PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–22 Jan 2010 – The city of Port-au-Prince has always been a magnet for Haitians seeking a better life. So when a massive 7.0 earthquake struck the country on January 12–the quake’s epicenter was only 10 miles from the capital—it affected one third of the country’s population. Widespread destruction[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 January 2010 – Senior United Nations official Hédi Annabi, lauded by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a “true citizen of the world” and a “mild man with the heart of a lion,” was laid to rest in the soil of his Tunisian homeland today, nine days after he died[Read More…]

LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–22 January 2010.  Some of the biggest names in music, including Damon Albarn, Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys, have come together to put on a special auction to raise funds for Oxfam’s emergency response in Haiti. Amongst the exclusives items in the auction is an offer from Damon Albarn to record[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 January 2010 – A team of United Nations staff dealing with human rights and displacement is headed to quake-hit Haiti today to assess a range of protection issues in the wake of the disaster that has left one third of the country’s 9 million inhabitants in need of[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 January 2010 – As relief efforts continue in the wake of the devastating quake which struck Haiti last week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today emphasized the need to rebuild the impoverished Caribbean nation and “turn disaster into opportunity.” Addressing the General Assembly this morning, Mr. Ban said the emergency[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2010.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has worked over the last several days to unite Haitian children who recently arrived in Pittsburgh with their prospective  parents, who had filed for their adoption some time ago and were far along in that process.  These children[Read More…]

RESTON, Va.–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2010.  The aftershock sequence of the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 12, 2010, will continue for months, if not years. The frequency of events will diminish with time, but damaging earthquakes will remain a threat. U.S. Geological Survey Director Marcia McNutt asked a[Read More…]

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic–(ENEWSPF)–22 January 2010 – Nine days after the earthquake that devastated Haiti, UNICEF is delivering life-saving support to children and families in need. Several planeloads of aid have landed in Haiti and the neighbouring Dominican Republic. Half a dozen more supply flights are scheduled to arrive before[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 January 2009 – The two-hour, star-powered ‘Hope for Haiti Now’ global concert benefiting Haiti earthquake relief – scheduled for broadcast on Friday – features more than 100 artists, many of whom have shown a long-time commitment to supporting UNICEF’s work in emergencies. “There is a great need for[Read More…]

Silver Springs, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2010. The American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the US, is coordinating opportunities for nurses to deploy to Haiti within an established, organized response structure. Nurses who are interested should go to www.nursingworld.org/haitirelief. It is absolutely critical that nurses include their specialty area[Read More…]