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Overview

Chinese government sends 60 member rescue team to Haiti for earthquake relief

Commitment Year•2010Country of Activity•HaitiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•HaitiSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2010
Start (actual)
Jan 13, 2010
End (actual)
Jan 25, 2010

Geospatial footprint

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The Chinese government sent in a rescue team to assist in relief efforts around Port-au-Prince following the earthquake. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/387318#map=12/18.4855/-72.3642

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Haiti

Loan desecription

Chinese government sends 60 member rescue team to Haiti for earthquake relief

Narrative

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Project narrative

A 60-member rescue team and three sniffer dogs, sent by the Chinese government to Haiti to assist in disaster relief efforts, arrived in Haiti on January 13, 2010. The team carried out effective search and rescue operations at the headquarters of MINUSTAH (the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti), the prime minister's palace, and other places. The team also brought food and equipment for donation, and included several medical professionals. This project stands as a part of a greater relief effort undertaken by China to provide relief aid to Haiti. This team was replaced with another team of 43 people on January 25, 2010 (Record ID#40186).

Staff comments

The team is distinct from that captured in Record ID#40193. See, for example, separate project entries in "Haiti 2010 Country Data." Further, this 60 person team arrived on January 13, while the 43 person team captured in 40193 arrived on January 25 and left on February 29.