Nepal Earthquake Response
2015-05-21T18:48:12-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTQwXC8yMDE1MDUyMTE5MDIyNDAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Witnesses from the Departments of State and Defense and U.S. Agency for International Development testified at a hearing on the response to the two major earthquakes in Nepal since April 2015. Questions focused on the humanitarian needs, the challenges to relief efforts, and the long-term implications for the people and infrastructure of the Himalayan country. Witnesses talked about their first-hand experiences overseeing humanitarian efforts in Nepal and challenges including increased gender-based violence against women and children who were more vulnerable to human trafficking in the aftermath of the earthquake, the delay in getting food transferred to the area, and buildings that were not earthquake-resistant.
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Witnesses from the Departments of State and Defense and U.S. Agency for International Development testified at a hearing on the response to the two major earthquakes in Nepal since April 2015. Questions focused on the humanitarian needs, the challenges to relief efforts, and the long-term implications for the people and infrastructure of the Himalayan country. Witnesses talked about their first-hand experiences overseeing humanitarian efforts in Nepal and challenges including increased gender-based violence against women and children who were more vulnerable to human trafficking in the aftermath of the earthquake, the delay in getting food transferred to the area, and buildings that were not earthquake-resistant. close
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Nisha Desai Biswal Assistant Secretary Department of State->Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs -
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Thomas H. Staal Acting Assistant Administrator U.S. Agency for International Development->Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance
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Jonathan N. Stivers Assistant Administrator U.S. Agency for International Development->Bureau for Asia
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Anne A. Witkowsky Deputy Assistant Secretary Department of Defense->Stability and Humanitarian Affairs
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