide additional capacity building in sustainable development and biodiversity conservation, drawing on its global experiences.
Upon returning to Haiti, the Fellows will work with their colleagues to apply the skills and knowledge acquired during their time at CANARI. Each nominating CSO will receive a micro-grant to implement a concrete initiative in Haiti based on the learnings shared by the Fellows on sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity conservation.
The Fellows will also produce communication products on their experiences to facilitate knowledge sharing and exchanges about sustainable livelihoods for biodiversity conservation with Haitian stakeholders and the wider French and Creole-speaking Caribbean, including Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Saint Lucia.
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