UNICEF - Exec. Director Ann M. Veneman in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 5 February 2010 UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman visited the Haitian capital yesterday, meeting with UNICEF staff, government leaders and survivors of the massive earthquake that struck here on 12 January.

At a makeshift shelter in downtown Port-au-Prince where UNICEF and partners are delivering food, safe water and basic health services Veneman noted that the vast scale of damage to Haiti's already fragile infrastructure makes relief work extremely difficult. But she lauded the results achieved thus far in reaching quake-affected children and families with life-saving assistance.

"It was really encouraging to see that humanitarian supplies are getting to those who need them the most, especially women and children," said Veneman.

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