Day: January 28, 2010

Anti-Trafficking Efforts in Haiti

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010.  The Department of State is actively involved in addressing the potential for trafficking in persons, particularly children, in post-earthquake Haiti. The disaster in Haiti has displaced many people and separated numerous children from their families, posing great risk and higher vulnerability to human trafficking. The Department[Read More…]

American Red Cross Delivers Critical Supplies to Haiti

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010 — In an operation that has involved more emergency response teams than any other single-country disaster in global Red Cross history, the American Red Cross has so far spent or committed more than $67 million to meet the most urgent needs of earthquake survivors in Haiti. The[Read More…]

U.S. Team Assesses Haiti’s Communications Needs

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010.  A U.S. team is on-the-ground in Haiti evaluating the status of the country’s communications infrastructure and services following the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12th. The team was deployed in response to a request from Director General Montàigne Marcelin of Conseil National des Télécommunications[Read More…]

UN Secretary-General Praises ‘Extraordinary Courage and Dedication’ of Staff, in Message to Memorial Service for Haiti Mission’s Earthquake Dead

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—28 January 2010. The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the memorial service for staff of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), delivered by Edmond Mulet, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, in Port-au-Prince today, 28 January: Dear colleagues, friends, I know there is little[Read More…]

Survey Shows Ways to Enhance Teens’ Interest in STEM Education

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010.  The nation is hoping for a bright future. Many believe the key to strengthening the U.S. economy and competing globally lies in fostering an innovative culture and educating America’s youth in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). According to this year’s Lemelson-MIT Invention Index, an annual[Read More…]

Department of Homeland Security Continues To Assist Recovery Efforts in Haiti

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010.  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to support U.S. government efforts—led by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department—by deploying more than 1,000 personnel to provide operational and humanitarian assistance in Haiti following the Jan. 12 earthquake. On Jan. 25, DHS[Read More…]

AARP CEO Reacts to State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010.  AARP CEO A. Barry Rand released the statement below following to last night’s State of the Union Address by President Obama: “AARP is encouraged by the President’s commitment to help older Americans get through the challenges of a rocky economy and a health care system that costs[Read More…]

RWJF Will Provide $2,000,000 for Haiti Relief Efforts

Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010.  The devastation following the earthquake in Haiti on January 12 has moved us all, and our hearts go out to the people of this country who have been so profoundly affected. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has made an immediate contribution of $500,000 to support the[Read More…]

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