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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 Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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12.00 - press conference of MP Dragan Djilas (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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14.00 - sitting of the European Integration Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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14.00 - third public hearing of the Culture and Information Committee on the topic: Public interview with the proposed candidates for Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media Council members (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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16.00 - sitting of the Culture and Information Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)