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Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Solidarity with the People of Haiti
The destructive earthquake that recently struck Haiti precipitated the greatest humanitarian catastrophe caused by natural disaster in recent history.
The destructive earthquake that recently struck
All loss causes pain, and the loss of human lives is a tragedy that calls all the people of the world to solidarity.
A large number of states joined the action of collection and distribution of essential humanitarian aid. The Government of the Republic of Serbia passed an Ordinance on financial assistance to the Republic of Haiti in the amount of 100 000 USD via Red Cross, the City of Belgrade and its citizens allocated 5 million RSD, and the Ministry of Interior engaged a five-member team at the UN Peace Mission in Haiti. At the moment food, water, tents, medicines and medical supplies are the most important.
The Haiti Parliament was completely destroyed in the earthquake. At the request of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and other international organisations, the National Assembly of the
Assembly Speaker
Prof. Dr Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic
Activities
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11.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Economy, Regional Development, Trade, Tourism and Energy (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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12.00 - the members of the PFG with Israel meet with the Israeli Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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12.00 - the members of the PFG with Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Island States meet with the Australian Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.00 - press conference of the Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) – Party of Democratic Action of Sandzak (SDA Sandzak) – Party for Democratic Action (PDD) and the Green-Left Front – Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own parliamentary groups (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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15.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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18.15 - opening of the exhibition “Combing Through Time” on the National Day of Remembrance of Roma victims of WWII (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)