2010 Haiti earthquake

====2011====

In January 2011, one year after the quake, [[Oxfam]] published a report on the status of the recovery. According to the report, relief and recovery were at a standstill due to government inaction and indecision on the part of the donor countries. The report stated: 
<blockquote>"One year on, only five percent of the rubble has been cleared and only 15 percent of the required basic and temporary houses have been built. House building on a large scale cannot be started before the enormous amount of rubble is cleared. The government and donors must prioritize this most basic step toward helping people return home".<ref name=Standstill>[http://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressrelease/2011-01-06/year-indecision-leaves-haiti-recovery-standstill A year of indecision leaves Haiti’s recovery at a standstill] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116065502/http://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressrelease/2011-01-06/year-indecision-leaves-haiti-recovery-standstill |date=16 January 2011 }} Oxfam International, 6 January 2011</ref></blockquote>
Robert Fox, executive director of [[Oxfam Canada]], said: 
<blockquote>"The dysfunction has been aided unabated by the way the international community has organized itself, where pledges have been made and they haven't followed through [and] where they come to the table with their own agendas and own priorities. Most donors provided funds for transitional housing but very little money for clearing rubble or repairing houses". Fox said that in many instances rubble removal "means it was [moved] off someone's property onto the road in front of the property".<ref>[http://www.canada.com/news/Haiti+reconstruction+standstill+says+Oxfam+report/4065941/story.html Haiti reconstruction at 'standstill,' says Oxfam report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115064133/http://www.canada.com/news/Haiti+reconstruction+standstill+says+Oxfam+report/4065941/story.html |date=15 January 2011 }} Canada.com, 5 January 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.oxfam.org/en/policy/haiti-progress-report-2010 Haiti Progress Report 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111043729/http://www.oxfam.org/en/policy/haiti-progress-report-2010 |date=11 January 2011 }} Oxfam International, 6 January 2011</ref></blockquote>

According to a [[UNICEF]] report, "Still today more than one million people remain displaced, living in crowded camps where livelihoods, shelter and services are still hardly sufficient for children to stay healthy".<ref>[http://www.unicefusa.org/assets/pdf/Children-in-Haiti-One-Year-After.pdf Children in Haiti: One Year After — The long road from relief to recovery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112080130/http://www.unicefusa.org/assets/pdf/Children-in-Haiti-One-Year-After.pdf |date=12 January 2011 }} UNICEF, January 2011</ref> [[Amnesty International]] reported that armed men were preying with impunity on girls and women in displacement camps, worsening the trauma of victims who have lost homes, livelihoods and loved ones.<ref>[https://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/haiti-sexual-violence-against-women-increasing-2011-01-06 Haiti: Sexual violence against women increasing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224181408/http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/haiti-sexual-violence-against-women-increasing-2011-01-06 |date=24 December 2014 }} Amnesty International, 6 January 2011</ref>

On the first anniversary of the earthquake, Haitian-born [[Michaëlle Jean]], who served as the [[Governor General of Canada]] at the time of the disaster, and who became [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO) [[Special envoy|Special Envoy for Haiti]] on 8 November 2010, voiced her anger at the slow rate of aid delivery. She blamed the international community for abandoning its commitments. In a public letter co-authored with UNESCO head [[Irina Bokova]], Jean said, "As time passes, what began as a natural disaster is becoming a disgraceful reflection on the international community."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/haiti-raises-quake-death-toll-on-anniversary-1.1011363 |title=Haiti raises quake death toll on anniversary |date=12 January 2011 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=13 January 2011 |archive-date=4 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704110258/http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/haiti-raises-quake-death-toll-on-anniversary-1.1011363 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission, led by former US President [[Bill Clinton]] and Haitian Prime Minister [[Jean-Max Bellerive]], had been set up to facilitate the flow of funds toward reconstruction projects in April 2010, but as of January 2011, no major reconstruction had started.<ref name=Standstill/>