Only 6% of post-earthquake assistance funds have been allocated to nutritional aid for women and children in Haiti. UNICEF has warned that high levels of acute malnutrition will result if insufficient provision for these vulnerable groups continues.
via TheLancet.com.
Crisiscamp London co-founder Vinay Gupta discusses his “hexayurt” project — as seen in the Worldchanging book — in light of the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, and how relief tents are a “bandaid on a gunshot wound”:
via Boing Boing.
I’ve linked to the Boing Boing post rather than directly to Vinay’s excellent article, because there is also discussion of the pros and cons, and other suggestions for low-tech rebuilding.
UNICEF states that: All children have rights — these are most at risk of being denied in emergencies. UNICEF is working to ensure that the rights of children affected in Haiti are not forgotten.
We ask also that the rights of mothers are not forgotten. In disasters such as in Haiti the mother either pregnant, breast feeding or with very young children is often forgotten. Especially during pregnancy and breast feeding she needs special care and special nutrition. The future of her unborn or newly born child is critically dependent on her own nutrition and health. Support UNICEF and ask that special attention is given to the mother.
http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail_full_story.asp?news_id=1457
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