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Humanitarian Disaster in Haiti—A Challenge for the International Community
16/02/2010
Author : Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
by Rafał Kownacki
 
The earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January was the event that wreaked the most havoc in that country’s history. Approximately 200,000 people lost their lives and almost 2 million were made homeless. On the international scene the earthquake revealed that there are no mechanisms in place for joint crisis management in the event of large-scale natural disasters. This should provide the impetus—in particular for the EU member states—to replace ad hoc measures with an efficient aid and humanitarian disaster reaction system.

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Sunday, 12 February 2012
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