NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 January 2010 – The top United Nations envoy to Haiti, which was devastated by a massive earthquake nearly two weeks ago, today proposed a new way to coordinate relief efforts in the Caribbean nation to ensure that aid reaches those who need it. Edmond Mulet, the Secretary-General’s acting[Read More…]

HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2010.  Foreign ministers meeting in Montreal on Monday should agree to cancel Haiti’s outstanding $890 million international debt in the wake of the devastating earthquake, international agency Oxfam said today. Debt cancellation is one of Oxfam’s five priorities for Haitian reconstruction. The other elements are: Support for Haitian[Read More…]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 25, 2010.  The global humanitarian organization Save the Children is supporting efforts to promote breastfeeding among new mothers in Haiti to ensure the protection of the youngest and most vulnerable survivors of the devastating January 12 earthquake. The agency has translated internationally recognized public health messages into Creole,[Read More…]

PORT-AU-PRINCE–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2010.  Haitian surgeon Dr. Philippe Brouard has worked with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) at Trinité hospital in Port-au-Prince since 2006. On January 13, the morning after the earthquake, he came to work at the trauma surgery centre only to find that most of Trinité had collapsed.[Read More…]

HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2010.  Nearly two weeks after the January 12 earthquake, the most pressing needs Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Haiti face are patients who still require surgery and the growing number of patients who now require post-operative care. In Port-au-Prince, Choscal hospital in the Cite Soleil[Read More…]

Port-au-Prince, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2010. Total number of live rescues: 122 (by all USAR Teams) – 43 (by U.S. USAR Teams) Number of relief flights that have arrived at Toussaint L’Ouverture Airport: 896 Total American citizens evacuated by land and air: 10,901 Total number of evacuation flights: 143 Total number of[Read More…]

Montreal, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2010. PRIME MINISTER HARPER: Well, first of all, Secretary Clinton, welcome to Montreal. We’re delighted to have you in Canada representing the Administration and I should just say as well delighted with the work you’ve been doing with us and delighted – very pleased at the fact[Read More…]