The world is uniting to help Haiti, A look at what nation's are doing to help

[Liberal_in_LA]

Haiti earthquake: The nations that are stepping up to help
Pledges of financial and material aid to Haiti continue to roll in from around the globe.

A look at what nation's are doing to help.

By Tyler Maltbie Correspondent / January 14, 2010

Boston —
In the aftermath the Haiti earthquake, which Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive is describing as “the worst catastrophe that has occurred in Haiti in two centuries,” the international community is mobilizing to deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in aid, manpower, and supplies to the poor Caribbean nation.

The Dominican Republic was the first to deliver aid. Despite tense political ties with its island neighbor, the Dominican government has sent 10 mobile cafeterias capable of serving 100,000 meals a day, heavy debris-removing equipment, and medicine.

President Obama, promising the Haitian people America’s “unwavering support,” dispatched the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier from its port in Norfolk, VA to deliver supplies and crews and has ordered one of the U.S. Navy’s largest amphibious ships, the USS Bataan, to transport a Marine expeditionary unit. Additionally en route from the US are three 70-member search and rescue teams equipped with sniffer dogs and four U.S. Coast Guard cutters.

The United Nations, which lost its headquarters in the Tuesday quake, has released $10 million from its emergency fund for immediate aid. The World Bank has announced it will provide Haiti with $100 million in emergency aid. US President Barack Obama also promised $100 million.

The Canadian Disaster Assistance Response Team left for Haiti Thursday morning to help with search and rescue and begin the cleanup process. The Canadian Ministry of International Cooperation announced today it will match up to $50 million in contributions to registered Canadian charities aiding Haiti.
Support from across the Atlantic is shaping up to be dramatic as well. The European Commission has pledged $4.37 million and on top of that at least 11 individual

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0114/Haiti-earthquake-The-nations-that-are-stepping-up-to-help