Five years on from the Haiti earthquake: the EU’s response

This fact sheet summarizes the support that the European Union (EU) has and will continue to provide to Haiti to aid in Haiti's recovery and in building its resilience to withstand future disasters. This support comes after the devastating earthquake in Haiti on 12 January 2010 that took 222,750 people's lives, injured many thousands and made 1.5 million homeless.

The EU has provided in total €883 million for Haiti between 2008 and 2013, of which €545 million came from the European Development Fund (EDF), and was aimed at supporting the State's budget, rehabilitation of roads, agriculture, education, human rights, food security, electoral assistance and support to trade. The EU will provide a further €420m to Haiti between 2014 and 2020 under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF). This support will focus on a few key areas, namely, education, reform of the state, modernization of public administration, urban development and infrastructure, and food security and nutrition.