Wednesday, November 16, 2016
2261 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Exhibit: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm | Briefing: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
For more information or to RSVP, please email kcrosby@usaid.gov
Honorary Co-Hosts
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson | Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Rep. John Conyers | Rep. Maxine Waters | Rep. Barbara Lee | Rep. Yvette Clarke
Please join us for a briefing and photo exhibit on USAID-led efforts to help Haiti recover from Hurricane Matthew. The event will feature agency leaders on the frontline of the recovery efforts, members of Congress who recently traveled to Haiti, and other workers and experts in the fields of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance. Staff from USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Affairs (DCHA) will be on hand from 11:00 am-12:00 pm to answer questions on the Hurricane Matthew response.
Key Facts
- Hurricane Matthew made initial landfall in southwestern Haiti on October 4 as a powerful Category 4 storm.
- The Government of Haiti reports that 546 people were killed as a result of the storm and an estimated 1.4 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance.
- USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is the agency responsible for leading the U.S. government’s response to international disasters.
- In anticipation of the storm, USAID activated a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) with staff in Haiti, Jamaica, and the Bahamas on October 3. The team continues to work with the government of Haiti and USAID’s partners to deliver humanitarian assistance to communities in need.
- The United States is the single largest donor of humanitarian assistance for Hurricane Matthew relief efforts. Total U.S. government assistance now stands at more than $53 million. This includes nearly $40 million from USAID and more than $13 million from the U.S. Department of Defense.
