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A Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 aerial photo provided by The American Red Cross shows collapsed buildings following Tuesday's earthquake, in Haiti?s capital Port-au-Prince during a joint Red Cross Red Crescent/ECHO (European Community Humanitarian Organization) aerial assessment mission. (AP Photo/American Red Cross) MANDATORY CREDIT

SKN Stands in Solidarity with Haiti as 15th Year Anniversary of Devastating Earthquake is Recognized

Sunday January 12th, marked 15 years since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, struck Haiti in 2010, killing 220,000, injuring over 300,000 and impacted over 3 million people.

 

Her Excellency, Dr. Mutryce Williams, Permanent Ambassador to the Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations, displayed her solidarity on behalf of the federation, she expressed, “Haiti’s impact throughout history has edified the black experience from the Caribbean to America to Africa. We must now be there for Haiti as it continues to rebuild from natural disasters and insecurity.”

 

SKN’s Prime Minister also shared words of support during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, he said “With the establishment of the Multinational Security Support Mission, the Caribbean Community seeks to usher in a new day for Haiti’s families – a day where schools become places of learning, hospitals are places of healing, and markets are not arsenals for gangs, but havens for community and prosperity.”

 

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