 Worst disaster ever in the Western Hemisphere  More than 300,000 deaths, 300,000 wounded, 1.2 million homeless, half a million displaced.  The quake  Time & place, sismic code  Largest search & rescue response ever  More than 1900 international rescuers from 30 countries  Some 50 USAR teams and 175 dogs who saved 132 persons

 State leadership  Communication  Airport & logistics  Humanitarian team in situ (logbase)  MINUSTAH beheaded  Ports  Security  Access to affected areas

In the first hours…  Fast local response but limited  300,000 wounded & no emergency services  Medical attention completely overloaded  Situation ex ante and epidiomology  Needs assessments  Coordination  with authorities, militaries, donors and partners

 Humanitarian leadership to be improved  Humanitarian country team not operational  Intercluster coordination capacity limited  Inclusion of national actors  Myriad of actors  Military assets needed to be absorbed

 Challenge of working in urban environment  Needs assessments inadecuate  Working conditions  Better understanding of the socio-economical environment and community-based context

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