Press Releases

1. On January 6, the Government of Japan decided to extend an Emergency Grant Aid of 3 million US dollars in response to cholera outbreak in the Republic of Haiti, through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
2. This Emergency Grant Aid will allow implementing humanitarian assistance in the areas of health, water and sanitation, and food in Haiti, which has suffered tremendous damage from the spread of cholera.
3. Japan will continue to work closely with the international community toward improving the humanitarian situation in Haiti.

[Reference 1] Amount of assistance through each international organization

[Reference 2] Situation of Cholera Outbreak in Haiti (as of January 2)