NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 January 2011 – The return to Haiti of former Haitian leader Jean Claude Duvalier clearly raises issues of impunity and accountability, the United Nations human rights office said today, adding that it was looking into the matter. There are major issues surrounding Mr. Duvalier and the considerable range[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 January 2011 – The relief effort after Haiti’s devastating earthquake a year ago has helped millions of people, but a multi-year initiative with full international support is crucial to put the country on its feet, the top United Nations humanitarian official warned today. “Accelerating recovery efforts must be[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 January 2011 – On the one-year anniversary of the earthquake which devastated Haiti, the United Nations is today remembering the disaster’s victims in memorial events in Port-au-Prince, New York and elsewhere around the world. In the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, staff at the United Nations Stabilization Mission in[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2011.  As we mark one year since the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, we honor the memory of the quarter of a million Haitians who were lost, along with more than one hundred Americans, many United Nations personnel and citizens from dozens of nations.  We recall how Americans,[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2011. INTRODUCTION Haiti: One Year Later summarizes U.S. efforts in the aftermath of the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake. Over the past year the United States helped lead a global effort that saved countless lives, rallied support for Haiti’s reconstruction, and began to build Haiti’s capacity to[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 January 2011 – One year after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, killing 220,000 people and making 1.5 million others homeless, the citizens of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere have achieved a lot with international aid but a much more needs to be done, a senior United[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2011.  MR. TONER: Thank you and good afternoon. And thanks once again for joining us. As many of you know, this is the third of three briefings that we’ve set up in advance of Wednesday’s one-year anniversary of the tragic earthquake that struck Haiti. This particular briefing[Read More…]

PORT-AU-PRINCE /GENEVA /NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 10 – One year after a devastating earthquake killed an estimated 222,000 people and left 1.5 million people homeless, Haitians continue to endure appalling living conditions amid a nationwide cholera outbreak, despite the largest humanitarian aid deployment in the world, said the international medical humanitarian organization[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 January 2011 – One year after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, more than 1 million people – 380,000 of them children – still live in crowded camps despite extraordinary relief efforts by Haitians and the international community, according to a United Nations report issued today. “We have seen[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 7 , 2011.  MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. If you look back at 2010, one of the most compelling stories of the year was the tragic earthquake in Haiti just about one year ago. And the international community, led by the United[Read More…]