BRASILIA - The Brazilian government has been following the recent developments in Haiti with great concern. In response to a humanitarian assistance request from the Haitian government, Brazil will donate 6950 Kg of beans, 4050 kg of sugar and 3000 liters of oil, which adds up to a total of 14 tons of products. The donation will be transported by a Brazilian Air Force Boeing KC-137/707 military plane tomorrow, April 11th. The Permanent Representation of Brazil to FAO, in Rome, is organising the rapid deployment of the humanitarian aid to Haiti in coordination with the World Food Programme (WFP). The Permanent Representative of Brazil to FAO, Ambassador José Antônio Marcondes de Carvalho, who should have travelled to Brasilia to attend the 30th FAO Regional Conference to Latin America and the Caribbean, has been instructed by the Brazilian Minister of External Relations, Celso Amorim, to stay in Rome in order to coordinate the humanitarian aid to Haiti with the WFP.
The Brazilian government considers fundamental that the international community, in the terms of the applicable UN Security Council resolutions, keeps its commitment to promoting the effective improvement of the standards of life and the stability of Haiti. Brazil shall continue contributing to these international efforts and goals.
For further information on the Brazilian emergency humanitarian assistance programmes, please visit: www.assistenciahumanitaria.mre.gov.br (in Portuguese)
Public information: humanitaria@mre.gov.br