Task Force Danbi

A soldier from the Task Force Danbi.

Task Force Danbi[1](Korean: 단비부대[2]) is the South Korean military mission to Haiti for earthquake relief in the aftermath of the 12 January 2010 earthquake.

This became South Korea's sixth UN Peacekeeping Mission.[3] The mission is expected to last until 31 December 2010.[3][needs update]

## Name

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The name "Danbi" (단비) was chosen after a competition of 8 days. Danbi means "long awaited rain", or "sweet rain after a long drought". It won over the other two suggested names, "희망", "서애".[4]

## Mission timeline

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On 13 January 2010, a 25-member military rescue team was sent as part of a 41-member Korean rescue squad to Haiti.[5]

On 18 January 2010, the South Korean government announced a peacekeeping mission (PKO) to help Haiti.[6]

On 5 February 2010, the UN announced that the South Korean military engineering teams would be deployed to Léogâne.[7]

On 9 February 2010, South Korea's National Assembly gave unanimous assent to the military mission to Haiti.[8]

On 10 February 2010, the first group of 30 troops left for Haiti.[9]

As of 18 February 2010, the force has started constructing a hospital.[10]

On 23 February 2010, the[clarification needed] announced that it would provide the Korean military task force with 400 portable toilets.[11]

On 27 February 2010, 190 PKO personnel were sent to Haiti.[12]

On 28 February 2010, the entire force had arrived in Léogâne.[1]

As of 8 March 2010, the name 단비 (Danbi) had been chosen for the mission.[4]

## Reactions

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Koreans have criticized their own government over the slow response, and small and poorly equipped initial response to the earthquake.[13]

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Task Force Danbi.

1. ^ a b (in English) The Korea Herald, "Korean peacekeepers arrive in Haiti", 8 March 2010 (accessed 20 March 2010)
2. ^ (in Korean) MBC News, "아이티 재건지원단 애칭 '단비부대'로 결정" Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, 박승진, 8 March 2010 (accessed 20 March 2010)
3. ^ a b (in English) Korea Times "Korea Launches PKO to Help Rebuild Haiti", Na Jeong-ju, 17 February 2010 (accessed 20 March 2010)
4. ^ a b (in Korean) Yon Hap News, "아이티 파병부대 애칭은 `단비'", 이상헌, 8 March 2010 (accessed 20 March 2010)
5. ^ (in English) Korea Times, "Korean Rescue Team Sent to Caribbean Nation", Oh Young-jin, 15 January 2010 (accessed 20 March 2010)
6. ^ (in French) KBS World, "La Corée du Sud réfléchit à l’envoi de troupes à Haïti" Archived 2011-06-17 at the Wayback Machine, 19 January 2010 (accessed 20 March 2010)
7. ^ (in English) JoongAng Daily, "Korea set to send PKO to quake-torn Haiti in Feb.", Lee Min-yong, 6 February 2010 (accessed 20 March 2010)
8. ^ (in English) People's Daily, "S. Korean parliament approves peacekeeping dispatch to Haiti", Xinhua, 9 February 2010 (accessed 20 March 2010)
9. ^ (in English) Chosun Ilbo, "Korean Peacekeepers Depart for Haiti", VOA News, 11 February 2010 (accessed 20 March 2010)
10. ^ (in English) The Dong-A Ilbo, "Reconstruction Unit", Donga, 18 February 2010 (accessed 20 March 2010)
11. ^ (in English) Korea Times, "Troops in Haiti to Get Portable Toilets", Jung Sung-ki, 23 February 2010 (accessed 20 March 2010)
12. ^ (in English) Arirang, "190 Korean Peacekeeping Troops Leave for Haiti" Archived 2012-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, Chery Kang, 27 February 2010 (accessed 20 March 2010)
13. ^ (in English) Chosun Ilbo, "Lagging Response to Haiti Disaster Reveals Korea's Real Status", 25 January 2010 (accessed 20 March 2010)

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2010 Haiti earthquake

* Humanitarian response
* Relief efforts
* Casualties
* Damaged infrastructure
* Cholera outbreak

Affected areas|

* Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone
* Haiti
* Ouest: Port-au-Prince Arrondissement (Port-au-Prince, Bel Air, Carrefour, Cité Soleil, Gressier, Pétion-Ville)
* Léogâne Arrondissement (Léogâne, Grand-Goâve, Petit-Goâve)
* Sud-Est: Jacmel Arrondissement (Jacmel)

Humanitarian response|

* National governments
* NGOs
* For-profit organizations
* MINUSTAH

Aid operations|

* Unified Response (USA)
* Hestia (Canada)
* Séisme Haiti (France)
* White Crane (Italy)
* Danbi (Republic of Korea)
* Hispaniola (Spain)
* United Nations Security Council Resolution 1908 (MINUSTAH)

Benefits and fundraising|

* Canada for Haiti
* Ensemble pour Haïti
* Hope for Haiti Now (album)
* Hit for Haiti
* Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
* Digicel Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund
* "Everybody Hurts"
* "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
* "Somos El Mundo 25 Por Haiti"
* Young Artists for Haiti ("Wavin' Flag")
* "I Put a Spell on You"
* "We Are the World 25 for Haiti (YouTube edition)"
* Download to Donate for Haiti

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