PORT-AU-PRINCE: The earthquake that ravaged Haiti on Saturday has revived anger over international aid agencies' response to a devastating quake there 11 years ago, stirring calls to ensure donations do a better job of reaching the people who need them most.
It prompted pledges of support from UN bodies, the US Agency for International Development , the Red Cross and governments around the world. Much of the US military spending right after the natural disaster was more focused on preventing social unrest and deterring mass migration than rebuilding, said Katz.
USAID had also benefited local farming, with its investments supporting 105,000 farmers to adopt new technologies, generating nearly US$30 million in agricultural sales, she said.Haiti's government complained after the 2010 quake that aid was too slow to materialise. Six months after the disaster, it said it had received less than 2 per cent of the promised support, despite pledges by the UN special envoy for Haiti and former US President Bill Clinton to"build Haiti back better".
"Donate to HAITIAN ORGANIZATIONS ONLY! Please! Can't stress this enough. Haiti Based ONLY," Jessie Woo, a Haitian-American comedienne, said on Twitter."DO NOT DONATE ANY MONEY TO THE RED CROSS REGARDING HAITI." "Americans donated generously in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake to save lives - which is exactly what their donations did," it said.A sexual misconduct scandal that surfaced in 2018 centering on Oxfam International tarnished the name of relief workers in Haiti, while a cholera outbreak linked to UN peacekeepers in the country after the 2010 quake led to thousands of deaths.
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