The response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake included national governments , charitable and for-profit organizations from around the world which began coordinating humanitarian aid designed to help the Haitian people . Some countries arranged to send relief and rescue workers and humanitarian supplies directly to the earthquake damage zones , while others sought to organize national fund raising to provide monetary support for the nonprofit groups working directly in Haiti . OCHA coordinates and tracks this on a daily basis . The information is disseminated through the UN news and information portal , ReliefWeb . As of September 5 , 2013 , ReliefWeb have reported a total relief funding of $ 3.5 billion given ( and a further $ 1 billion pledged but not given )
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Humanitarian response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake