Haiti: Post-Hurricane Conditions and Assistance (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Oct. 27, 2008 |
| Report Number |
RS22975 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Maureen Taft-Morales and Mark P. Sullivan, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
In August and September 2008, four major storms directly hit or passed close to Haiti, causing widespread devastation. As of early October, 2008, the U.S. government has either provided or pledged just over $30 million in humanitarian assistance to affected Haitian populations in response to the hurricanes in Haiti. Congress provided not less than $100 million for hurricane relief and reconstruction assistance for Haiti and other Caribbean countries in the FY2009 continuing appropriations resolution (P.L. 110-329) signed into law September 30, 2008. The Haitian government says it needs $400 million over the next 18 months for hurricane recovery and reconstruction, and that so far the international community has committed $145 million. For more information, see CRS Report RL34687, The Haitian Economy and the HOPE Act, by J. F. Hornbeck; CRS Report RS22879, Haiti: Legislative Responses to the Food Crisis and Related Development Challenges, by Clare Ribando Seelke and J. F. Hornbeck; CRS Report RS21349, U.S. Immigration Policy on Haitian Migrants, by Ruth Ellen Wasem; and CRS Report RS20844, Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues, by Ruth Ellen Wasem and Karma Ester.
