Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. Participants: Secretary of State Clinton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizens Services Michele Bond, Counselor for Human Services Policy Sharon Parrott, Acting Deputy Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Service Lauren Kielsmeier SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone, and Michele and Sharon, Lauren. I’m joined[Read More…]
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CARE Distributes Food, Water and Supplies to Haiti’s Hardest Hit
PORT-AU-PRINCE–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. CARE continued delivering aid to Haiti’s hardest hit earthquake survivors Wednesday, despite security challenges, broken infrastructure, logistical roadblocks and a severe aftershock that rocked Port-au-Prince in the early morning hours. Over the last several days, CARE has brought clean water and water purification powder to some 14,000[Read More…]
UN Enlarges Crucial Communications Centre for Earthquake Relief in Haiti
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 January 2010 – With access to information vital for making crucial decisions on how best to get help to some 3 million victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rushing to enlarge the emergency communications network it has set up in a[Read More…]
In Haiti, UN Radio Station Resumes Broadcasts With French Support
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 January 2010 – One week after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti, the United Nations radio station in Port-au-Prince, MINUSTAH FM, is back on air with material and technical assistance from Radio France and Télédiffusion de France. A six-person emergency team from France arrived in Haiti shortly after[Read More…]
UN ‘Strains Every Nerve’ to Aid Haiti’s Quake Victims, But Long Way to Go
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 January 2010 – The United Nations is “straining every nerve” to ramp up its aid to the countless victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake, from medical care, food and water supplies to security and logistics, but there is still a very long way to go, the world body’s humanitarian[Read More…]
UN Agency Reaches Out to Haitians to Jump-Start Post-Quake Recovery
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 January 2010 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has employed almost 400 Haitians to give the local economy a boost and swiftly deliver urgently-needed humanitarian aid following the catastrophic earthquake which struck the Caribbean country last week. By week’s end, the cash-for-work programme will be expanded to[Read More…]
Secretary Napolitano Authorizes Activation of Reserve Coast Guard Personnel to Support Efforts in Haiti
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. Yesterday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano authorized the temporary activation of up to 900 reserve U.S. Coast Guard service men and women to bolster the more than 500 Coast Guard personnel already serving in Haiti in support of the U.S. government’s response to[Read More…]
Senate Finance Committee Introduces Plan to Help Haiti
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and George Lemieux (R-Fla.), today introduced the Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive (HAITI) Act, legislation designed to help facilitate emergency aid and rebuilding efforts in Haiti following[Read More…]
House Unanimously Approves Bill to Allow Taxpayers to Claim Charitable Deduction in 2009 for Haiti Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. The House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 4462, legislation that would allow individuals who make charitable contributions to victims of the earthquake in Haiti to claim an itemized charitable deduction on their 2009 tax return instead of having to wait until next year to claim[Read More…]
One Week After Haiti Quake, UN Photographer Helps Rescue Survivor
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 January 2010 – Little did Logan Abassi, a United Nations photographer, imagine that he would help to save a life when he hit the streets of the Haitian capital to capture images of looters one week after the catastrophic earthquake struck the impoverished Caribbean country. Mr. Abassi, who[Read More…]