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• U.S. Gov't Confirms Release of Americans in Haiti
The U.S. State Department confirmed the release of eight Americans held in Haiti on Wednesday, saying the U.S. side respects sovereignty of the Haitian government.
| • Haiti's Reconstruction to Cost 14 Bln USD: IDB
The reconstruction of Haiti will cost some 14 billion U.S. dollars, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said on Tuesday.
| • UNICEF Condemns Increase of Child Trafficking in Haiti
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday condemned the increase of child trafficking in Haiti at a time of grief and loss after the devastating earthquake on Jan. 12.
| • Haitians Quit Capital, Relief Work Continues
At least 482,000 people have quit Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince since the Jan. 12 earthquake, while international relief work is making progress, said the United Nations on Wednesday.
| • UN Chief Reports "Significant Progress" in Relief Operations in Haiti
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said Wednesday that the relief operations remain complex, but "we are now seeing significant progress" in relief operations in the quake-devastated Haiti.
| • Cuban Medical Brigade, UNICEF Start Vaccinating Children in Haiti
Cuban doctors and UNICEF officials are orchestrating vaccination efforts in Haiti against diseases that might spread in Haiti's post-quake tent cities.
| • Haiti's Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 200,000
Haitian Prime Minister Jean Max Bellerive said on Tuesday that the death toll of the devastating earthquake that shook the country on Jan. 12, rose to 200,000.
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Video Audio Haiti Intro International Aid & Relief About the Earthquake | On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck approximately 10 miles (16 km) away from the capital city Port-Au-Prince. A tsunami warning was issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Tsunami Warning Center for outlying regions but was later cancelled. Multiple aftershocks have hit the area, including one measuring magnitude 5.9.
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Engineers Rescue Cultural Treasures in Haiti