earlier, michel martelly, the first head of state from haiti to address the parliament. since the 2010 earthquake, the eu has provided close to $415 million of humanitarian aid. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> [speaking foreign language] . >> colleagues, honorable president, relations between the eu and haiti are of particular importance to us. the earthquake which on january 12, 2010, devastated haiti, and over 220,000 victims, at 1.7 million people were made homeless as a result of this earthquake, led to unprecedented international solidarity, in particular on the part of europeans. the eu launched comprehensive humanitarian aid aimed at rebuilding the country. since 2010, the european union has been the most important donor when it comes to aid given to haiti. your country continues to have to cope with the disastrous consequences of the earthquake and this year, once again, natural disasters once again struck your country. hurricane isaac and heard gain sandy left destruction in their wake with devastating consequences on supply and the population with food,

president martelly has been extremely different governing style.e institutions are no stronger than they were before. that is really the problem. >> jonathan katz last month the u.s. launched a $2.2 billion campaign to wipe out cholera over the next decade in haiti. the epidemic was widely blamed on u.n. troops and killed thousands of people. this is the u.n. humanitarian coordinator. >> the latest is since october 2010, we have heard about 620,000 infections and about 7700 deaths. it is an incredible academic. it is a terrible tragedy for every haitian family who has lost members. if there is a point of encouragement to be taken, is that this year in 2012, we've seen a real drop-off in the rate of infections and the rate -- the mortality rate. for example, this year we have had 117,000 cases, which is effectively to say, up until the end of last year, with the equivalent of 25,000 cases a week. this year, it has come down to about 2500 cases a week. 10%. and the number of deaths is about 12% of the total. >> that was the humanitarian coordinator o

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he suffered in the shooting in arizona but today gaby giffords, along with her husband, captain martelly, said it is time for common-sense gun control. >> we must do something. >> gabrielle giffords says it is hard to talk but today she is speaking out telling congress to many children have been killed by gunfire. >> it will be hard, but the time is now. you must act. >> today endeavour was just one of hundreds in the packed hearing room. this mother of three is talking to be heard and read the group 1 million moms were bombed control, hopes others will be heard -- 1 million moms for gun control. carrying a picture of her son she recalls the day in 2003 when the young new york city councilman was gunned down inside city hall by political rival. >> she should have all these things in place. >> a spokeswoman for the independent women's forum insist the new laws will not stop criminals only law-abiding americans. >> guns meg whitman saber. over 90% of violent crimes occur without a firearm, which make guns and a great equalizer for women. >> background checks will never be universal because

president michel martelly is setting over mineral rights to those that previously had not war with open pit mining. before port of prince i was the correspondent and reported from the open mind product in than clothes when the price went down so it would be reopened and there is a huge fight to clean up the mine area. it was a mess. rivers running red, a peoples who lost water sources and the had to abandon with a lift over generations because the land was ruined. if that is a feature of haiti it seems like another problem. we're large scale mining takes place normally the most country does not benefit. this is not your question but rather than plastic, a gold i am not sure that has been a big deal since christopher columbus. i know think there is one single answer. it is up part of the mix. i will let somebody else propose how to fix heydey. >> was the impact of the earthquake largely in port-au-prince or outside as well? >> this is a fantastic question. it is hard to write about. because port-au-prince has often stood in for haiti in people's imagination. to describe the country of th

president martelly has been willing for mineral exploration rights in a country that previously had not been sold. mining, not that pleasant if you have him deliver around an open pit mine. if you are further than the dominican republic -- mom i spent about two years ap and a mango and reported from an enormous open mind project in a country the country which have been open for a while and closed when the price of gold went down. as you probably know the price of gold is up and keeps going up so it was going to be reopened. it was a huge fight over cleaning up that mine area because it was a mess. rivers running red with dead fish and people who had lost their water sources have now had to walk miles or abandoning the places where their families had lived forever because the land had been ruined. if that is the future of haiti it just seems like another problem and in most countries where large-scale mining takes place it's not usually the host country that benefits from it. i know this wasn't your question but responding to another question. as to whether or not everything is -- the ke

there are huge challenges that you have to face, president martelly, and believe us when we say that yesterday's debate and the parliamentary committees, we are aware of the dramatic nature of the challenges which you face three years after the catastrophe struck, 370,000 people in your country are in need of decent housing because they have to live in very difficult conditions and, therefore, giving them housing, giving them shelter is the utmost significance. the reconstruction process is something which, logically enough, has to be constructed as quickly as possible. poverty has to be combated and we have to -- bolstering our democracy and the rule of law. so response has to take place particularly within the judicial sector. and i'd like to add with a view of debate on the finances to be provided by the eu, what we have to ensure is that are international commitment will continue to be lived up so we can continue -- with respect to your country, we have to keep our promises. and we have to continue to rally around specific haiti and show solidarity towards them. and you have a ve

350,000 living in idp camps i know this is obviously a major priority of the government and president martellias put his plan in place. can you talk about the five-year plan and how is the government doing a better job of making sure that people living in the camps really have a voice in how they are relocated. >> thank you. >> i'm sorry, one more thing. especially when as well. >> thank you. i say stated in my comment, close to 1.8 million people were living under tents at the time the government took office. we've managed to relocate more than 1.5 million people. we are very aware of the fact that many more people and personally as an urban planner myself come into the last person was out of a tent as a haitian, i don't take anybody would be satisfied. the issue are facing is not just the earthquake issue. also addressing what he deists faced prior to the earthquake. that's why we're saying we don't want a lot of short-term solutions only to push the problem further down the road. so from that point of view, the strategy were looking at is to move people out of the tens away from public spac