The UNDP post-earthquake programme response began in the three affected departments, in concert with municipal institutions. Moved by this spirit of collaboration, we joined in rescue operations coordinated by our partners on the ground, including the Civil Protection Directorate of Haiti. For example, we witnessed the generosity of a group of anonymous citizens who travelled by sailboat to a hard-to-reach area to bring residents fruit, and even trees.
Having learned from other disasters, people were able to respond more quickly and effectively. On the ground, local UNDP teams witnessed a spirit of community solidarity. Supporting rescue operations and risk assessment This agreement made it possible for UNDP to send staff to the affected areas by providing logistical support, including personnel, vehicles, fuel and security. On 14 August 2021, we therefore asked ourselves: how do we meet the needs of the people affected by the disaster and by the violence of armed groups? They were particularly vulnerable, and we could not leave them behind.įortunately, a truce was negotiated with the armed groups and communities along the route to Grand Sud, allowing a temporary humanitarian corridor to be established. These are two major challenges for post-earthquake recovery. In addition, all intermunicipal roads are in a precarious state. This impacts the supply chain for companies and humanitarian actors, but most significantly, the local population suffers the detrimental effects. During the delivery of goods or humanitarian aid, attacks have been carried out and vehicles have been looted in the region and along Route Nationale 2. Unfortunately, for at least two years, the Southern Region, or ‘Grand Sud’, has experienced periods of isolation from the rest of the country owing to insecurity and fuel crises-a dynamic that tends to make this part of the country even more vulnerable. Within minutes of the quake, UNDP was working alongside the Haitian Government at the national and departmental levels-in Sud, Nippes and Grand’Anse-setting into motion the post-earthquake response plan. The day of the earthquake, through the National Risk and Disaster Management System, the Government activated the National and Departmental Emergency Operations Centres. In 2021, the Government was better prepared. Haiti has capitalized on the lessons learned in 2010. It was a disaster reminiscent of the impact of the January 2010 earthquake, which was followed by Tropical Depression Grace. local time, resulting in over 2,000 deaths, thousands of injuries and significant damage from collapsed buildings and blocked roads. On Saturday, 14 August 2021, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southern peninsula of Haiti at approximately 8:30 a.m.
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