Funding Gap for Haiti Earthquake Response
Due to the complex logistics of a deployment to Haiti and with the estimated cost far exceeding mission funds available, IRC was unable to deploy an immediate search and rescue team to Haiti which has left team members despairing that they cannot help.
Willie McMartin, IRC Operational Director explained the problems facing the Corps;
The decision not to mobilise is one of the hardest and most upsetting we have ever had to take. It was a very complex decision and its roots began many months or even years ago. Read more »