,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #di  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ab1 #bjag,ms4
 ,lee 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new     
,york1 ,ms4 ,max9e ,wat]s ( ,cali=nia1  
,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4         
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1    
,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1 & ,ms4       
,tsongas7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !    
anniv]s>y ( ! tragic e>?quake 9 ,haiti  
on ,janu>y #ab1 #bjaj1 honor+ ^? :o lo/ 
_! lives 9 ! e>?quake & 9 ,hurricane    
,mat!w 9 ,octob] #bjaf1 & express+      
cont9u$ solid>ity ) ! ,haitian p4       
,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #ab1 #bjaj1 a        
#g4j-magnitude e>?quake /ruck ! c\ntry (
 ,haiti2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,geological ,survey 7,,usgs71 !  
e>?quake epic5t] 0 locat$ approximately 
#ae miles s\?we/ ( ! capital1           
,port-au-,pr9ce2 ,:]eas accord+ to      
,,usgs1 ! e>?quake 0 foll[$ by #ei      

aft]%ocks ( magnitude #d4e or great]1 ! 
mo/ sev]e measur+ #f4j2 ,:]eas accord+  
to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti1 m ?an #caf1jjj 
p di$ z a result ( ! e>?quake2 ,:]eas   
accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,nations & !        
,int]national ,organization =           
,migration1 an e/imat$ #c1jjj1jjj p 7   
directly affect$ by ! disa/]1 ne>ly     
"o-?ird ( ! c\ntry's population1 &      
#a1cjj1jjj p 7 displac$ to settlem5ts2  
,:]eas casualty numb]s & infra/ructure  
damage1 includ+ to roads1 ports1        
hospitals1 & resid5tial dwell+s1 place !
 e>?quake z ! wor/ cataclysm to hit     
,haiti 9 ov] two c5turies &1            
proportionally1 "o ( ! _w's wor/ natural
 disa/]s 9 mod]n times2 ,:]eas ! ,po/   
,disa/] ,ne$s ,assessm5t 7,,pdna7       
conduct$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti1 !     
,unit$ ,nations1 ! ,_w ,bank1 !         
,int]-,am]ican ,developm5t ,bank1 & o!r 
exp]ts e/imates t damage & economic     
losses total$ #g1hjj1jjj1jjj1           
approximately #abj p]c5t ( ,haiti's     
gross dome/ic product 9 #bjji2 ,:]eas ! 

,manag+ ,p,d,n,as e/imat$ t             
#aa1ejj1jjj1jjj ov] ?ree ye>s w\ld be   
requir$ = ,haiti's recon/ruction & to   
lay ! gr\ndwork = long-t]m developm5t2  
,:]eas 9 #bjab1 ! ,_w ,bank e/imat$ t   
ne>ly #fj p]c5t ( ,haitians 7 liv+ "u ! 
national pov]ty l9e & ,haiti rank$ #afc 
out ( #ahh c\ntries on ! ,unit$ ,nations
 ,human ,developm5t ,index2 ,:]eas      
,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama v[$ ! unwav]+   
support ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & pl$g$ a     
swift1 coord9at$ & aggressive ef=t to   
save lives & support ! recov]y 9 ,haiti2
 ,:]eas ,congress pass$ ,h\se           
,resolution #ajba on ,janu>y #ba1 #bjaj1
 on a vote ( #daa to #a1 express+ its   
deepe/ condol5ces & sympa?y = ! horrific
 loss ( life & bip>tisan support = !    
recov]y & long-t]m recon/ruction ne$s ( 
,haiti2 ,:]eas ! response to ! trag$y f 
! global community1 & especially f !    
c\ntries ( ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e1 has be5 
ov]:elm+ly positive2 ,:]eas ! initial   
em]g5cy response ( ! m5 & wom5 ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 l$ by ! ,unit$ 

,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t & ,unit$ ,/ates ,s\!rn      
,comm&1 0 swift & resolute2 ,:]eas      
individuals1 bus9esses1 & philan?ropic  
organizations across ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
?r\gh\t ! int]national community        
respond$ 9 support ( ,haiti & its       
populace dur+ ?is crisis1 sometimes 9   
innovative ways su* z fundrais+ ?r\gh   
text messag+1 :i* "s e/imates reveal has
 rais$ m ?an #dj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas accord+
 to ! ,int]national ,organization =     
,migration1 z ( ,septemb] #bjaf1        
approximately #ee1jjj p rema9 9         
spontane\s & organiz$ camps 9 ,haiti &  
hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ,haiti's poor cont9ue 
to live 9 prec>i\s h\s+ conditions t    
make !m vuln]able to pot5tial future    
natural disa/]s2 ,:]eas 9 #bjaf1 ,haiti 
cont9u$ to face long dr\ghts & dry ,el  
,nio conditions at ! level ( a national 
em]g5cy1 caus+ fur!r de/ruction (       
agricultural crops & food insecurity =  
ov] #e1jjj1jjj p2 ,:]eas ,hurricane     
,mat!w caus$ significant & fur!r damage 

to ,haiti1 directly affect+ #a1djj1jjj  
p1 caus+ #age1jjj to be displac$1 & pu%+
 #hjf1jjj into sev]e food insecurity1 & 
due to increas$ vuln]ability f          
,hurricane ,mat!w ! numb] ( fatalities  
cont9ues to rise2 ,:]eas scre5+ (       
vuln]able gr\ps %[s evid5ce ( high rates
 ( malnutrition & ! ne$ = imm$iate      
special att5tion programs1 especially = 
*ildr5 "u ! age ( #e2 ,:]eas _m displac$
 ,haitians cont9ue to live 9 tempor>y   
%elt]s1 su* z s*ools1 *ur*es1 or %elt]s 
t h be5 piec$ toge!r ) scrap alum9um    
%eets1 t>ps1 & wood2 ,:]eas s*ools 9 _m 
areas /ill h n reop5$ s9ce ! ,hurricane 
,mat!w2 ,:]eas betwe5 #hj to #ij p]c5t (
 crops 9 ! ,gr&e ,anse & ,s\? 7 de/roy$ 
by ,hurricane ,mat!w & f>m]s h n yet    
receiv$ support = se$s & tools2 ,:]eas  
only #dh p]c5t ( ! ,unit$ ,nations      
#agh1jjj1jjj ,fla% ,appeal = ,haiti has 
be5 fund$2 ,:]eas a deva/at$            
agricultural sector has a ripple effect 
?r\gh\t ! ,haitian economy & affects !  
mo/ vuln]able1 p>ticul>ly *ildr5 & poor 

wom5 & m52 ,:]eas ,haiti's geographical 
location 9 ! hurricane belt1 acute      
ecological damage1 ris+ sea levels1     
increas+ global temp]atures1 sev]ity (  
hurricanes1 dr\ght1 & o!r =ms ( climate 
disruption comb9e to make ,haiti "o ( ! 
?ree mo/ climate vuln]able c\ntries 9 ! 
_w1 ) deva/at+ consequ5ces = all sectors
 ( its economy & society2 ,:]eas        
,haiti's gr[+ food insecurity results   
l>gely f de=e/ation & entr5*$ neglect ( 
its rural agricultural sector1          
p>ticul>ly smallhold] f>m]s :o gr[ mo/ (
 ! food 9 ,haiti1 & acc\nt = a l>ge     
p]c5tage ( ! food insecure populations2 
,:]eas 9 #bjaf1 ! ,food & ,agriculture  
,organization 7,,fao7 ,global ,food     
,security ,index rank$ ,haiti's food    
sector #ajh out ( #aac c\ntries survey$2
 ,:]eas ,haiti's vuln]ability to natural
 disa/]s is root$ 9 ! de>? ( /able      
public infra/ructure & h\s+ due to rapid
 urbanization & is exac]bat$ by climate 
*ange2 ,:]eas ,haiti w be unable to     
adapt to1 & mitigate its disproportional

 vuln]ability to climate *ange unless ! 
,haitian gov]nm5t is res\rc$ & emp[]$ to
 implem5t compreh5sive disa/] prev5tion 
& relief measures2 ,:]eas accord+ to an 
indep5d5t ,unit$ ,nations panel         
inve/igation1 on ,octob] #ai1 #bjaj1 an 
outbreak ( *ol]a 0 detect$ 9 ! ,l[]     
,artibonite region1 orig9at+ f a        
tribut>y ne> ! ,unit$ ,nations          
,/abilization ,mission 9 ,haiti         
7,,m9u/ah7 camp at ,mirebelais1 :]e !   
panel f\nd t sanitation conditions 7 n  
suffici5t to prev5t fecal contam9ation (
 ! ,meye ,tribut>y ,sy/em ( !           
,artibonite ,riv]2 ,:]eas accord+ to !  
,haitian ,m9i/ry ( ,public ,heal? &     
,population 7,,mspp71 z ( ,may #bh1     
#bjaf1 #i1cag p h di$ f *ol]a & ne>ly   
#ghj1adj h be5 infect$2 ,:]eas1 accord+ 
to ! ,,mspp1 ! damage caus$ by          
,hurricane ,mat!w 9 ,octob] #bjaf       
result$ 9 a %>p increase 9 ! numb] (    
*ol]a cases 9 ,haiti2 ,:]eas 9 ,augu/   
#bjaf ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti1 support$ by 
! ,_w ,heal? ,organization 7,,:o71 !    

,pan ,am]ican ,heal? ,association       
7,,paho71 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,*ildr5's   
,fund 7,,unicef71 & ! ,c5t]s = ,disease 
,control & ,prev5tion 7,,cdc7 & o!r     
memb]s ( ! ,regional ,coalition to      
,elim9ate ,*ol]a 9 ,hispaniola pres5t$  
an updat$ m$ium-t]m plan on *ol]a =     
#bjaf-bjah to improve coord9ation among 
national & int]national p>tn]s1 ensure  
rapid response to outbreaks1 vacc9ate   
vuln]able populations & improve wat]1   
sanitation1 & heal?2 ,:]eas1 on ,decemb]
 #a1 #bjaf1 ,unit$ ,nations             
,secret>y-,g5]al ,ban ,ki-moon spoke    
directly to ! ,haitian p :ile address+ !
 ,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al ,assembly1 /at+ 
we apologize to ! ,haitian p4 ,we simply
 did n d en\gh ) reg>d to ! *ol]a       
outbreak & its spread 9 ,haiti4 ,we are 
pr(\ndly sorry = our role42 ,:]eas1 on  
,decemb] #a1 #bjaf1 ! ,unit$ ,nations   
pres5t$ a new two-track response to     
*ol]a 9 ,haiti1 includ+ mat]ial         
assi/ance to ^? ,haitians mo/ directly  
affect$ by *ol]a z well z int5sifi$     

ef=ts to control treat & eradicate      
*ol]a2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations has     
laun*$ a ,multi-,p>tn] ,tru/ ,fund to   
support ! new response & is seek+       
#djj1jjj1jjj 9 donor contributions1 )   
#bjj1jjj1jjj to be allocat$ to ,track #a
 & #bjj1jjj1jjj to ,track #b ( ! new    
response2 ,:]eas ?r\gh\t ^! crises1 ! p 
( ,haiti cont9ue to demon/rate unwav]+  
resili5ce1 dignity1 & c\rage2 ,:]eas !  
,assess+ ,progress 9 ,haiti ,act        
7,,apha7 seeks to measure ! progress (  
recov]y & developm5t ef=ts 9 ,haiti s9ce
 ! deva/at+ e>?quake ( ,janu>y #bjaj & 0
 pass$ 9 response to widespread conc]ns 
reg>d+ ! mix$ results & opacity (       
po/-quake relief & recon/ruction ef=ts2 
,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate has produc$  
two ( f\r annual reports ) detail$      
in=mation on ! /atus ( ,unit$ ,/ates aid
 programs 9 ,haiti ) ! aim ( increas+   
transp>5cy & acc\ntability ) respect to 
! r\ghly #d1jjj1jjj1jjj t ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,gov]nm5t has allocat$ = ,haiti  
aid s9ce ! e>?quake2 ,:]eas1 z (        

,septemb] #cj1 #bjaf1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t      
7,,usaid7 e/imates t ( ! r\ghly         
#d1jjj1jjj1jjj allocat$ = humanit>ian   
relief assi/ance & recov]y &            
recon/ruction & developm5t 9 !          
po/-e>?quake recov]y1 approximately #hc 
p]c5t ( su* funds has be5 disburs$2     
,:]eas an evaluation l$ by ! ,,mspp 9   
areas affect$ by ,hurricane ,mat!w's    
l&fall on ,octob] #d1 #bjaf1 conclud$ t 
public heal? facilities may viably      
provide ess5tial s]vices1 b sev]ely lack
 ! equipm5t & m$ical commodities to d s2
 ,:]eas significant *all5ges /ill rema9 
9 ,haiti z x works to recov] & rebuild f
 pa/ natural disa/]s & to prep>e =      
future ones2 & ,:]eas ,haiti requires ! 
su/a9$ assi/ance ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !  
int]national community 9 ord] to prev5t 
fur!r malnutrition 9 key vuln]able      
gr\ps1 prev5t an increase 9 hung] 9     
#bjag1 address *ronic food insecurity1  
confront ! ongo+ *ol]a epidemic &       
mitigate vuln]ability to climate *ange3 

,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 honors ^? :o lo/ 
_! lives due to ! tragic e>?quake t     
/ruck ! c\ntry ( ,haiti on ,janu>y #ab1 
#bjaj2  7#b7 honors ^? :o lo/ _! lives  
due to ,hurricane ,mat!w 9 ,octob]      
#bjaf2  7#c7 honors ! sacrifice ( ! m5 &
 wom5 ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti1 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 ! ,unit$ ,nations1 & !
 int]national community 9 _! response to
 ^? affect$ & :o cont9ue to be affect$  
by ^! calamities2  7#d7 expresses       
cont9u$ solid>ity ) ! p ( ,haiti z !y "w
 to prev5t malnutrition & hung]1        
mitigate ! effects ( climate *ange1 &   
rebuild _! homes1 neighborhoods1        
livelihoods1 & c\ntry2  7#e7 reaffirms  
its commitm5t to support ,haiti1 9      
p>tn]%ip ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti & 9     
coord9ation ) o!r donors1 9 long-t]m    
developm5t & disa/] prep>$ness2  7#f7   
supports ! ef=ts ( ! ,adm9i/ration to   
increase food security 9 ,haiti ?r\gh   
su/a9able agriculture programs1 %ore up 
h\s+ initiatives = ,haiti's poor &      

vuln]able1 prev5t ! spread ( *ol]a1     
treat p]sons :o contract ! disease1     
provide te*nical assi/ance to ! ,haitian
 ,m9i/ry ( ,public ,heal? & ,population 
7,,mspp71 & improve long]-t]m wat]1     
sanitation1 & heal? sy/ems2  7#g7 urges 
! ,presid5t & ! int]national community  
to-- 7,a7 cont9ue to focus assi/ance on 
build+ ! capacity ( ,haiti's public     
sector & re9=c+ ! sy/ems x employs to   
su/a9ably provide basic s]vices to its  
p2  7,b7 develop1 improve1 & scale-up   
communications & p>ticipatory me*anisms 
to m sub/antially involve ,haitian civil
 society at all /ages ( po/-disa/]      
responses2 &  7,c7 give priority to     
programs t protect & involve vuln]able  
populations1 includ+ int]nally displac$ 
p]sons1 *ildr51 especially maln\ri%$    
*ildr5 "u ! age ( #e1 pregnant & lactat+
 wom51 wom5 & girls1 & p]sons )         
disabilities2 &  7#h7 urges ! ,presid5t 
to-- 7,a7 cont9ue to make available to  
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ag5cies1        
nongov]nm5tal organizations1 private    

volunte] organizations1 regional        
in/itutions1 & ,unit$ ,nations ag5cies !
 res\rces necess>y to confront ! ongo+  
consequ5ces ( ^! natural disa/]s2  7,b7 
support ! ef=ts ( ! ,unit$ ,nations     
,secret>y-,g5]al to secure ! necess>y   
res\rces requir$ to fully execute !     
,unit$ ,nations new two-track response  
to eradicate *ol]a f ,haiti & provide   
mat]ial assi/ance to ^? ,haitians mo/   
directly affect$ by *ol]a2  7,c7 cont9ue
 to lead humanit>ian & developm5t &     
disa/] risk r$uction ef=ts ) ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ,haiti1 ! ,haitian ,diaspora1 &      
int]national actors :o %>e 9 ! goal ( a 
bett] future = ,haiti2  7,d7 maximize   
responsible local & regional procurem5t2
  7,e7 e/abli% improv$ & transp>5t      
me*anisms = monitor+ ! implem5tation (  
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t-fund$ aid       
programs2 &  7,f7 "w ) ,haitian         
au?orities & private l&[n]s to prev5t ! 
=c$ eviction ( int]nally displac$ p]son 
communities & provide dec5t h\s+ = !    
poore/ & mo/ vuln]able ,haitians4