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China's Int'l Rescuers Visit CRI after Haiti Mission
The medical staff of the China International Search and Rescue Team visited China Radio International after they arrived in Beijing Wednesday from a 15-day rescue mission in Haiti.

• Chinese in Spain Donate to Haiti Quake Victims
Overseas Chinese in Spain donated goods and money with a total value of 200,000 euros (272,000 U.S. dollars) to quake-torn Haiti in a disaster relief benefit evening held on Sunday to mark China's luna new year.

• Chinese Doctors Assist Homeless at Haitian Shelter Camp
A 40-strong Chinese medical team is aiding Haitians made homeless in last month's major earthquake at one of Haiti's biggest shelter camps.

• UN Official Praises China's Aid Efforts in Haiti
China's quick response to Haiti's quake and the hard work of Chinese aid personnel are very impressive and commendable, a UN official said Tuesday.

• Chinese UN Staffers Donate Food, Tents to Haiti Orphanage
Chinese staffers with the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti on Saturday donated two large tents, some food and drinking water to a local orphanage whose building sustained cracks in the Jan. 12 earthquake.

• Chinese Police, U.S. Soldiers Conduct First Joint Patrol in Port-au-Prince
Chinese peacekeeping riot police and U.S. troops Thursday carried out their first joint patrol in the quake-battered Haitian capital, as designated by the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

• Chinese Medical Workers Heal Wounds of Haitian Quake Survivors
Under a baking sun in the Caribbean nation, Chinese medical workers were soaked with sweat after setting up two tents near an open fair in this quake-torn capital.

• Chinese Doctors Start Medical Services to Haitians
A Chinese medical team started providing their services to local people less than 40 hours after arriving in the quake-battered Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.

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• Int'l Donor Conference for Haiti Kicks off at U.N.
An international donor conference started Wednesday at U.N. headquarters in New York to secure the financial resources necessary to rebuild Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake.

• 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.

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Police Officers Bid Farewell to 8 Peacekeepers

China Sends Relief Materials to Haiti

Chinese Medical Team Leaves for Haiti

China's Int'l Rescuers Visit CRI after Haiti Mission

CRI Correspondent Witnesses Haiti Rescue Team's Work

UN Plans Massive Food Supply Increase to Haiti

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Engineers Rescue Cultural Treasures in Haiti

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Because We Can - Beijing's Charity Events for Haiti

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What Can We Learn from Haiti

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Rescue and Relief Efforts Continue in Haiti

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Chinese Bid Farewell to Peacekeepers

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Haiti Intro

Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a Creole-and French-speaking Caribbean country. Along with the Dominican Republic, it occupies the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago.

International Aid & Relief

• France Offers over 300 Mln Euros to Aid Haiti

• UN Begins Ticket-for-food Distribution Project in Haiti

• Relief Efforts in Haiti Focus on Food and Sanitation

• Senior UN Official Visits Quake-ravaged City in Southern Haiti

• Int'l Rescue Teams Saving Lives without A Break

• Int'l Society Provides Humanitarian Aid to Haiti

• UN Plans Massive Food Supply Increase to Haiti

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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.

Backgrounder

• A Look at Chinese Peacekeepers' Daily Mission in Haiti

• UN Personnel Fallen in Peace Mission

• Backgrounder: UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti

• Backgrounder: Recent Major Earthquakes on American Continent

• Backgrounder: Weeklong Quakes Rock Pacific Rim, Haiti

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