Haiti Earthquake International Aid by Country

International Aid

Haiti’s quake has apparently galvanised the world. Find out how much different countries and organisations have pledged to the aid effort – and how much has actually been handed over

Tracking the ever-increasing pledges of financial aid and other assistance for quake-stricken Haiti is a difficult business, but the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is attempting to do just that. The OCHA has the tricky task of trying to orchestrate the efforts of the dozens of aid agencies either in Haiti or on their way there.

Its list of donors tracks both monetary sums and donations in the form of assistance and equipment, both from governments and corporations. However, it does not cover the millions of pounds of private donations pouring into appeals such as that launched in the UK by the Disasters Emergency Committee – where you can also make a donation.

Relief Web is probably the best source – it publishes daily totals.

But promising to pay for something and actually doing it are two different things. And while a lot of money has been handed over by governments, there is still a gap in funded projects and promises to do so. We’ve added a new table which shows that.

As some of you have pointed out – the top level figures don’t take account of individual country contributions, ie ships or aid trucks. So, take a look at the Google spreadsheet – that will give you exactly what each organisation or country has donated – look at the ‘details’ worksheet.

If you would like to help earthqake victims, please check out Google’s Crisis Response Page for more information.

Haiti Earthqake International Aid Data

Data summary

If you would like to help earthqake victims, please check out Google’s Crisis Response Page for more information.

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Sources: guardian.co.uk

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