Haiti girl rescued after 15 days

A 16-year-old girl has been pulled out of the rubble in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, 15 days after the earthquake struck, rescuers say.

Darlene Etienne was said to be happy but dehydrated. Rescuers said she had survived by drinking water from a bath.

Her rescue comes five days after Haitian government officially ended the search and rescue operation.

Meanwhile President Rene Preval has said parliamentary elections due to be held on 28 February will be postponed.

As many as 200,000 people died in the 12 January earthquake. More than 130 people have been pulled alive from the rubble.

Bath water

A rescue worker described the discovery of the teenager, two weeks after the quake destroyed the city, as a “miracle”.

HAITI’S REMARKABLE SURVIVORS

Darlene Etienne, 16 – rescued after 15 days

Rico Dibrivell, early 30s – rescued after 12 days

Wismond Exantus, 24, found after 11 days

Emmannuel Buso, 21 – rescued after 10 days

Marie Carida, 84 – saved after 10 days

Mendji Bahina Sanon, 11 – trapped for eight days

Lozama Hotteline, 25 – pulled out after seven days

Elisabeth Joassaint, 15 days – buried for seven days, half her life

Ena Zizi, 69 – rescued after seven days

“I don’t know how she happened to resist that long,” said rescue worker JP Malaganne.

The 16-year-old was found in the rubble of a house near the College St Gerard, which one of her relatives said she had just started attending.

Neighbours had been searching in the rubble of their homes in the central Carrefour-Feuilles district when they heard a weak voice and called rescue teams to help.

They managed to locate the girl in the wreckage and less than an hour later had dug a hole to pull her out, covered in dust.

Rescuer Claude Fuilla told the Associated Press news agency: “She couldn’t really talk to us or say how long she’d been there but I think she’d been there since the earthquake.

“I don’t think she could have survived even a few more hours.”

Darlene was given water and oxygen before being taken to a French field hospital and medical ship.

“She just said ‘Thank you’, she’s very weak, which suggests that she’s been there for 15 days,” said Samuel Bernes, head of the rescue team that discovered her.

He described her location within the rubble as “in a pocket, surrounded by concrete”.

The BBC’s Karen Allen, in the Haitian capital, said that rescue workers had told her the teenager was trapped in the bathroom when the quake struck and was able to survive by drinking water from a bath.

On Tuesday, rescuers discovered a 31-year-old man who had been trapped for 12 days after being caught in one of the numerous aftershocks that rocked the city after the earthquake.

In announcing the election delay, Mr Preval said he would not seek to remain in office beyond the end of his term in February 2011.

He added: “I don’t think the time is right to hold elections now given the conditions in which people are living.”

Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/8484317.stm

Published: 2010/01/28 08:19:48 GMT

© BBC MMX

International Children’s Day of Broadcasting 2010

The next International Children’s Day of Broadcasting will take place on Sunday, 7 March 2010.

As the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) marks its 20th anniversary, UNICEF highlights the rights that all children deserve.  Whether it is a quality education or a safe home, adequate food and drinking water or the ability to participate in society, children should get what they need to become strong members of society.

How do young people find out about their rights and responsibilities? Today, media is one of the most widely recognized ways to reach young people.  Broadcasters have the responsibility to highlight issues that face children and to open young people’s eyes to opportunities and rights that may not be known to them. 

The International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) was created to give exposure to the issue of children’s rights.  Over the years, it also has become a day of celebrating young people in the media.

The rights to participation and expression are an integral part of adolescent development. Broadcasters have the chance to empower young people by giving them media skills and putting their voices on the air. This shows other young people that they, too, can have a voice. It also shows the world what young people’s thoughts are about their lives and communities.

On 7 March 2010, we invite radio and television broadcasters to celebrate the ICDB and highlight programming by, for and about children.  The theme is ‘All Rights All Children’.

Broadcasters can create special programming for the day or package existing programming as a marathon ICDB event. UNICEF can provide logos, graphics, spots and short programming to help shape and brand ICDB specials. UNICEF can also help connect broadcasters with local youth media organizations that are looking for an outlet for their television and radio productions.

In honour of the 20th anniversary of the CRC, UNICEF calls for broadcasters around the world to invite young people into the studio and on the air to share their opinions and access their rights to media and expression. Join the network of broadcasters celebrating the ICDB in 2010 and Tune in to Kids!

UNICEF will award the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting Award to honor television and radio broadcasters who capture the spirit of the ICDB.  The submission process for entries will open directly following the ICDB in spring 2010, when broadcasters will be able to submit their programs from the 2010 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting.  The deadline will be 15 June 2010.

UNICEF will offer regional awards to the broadcasters which best promote the principles, purpose and main themes of ICDB.  Each regional winner will be invited to New York in November 2010 and one televion and one radio nominee will receive the prestigious International Children’s Day of Broadcasting Awards. 

For more information, contact:
Karen Cirillo   Executive Producer, Children’s Broadcasting Initiatives
kcirillo@unicef.org  +1.212.326.7506

Visit the ICDB blog to read about examples of ICDB activity.

Young refugees and Costa Ricans join forces to fight intolerance – UN

26 January 2010 – Young refugees and Costa Ricans are taking to their airwaves to combat intolerance and xenophobia in the Latin American nation as part of a United Nations-backed initiative.

An armed group threatened to kill her brother eight years ago, prompting Annye’s family to flee Colombia. “If my father did not pay them a specific sum of money, they would kill my brother,” said the refugee, now 16, in a recording studio in the Costa Rican capital, San Jose.

Annye, along with 13 other teenagers, both refugees and Costa Ricans, recorded a series of radio stories – a project of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – targeted at students around the country to give them a better understanding of what it means for a young person to be forced to leave their home country due to violence or persecution.

The participants also had a chance to learn the nuts and bolts of radio production from the Radio Netherlands Training Centre (RNTC).

“With Costa Rican and refugee high school students taking part, we were able to hear two sides of the issue: the perception of young refugees on their life in Costa Rica and the reaction of young local people on the life stories, rights and experiences of refugees,” explained Arturo Meoño, a RNTC producer.

Some 40 per cent of young refugees in Costa Rica say they have been the victims of intolerance or insults from their classmates or teachers, according to a survey conducted by the agency two years ago.

“For UNHCR, it has become crucial to create a tool to combat xenophobia in schools, to inform children about who the refugees are and why they need our support to integrate into this new community,” said Jozef Merkx, the agency’s representative in Costa Rica.

Having children tell their peers about their suffering, it is hoped, will make their stories more relatable and create bonds between young people of different nationalities and backgrounds.

Leidy, 16, talked excitedly about her love of Latin American music, while fellow refugee Karen, 15, complained about unfair stereotypes of refugees. “When somebody gets angry with me, they call me a drug dealer,” she said.

The UNHCR scheme has resulted in an interesting mix of stories and reactions. “Some concentrate on the flight from violence and the challenges of local integration,” said Maria Andrea Araya, a psychologist. “Others prefer to discuss what young refugees in Costa Rica experience in their daily lives.”

Alexander, 15, pointed out that unlike in his native Colombia – where the attitude is “don’t get sick because there is no money to pay for the hospital bill” – education and health care are free in Costa Rica.

The young people’s stories will also be used as part of an education module, currently under development, to counter xenophobia in schools.

They will first be rolled out in April in areas with large migrant and refugee populations, Mr. Merkx said.

Costa Rica currently shelters 12,000 refugees of some 40 nationalities, with more than 80 per cent of them being from Colombia.

The Latin American nation receives approximately 80 asylum-seekers every month, and since 2009, there have been small migratory movements through the country of Africans and Asians trying to reach North America.

Source: UN News Service

A young Haitian earthquake survivor uses art to cope with disaster

NEW YORK, USA, 22 January 2010 – Until their home was destroyed in last week’s earthquake, Bruno Rene, 18, lived with his mother in the southern Haitian port city of Jacmel. Since then, Bruno, an aspiring artist, has been working on art projects to cope with the impact of the disaster.

Bruno spoke with UNICEF Radio by phone from Jacmel, describing his experience during the earthquake and in its aftermath.

When the quake struck on 12 January, Bruno was in the street. He heard a loud noise but didn’t understand what was going on, and then he fell. A man passed by and told him it was an earthquake. When he looked up, he saw that all the houses around him were destroyed – including his own.

“Everyone was crying,” he recalls.

‘A very bad state’

With his home uninhabitable, Bruno has been sleeping outside. He and his family members are hungry and don’t have access to food or drinking water. He is also concerned about malaria.

“There are many mosquitoes, and we don’t have mosquito nets or tents,” he says. “We are really in a very bad state.”

Bruno’s school, too, was destroyed in the earthquake. Several teachers died when the building collapsed; others were badly injured.

Art programme provides support

As one of the star pupils in an art programme for young people in Jacmel, Bruno is a talented artist, working with paint on canvas and with papier-mâché. For the past 10 days, he has been painting whatever he sees going on around him.

Other local young artists – including two of Bruno’s classmates, Withnie Charles and Marie-Michelle Val – are also homeless as a result of the earthquake. Now they spend their days painting and creating papier-mâché constructions together at the Art Creation Foundation for Children in Jacmel. By night, they return to their displaced families.

Organizers of the programme hope the art activities will help students process some of the trauma they have experienced. UNICEF has found that such activities can provide a critically important support structure for children and young people in the wake of a disaster, when much of the world they knew before has been shattered.

For more information:

Tamar Hahn, thahn@unicef.org, UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean

www.unicef.org

www.unicef.org/lac

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About UNICEF

UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Charlie gets on his bike to raise £100,000 for Haiti appeal

25 January 2010 – Seven-year-old Charlie Simpson has raised tens of thousands of pounds for children in Haiti by completing a five-mile sponsored cycle around his local park.

Charlie, from Fulham in south-west London, decided to raise funds for UNICEF’s Haiti appeal by cycling around South Park seven times. He initially aimed to raise £500, but by Monday lunchtime his total stood at nearly £100,000 and counting.

On his JustGiving page Charlie explains: “I want to do a Sponsored Bike Ride for Haiti because there was a big earthquake and loads of people have lost their lives. I want to make some money to buy food, water and tents for everyone in Haiti.”

Funds raised will support UNICEF’s Haiti Earthquake Children’s appeal. UNICEF has sent emergency teams from around the region to help children and families in Haiti; and aid is getting through, providing clean water, preventing disease and saving lives. However, more supplies are urgently needed. A UNICEF water kit costs just £10 and can give a family all they need to have clean drinking water. The money Charlie has raised so far could provide clean water to 10,000 families.

Donations from around the world

Charlie’s fundraising has captured the public imagination and generated sponsorship from all over the world. People from as far afield as Hong Kong and New Zealand have been donating to his Justgiving page, calling Charlie “an inspiration to us all”.

Proud mum Leonora said: “What started off as a little cycle round the park with his dad has turned into something a lot bigger than that and we can’t believe it.”

“He’s done really well. He’s worked hard and he’s raised a phenomenal amount of money. He really felt strongly about this and thought that something had to be done. It was great to see him so motivated. I am extremely proud of our Charlie,” she said.

Michael Newsome, UNICEF Haiti Appeal Director, added: “There’s something quite special about a child in the UK reaching out to the children of Haiti. It’s quite fabulous.”

David Bull, UNICEF’s UK executive director, described Charlie’s ride on Sunday as “bold” and “innovative”.

“It shows he connects with and not only understands what children his own age must be going through in Haiti, but is also wise enough to know that he can help them. On behalf on the many children in Haiti, I thank Charlie for his effort,” he said.

Feeling inspired?

You can help children in Haiti by making a donation to Charlie’s Justgiving page or fundraising for Haiti yourself.

UNICEF does not receive money from the DEC nor from the UN budget. We rely on voluntary donations. You can donate online or by calling freefone 0800 316 5353.

For more information:

Gemma Parkin or Maeve McClenaghan, UNICEF Press Office, Tel: 020 7336 8922 or 0798 8903621.

Tamar Hahn, thahn@unicef.org, UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean

www.unicef.org/lac

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About UNICEF

UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

MTV telethon caps celebrity efforts to support UNICEF and partners

The stars come out for Haiti relief

NEW YORK, USA, 21 January 2009 – The two-hour, star-powered ‘Hope for Haiti Now’ global concert benefiting Haiti earthquake relief – scheduled for broadcast on Friday – features more than 100 artists, many of whom have shown a long-time commitment to supporting UNICEF’s work in emergencies.

“There is a great need for immediate aid in Haiti, but also for longer-term reconstruction,” UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and singer-songwriter Shakira wrote on her website today.

As early as last Wednesday, one day after the quake hit Port-au-Prince and other densely populated areas, Shakira was urging fans to donate to UNICEF to help the survivors. Today, she announced an initiative through her Barefoot Foundation to build a new school in the devastated country.

Singer Ricky Martin, another Goodwill Ambassador slated to participate in the MTV telethon, is returning to Los Angeles from a three-day visit in Port-au-Prince, where he witnessed aid operations on the ground.

“People from all over the world in one place working with love, focused on giving,” he posted on Twitter upon arriving in the Haitian capital. On his website, Mr. Martin has also urged fans to donate to UNICEF.

On the air and online
Since the disaster struck on 12 January, many other internationally recognized personalities have highlighted UNICEF’s work in Haiti.

From public service announcements to op-ed pieces to regular appeals via Facebook and other social media sites, stars such as Angélique Kidjo, Mia Farrow and Ewan McGregor have gone on the air and online to raise funds.

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, UNICEF’s Eminent Advocate for Children, has kept a strong focus on Haiti on her blog and Twitter feed. “A sombre day; His Majesty & I received the bodies of 3 courageous Jordanian peacekeepers killed in Haiti. God bless their souls,” she wrote on Twitter on Monday.

In the United States, veteran CNN talk show host Larry King featured Queen Rania and other high-profile names early this week on a two-hour special that helped raise more than $3 million for UNICEF.

Meanwhile, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and concert pianist Lang Lang is supporting Haiti relief by donating proceeds from an upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall. Another $25,000 has been pledged to the US Fund for UNICEF by the foundation run by Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps.

Support for aid organizations
The ‘Hope for Haiti Now’ telethon was organized by Oscar-winning actor George Clooney, who will host the broadcast with Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean. CNN’s Anderson Cooper will report live from Haiti.

In Los Angeles, UNICEF USA Ambassadors Téa Leone and Selena Gomez will participate by answering phones, together with Mr. Martin.

Donations from the event will benefit a number of aid organizations, including UNICEF, the World Food Programme, and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.

For more information:
Tamar Hahn, thahn@unicef.org, UNICEF América Latina y el Caribe

www.unicef.org/lac

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About UNICEF
UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Diego Forlán, Embajador de UNICEF, se solidariza con los niños víctimas del terremoto en Haití

Montevideo, 21 de enero de 2010 – El Embajador de UNICEF para Uruguay, Diego Forlán, ya se sumó a la campaña y desde su sitio oficial ha invitado al mundo a movilizarse para ayudar a los niños y niñas afectados por el terremoto en Haití.

UNICEF continúa movilizándose para asistir y proteger a los niños víctimas del terremoto y enviar más suministros básicos. Para esto cuenta con el apoyo de sus embajadores en todo el mundo.

El uruguayo Diego Forlán se sumó a la campaña de recaudación de fondos invitando desde su sitio web y su facebook a hacer donaciones y apoyar las acciones que UNICEF realiza para proporcionar a los niños y niñas afectados suministros básicos como agua potable, alimentos y medicamentos.

“Duele mucho ver la situación que vive Haití y los niños son los que más sufren los efectos de una catástrofe así. Por eso los esfuerzos de UNICEF están dirigidos a salvar sus vidas y a protegerlos.

Es fundamental que tengan acceso a agua potable, que reciban alimentos y todos los cuidados para evitar otras enfermedades”, dijo Forlán.

“Apenas me enteré del terremoto por las noticias me comunique con la Oficina de Uruguay para ponerme a su disposición. Es muy triste pero me alivia saber que el mundo y la gente están respondiendo y manifestando su solidaridad y preocupación por Haití, su gente y sus niños”, comentó Diego.

“Hoy la mejor manera que tenemos para ayudar es haciendo una donación económica, es importante que recordemos esto. Como Embajador de UNICEF le pido a todos los uruguayos y al mundo que sigan colaborando para ayudar y proteger a los niños damnificados por el terremoto. Esos niños son el futuro de Haití”, palabras de Diego Forlán.

Financiación urgente

UNICEF se unió al llamamiento por 562 millones de dólares que las Naciones Unidas emitieron para ayudar a 3,5 millones de personas durante los próximos 6 meses en Haití. Dado que casi el 50% de la población de Haití es menor de 18 años, UNICEF tiene un rol fundamental que desempañar y está tratando de alcanzar 120 millones de dólares para su labor durante la emergencia. Las necesidades urgentes son suministros de agua, alimentos, medicamentos y refugio que son esenciales para salvar vidas.

Campaña de UNICEF en Uruguay

A modo de ejemplo les informamos el costo de algunos de los suministros que se están enviando:

- Con $2000 se puede suministrar a 10 familias un kit de agua. Es un kit que les permite potabilizar agua y tener implementos de higiene, que tiene baldes (10) con tapa que sirven para llevar alimentos o agua, containers (20) para llevar hasta 10 litros de agua, pastillas de jabón (72) y pastillas potabilizadoras de agua (500 que permiten potabilizar hasta 5 litros cada una).

- Con $240 se pude suministrar 20 paquetes de galletas de alto contenido energético, desarrolladas especialmente para los niños desnutridos en situaciones de la emergencia.

- Con $60 se puede suministrar un vendaje elástico, un paquete de 100 compresas de la gasa un rollo de cinta adhesiva, utilizadas para heridas, miembros traumatizados, etc.

Formas de colaborar:

09089040 – para donar $ 50

09089041 – para donar $ 100

09089049 – para donar $ 250

Sitio seguro de donaciones www.unicef.org.uy.

Depósito en Citibank – Cuenta N° 0060911002 (Pesos) o 0060911606 (Dólares).

Depósito en los locales de REDPAGOS de todo el país – cuenta HAITI UNICEF

Para mayor información:

María José Giró, Responsable de Comunicación, mjgiro@unicef.org / 094 489034

Sandra Rapetti, Responsable de Generación de Fondos, srapetti@unicef.org / 094 275834

Tamar Hahn, thahn@unicef.org, UNICEF América Latina y el Caribe

www.unicef.org/lac

www.unicef.org/uruguay

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Acerca de UNICEF

UNICEF trabaja sobre el terreno en más de 150 países y territorios para ayudar a garantizar a los niños y las niñas el derecho a sobrevivir y a desarrollarse desde la primera infancia hasta la adolescencia. UNICEF es el mayor proveedor de vacunas para los países en desarrollo, trabaja para mejorar la salud y la nutrición de la infancia; el abastecimiento de agua y saneamiento de calidad; la educación básica de calidad para todos los niños y niñas y la protección de los niños y las niñas contra la violencia, la explotación y el VIH/SIDA. UNICEF está financiado en su totalidad por las contribuciones voluntarias de individuos, empresas, fundaciones y gobiernos.

Sebastien’s story: A young Haitian earthquake survivor speaks

NEW YORK, USA, 21 January 2010 – The earthquake in Haiti has wiped out the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people and crippled essential services for some 3 million Haitians from all walks of life – ranging from the desperately poor to middle-class and the affluent.

In the disaster’s aftermath, UNICEF and its partners are delivering life-saving support to children and families in need. Nearly half of all Haitians are under 18 years of age, and these children are UNICEF’s top priority. They must be found, fed, kept alive and kept safe.

Sebastien Delatour, 14, feels more fortunate than many of his peers, even though his own family has suffered losses from the earthquake. Sebastien lives in a well-off suburb of the capital, Port-au-Prince. His cousin, Valerie Moore, is a project manager in the Division of Communication at UNICEF headquarters in New York. Earlier this week, Ms. Moore interviewed Sebastien by phone for UNICEF Radio in New York, giving him a chance to tell his story.

Grandparents lost
After the earthquake struck, Sebastien recalls, he heard his mother screaming as she ran outside. His sister was taking a shower and had fallen and hit her head. He couldn’t tell what was going on – at first, he thought someone was shooting at the house.

Soon afterward, Sebastien received tragic news: His grandparents’ house had been flattened. For days, his father and uncles dug through the rubble, trying to find them. Finally, their bodies were retrieved. Carmelle and Cavour Delatour were 88 and 89, respectively, and lived in Bourdon.

“My grandfather was sitting on a chair watching TV, and [the house] fell on him,” says Sebastien. “He died instantly. He didn’t suffer.”

‘People are crying and yelling’
It took several days for the funeral home to accommodate the needs of the grieving Delatour family. In fact, Sebastien reports, there were so many people trying to bury their loved ones that fights broke out.

The situation in the streets shows how bad the problems are, with tens of thousands presumed dead and an estimated 300,000 homeless.

“It stinks,” says Sebastien. “It smells like death. People are crying and yelling. People are fighting with each other for food…. My dad told me that he has to be strong for all of us, and he can’t show that he’s crying. But I’m sure he did. I’m sure he cried in his room or something. But my mom, my mom – we all cried.”

Contact with friends
Sebastien is also nervous about his own extended family and friends, some of whom are staying in his family’s house, which remains standing.

He hasn’t talked to many of his friends since the earthquake. Of those he has been able to reach, one lost his father in the collapse of the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince. Another lost her home and several family members, and is now sleeping in the streets.

The friend told Sebastien she worries about her father’s continual trips into the ruins of her family’s home to get food, despite an unstable structure that could fall at any time.

“I’m fortunate, I guess, for having a house and water,” says Sebastien.

Security concerns
Although Sebastien’s school is standing, its walls are damaged and the structure is no longer safe. In any case, the teenager probably won’t be going back to that school. His parents are planning to send him to live with relatives in Miami.

“The prison broke. There’s prisoners out loose – really big criminals,” notes Sebastien. In light of this and other security concerns, his mother fears it is too dangerous for him to stay in Haiti. But he has other ideas.

“I want to stay in Haiti and help give food and water to people,” he says. “People told me that the aid hasn’t come yet and they’re running out of time.”

Listen the story

Declaración de la Directora Ejecutiva de UNICEF Ann M. Veneman sobre la situación de los niños y niñas en Haití

NUEVA YORK, 19 de enero de 2010 – Estamos extremadamente preocupados ante la situación de los niños y niñas en Haití, muchos de los cuales han quedado separados de sus familias y de sus cuidadores. Estos niños y niñas están cada vez más expuestos a la desnutrición y a la enfermedad, a la trata, a la explotación sexual y a la posibilidad de sufrir graves traumas emocionales. Los esfuerzos para proporcionarles alimentos y medicamentos de emergencia, un refugio seguro, protección y atención están en marcha.

UNICEF y sus asociados, entre ellos el Gobierno de Haití, la Cruz Roja y Save the Children, están estableciendo espacios seguros para los niños y las niñas, y ha comenzado ya el proceso de inscripción de los niños y niñas no acompañados.

UNICEF y sus asociados proporcionan también alimentos y suministros a los huérfanos de Puerto Príncipe.

Se harán todos los esfuerzos posibles para reunir a los niños y niñas con sus familias. Solamente cuando esto sea imposible, y después de que se haya llevado a cabo un proceso apropiado de identificación, las autoridades competentes analizarán alternativas permanentes como la adopción. Antes de que se produjera el terremoto ya se habían llevado a cabo tareas de identificación para la adopción internacional de algunos niños y niñas de Haití. Cuando éste sea el caso, están claros los beneficios de acelerar el viaje a sus nuevos hogares.

UNICEF se une al Comité de los Derechos del Niño, Servicio Social Internacional y otros grupos interesados en el llamamiento a todas las personas que participan en los esfuerzos de socorro para que actúen teniendo en cuenta el interés superior de los niños y niñas. Lo que se necesita ahora mismo es apoyo y atención para salvar las vidas de los niños y niñas de Haití.

Para mayor información:

Christopher de Bono, UNICEF, cdebono@unicef.org, Medios de comunicación, Nueva York, Tel + 1 212 303 7984

Patrick McCormick, UNICEF, pmccormick@unicef.org, Medios de comunicación, Nueva York, Tel + 1 212-326-7426

Tamar Hahn, thahn@unicef.org, UNICEF América Latina y el Caribe, Tel (507) 301 7485

Maria José Ravalli, mjravalli@unicef.org, UNICEF América Latina y el Caribe, Tel (507) 301 7485, Cell (507) 6675 7557

www.unicef.org/lac/

Ayuda para las víctimas del terremoto en Haití

Para donaciones con tarjeta de crédito haga clic AQUÍ

También puede comunicarse de manera gratuita a través de los siguientes teléfonos y coordinar su donación directamente a través de la Oficina de UNICEF de ese país:

Argentina: 0810 333 4455

Brasil: 0800 601 8407

Colombia: 01 8000 919 866

Ecuador: 1800 500 100

Chile: 422 8803*

México: 01800 841 8888

Perú: 213 0707 anexo 757

Venezuela: 284 5648

Uruguay: 4030308 int 104**

Panamá: Si desea hacer su donación deducible de impuestos desde Panamá contacte a Aminta Saldaña: asaldana@unicef.org , celular 6618-0138

*Chile: Puede hacer su aporte en la cuenta 2046 de Banco Estado. Si la donación se hace a través de transferencia electrónica se debe consignar el RUT de UNICEF 69.500.503-2 y enviar un mail a infochile@unicef.org para reportar el depósito.

** Uruguay: Se puede colaborar a través del sitio seguro de donaciones www.unicef.org.uy, haciendo un depósito bancario en la cuenta en Pesos N°0060911002 de UNICEF en el Citibank, o llamando a:

09089040 – para donar $ 50 que se debitarán de la factura de ANTEL

09089041 – para donar $ 100 que se debitarán de la factura de ANTEL

09089049 – para donar $ 250 que se debitarán de la factura de ANTEL

¡Muchas gracias por su aporte!

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