NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 January 2010 – Characterizing the emergency relief operation in Haiti ¬- struck by a 7.0-magnitude tremor on 12 January – as the most complex ever faced by the agency, Ms. Sheeran said that the 16 fixed sites are an important step towards achieving food stability. The United Nations[Read More…]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – Rodrigue wipes away his tears and carries on talking. It’s an astounding act of bravery for the 12-year-old Haitian boy, who saw his parents die in the 12 January earthquake here. He’s telling UNICEF aid workers how he survived the quake and ended up at[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – More than two weeks after a powerful earthquake struck Haiti, UNICEF’s emergency relief effort is reaching hundreds of thousands of survivors. As of last night, 13 planes had brought health, nutrition, and water-and-sanitation supplies to Haiti and the neighbouring Dominican Republic. Aid was slow at[Read More…]

PANAMA CITY, Panama–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – After a week in Port-au-Prince immediately following the earthquake, it was time for me to return home. Entering the city had been an ordeal; leaving was just as stressful. Hundreds of Haitians were crowding the airport’s entrance, pushing and cajoling the US marines posted[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – The United Nations today urged international donors to fund a $700 million plan to rebuild Haiti’s critical agricultural sector, the cornerstone of the Government’s strategy to get the country back on its feet after the catastrophic 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck on 12 January. The investment is[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – The number of United Nations staff killed in this month’s earthquake in Haiti has reached 84, while another 15 personnel remained unaccounted for, nearly three weeks after the disaster. The toll, based on UN figures as of this morning, comprises 40 civilian staff who worked[Read More…]

HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – Even before this month’s earthquake, Port-au-Prince could be a difficult place to work. Now, with half the city destroyed, 1 million residents displaced and the stress from frequent aftershocks, there are new challenges to working in the Haitian capital. And yet some United Nations staff members[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has issued a call to protect Haitian artefacts in the wake of the massive earthquake in a bid to prevent pillaging from the rubble of the Caribbean nation’s numerous landmarks, including the Presidential Palace. “This heritage[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2010 – The emergency relief operation in Haiti continues to make progress on a daily basis although considerable logistical restraints have meant large numbers of people suffering from the impact of the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake have not yet received the aid they need, the United Nations humanitarian[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 29, 2010 — Countries around the world have shown extraordinary goodwill in responding to the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, said Dr. Mirta Roses, Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), after returning from a trip to Haiti and the Dominican Republic this week. But[Read More…]