Rebuilding the social, cultural and intellectual fabric of Haiti: concept note

UNESCO forum:

This concept note addresses one main lesson learned by United Nations agencies regarding international disaster assistance following the 12 January 2010 earthquake in Haiti: to build back better. The paper states that short term emergency measures must be immediately linked to and integrated with mid- and long-term recovery programmes.

It highlights UNESCO's tsunami early warning systems and disaster risk reduction efforts to support to local institutions so as to help them improve resilience to natural disasters, including earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and other natural hazards. It calls for sustained efforts on Haiti's parts and of the international community and the friends of Haiti to help Haitians recover and rebuild encompassing a complex development effort.