7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti; UNICEF set to reach children, families with humanitarian aid

The United Nations is working to support rescue and relief efforts in Haiti following a powerful earthquake that reportedly left hundreds dead, with perhaps even more injured and missing, and caused massive damage in the south-western part of the country.

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FROM THE FIELD: Bringing aid to Haiti, a country at breaking point

04 Sep 2021

Humanitarian workers supporting relief efforts in Haiti following the devastation caused by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, are contending with widespread insecurity, including gang violence, as well as logistical challenges, as they try to reach hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people.

UN teams respond to deadly earthquake in western Nepal

04 Nov 2023

United Nations teams in Nepal are responding to the devastating earthquake in the west of the country, amid reports that over 150 people have been killed and hundreds more injured.

‘A mountain of hardship’, as Afghanistan suffers yet another earthquake

16 Oct 2023

A powerful earthquake struck western Afghanistan again on Sunday, making it the fourth to hit the impoverished region since 7 October, causing more suffering for families left with little to survive on as the hard winter approaches, UN agencies have reported.