The President of IPDAL made a working visit to the United Nations, Haiti and the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.

In Port-au-Prince, Paulo Neves visited the area most affected by the January 2010 earthquake. He held a meeting with the Cuban Medical Brigade – the largest external medical support organization in Haiti. The person responsible for this relief operation for the victims of the earthquake, Dr. Lorenzo Somarriba López, gave a detailed presentation of the health situation in Haiti and what is being done to support the population. It should be noted that IPDAL supported the Haitian Red Cross with food by sending, in February 2010, a container with humanitarian aid to Haiti.

In the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis – a CARICOM member country – the president of IPDAL visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Basseterre – the country’s capital – for official contacts. At the United Nations in New York, contacts were maintained with the Economic and Social Council at the United Nations premises.

PRESIDENT DEL IPDAL VISITS HAITI, ST. KITTS AND UNITED NATIONALS

The President of IPDAL carried out a working visit to Haiti, to the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the United Nations. In Port-au-Prince, Paulo Neves visited the area most affected by the 2010 Enero earthquake. He also had a meeting with the Cuban Medical Brigade – the largest organization of foreign medical support in Haiti. The person responsible for the relief operation for earthquake victims, Dr. Lorenzo Somarriba, provided a detailed presentation on the health situation in Haiti and the work he is doing to help the population. We must remember that IPDAL supported the Cruz Roja de Haiti with food, when it sent a container with humanitarian aid to the Caribbean country.

In the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis – a member country of CARICOM – the President of IPDAL visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and had official contacts. At the United Nations, in New York, contacts were made with the Economic and Social Council.