NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 May 2010 – United Nations agencies are helping health authorities in Haiti carry out an emergency vaccination campaign after an outbreak of diphtheria in the capital, Port-au-Prince, a spokesperson with the world body said today. Cases of the disease were first reported on Saturday in Camp Batimat in[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 17, 2010. We can never replace the men, women, and children who lost their lives in the earthquake – Haitians, Americans, and others from around the world. But we can remember them. We can celebrate them. And we can honor them as we continue our mission in Haiti.[Read More…]

Geneva, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2010.  Earlier today, Secretary Sebelius, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services met with Alex Larsen, Haitian Minister of Health. The Secretary offered her personal condolences to the people of Haiti for the losses they have suffered and expressed her appreciation for all that has been accomplished[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2010.  The Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund was created in January 2010. To date, the Fund has raised more than $14 million from more than 100,000 individuals for earthquake relief, recovery, and reconstruction assistance. In the month after the January disaster, the Fund allocated $3 million to about[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 May 2010 – Haiti announced today that it was partially resuming international mail services for the first time since the January earthquake ravaged much of the country’s national institutions, including the post office, with support from the United Nations postal union. The Universal Postal Union (UPU), one of[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 29, 2010. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Eric P. Schwartz announced in the Dominican Republic yesterday that the Department of State will make additional planned contributions totaling $10.5 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010.  Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander Levin (D-Mich.), along with Finance Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation today to help speed Haiti’s[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2010 – The coming year will be a very challenging one for Haiti as it seeks to recover and rebuild from January’s tragic earthquake, but with the right international support the country can embark on a new era of stability and growth, the top United Nations official[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 April 2010 – The United Nations agency tasked with reducing rural poverty announced today that it has approved a debt-relief package for disaster-stricken Haiti in a bid to help the country get back on its feet after the calamitous earthquake that struck the Caribbean island nation in January.[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2010 – The United Nations and the Haitian Government have launched an online portal to promote the efficient use of the more than $9 billion pledged by donors to help the country recover from January’s devastating earthquake. The Haitian Platform for Public Investment will help hold donors[Read More…]