PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–15 March 2010 – In and around Haiti’s devastated capital city, UNICEF-supported ‘tent schools’ are opening for children affected by the 12 January earthquake. I recently visited one of these temporary schools. It was housed in a former sports centre – now acting as a displaced persons camp –[Read More…]
Haiti and Chile Earthquakes
Visiting Haiti, Secretary-General Ban Pledges That World Will Remain at Its Side
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 March 2010 – Shelter remains the biggest and most urgent priority in Haiti, two months after it was struck by a catastrophic earthquake, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he visited the country for the second time since the disaster and stressed that the world has not forgotten[Read More…]
Secretary-General Ban to Visit Haiti on Sunday as Post-Quake Relief Efforts Reach Two-Month Mark
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 March 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will make a one-day visit to Haiti on Sunday, his second to the Caribbean country since the 12 January earthquake, his spokesperson announced today. While in the capital, Port-au-Prince, Mr. Ban will meet with President René Préval and Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive,[Read More…]
American Red Cross Issues Two-Month Progress Report for Haiti Earthquake
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2010. The American Red Cross today issued a two-month progress report describing its efforts since the January 12 earthquake and sharing its plans to address longer-term needs such as emergency and longer-term shelter. “While there is still massive need everywhere you look, I have seen signs of resilience,[Read More…]
Chile: Red Cross Supplies Medicines and Helps Prisoners Contact Families
Santiago de Chile–(ENEWSPF)–12 March 2010. The earthquake and tidal wave that struck Chile on 27 February also affected the inmates of prisons in the Bío-Bío and Maule districts. In Lebu, prisoners had to be evacuated to a school after the collapse of an external wall. They are now back in[Read More…]
Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund Fact Sheet, March 12, 2010
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2010. Since the creation of the Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund in January, the Fund has raised over $13 million from more than 100,000 individuals for relief, recovery, and reconstruction assistance, and in the month after the disaster has allocated $3 million to a dozen 501(c)3’s on the[Read More…]
Chile: UNICEF to Reach Out to 1 Million Quake Victims
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 March 2010 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is providing emergency education and water services for 1 million Chilean children and their families in the wake of the powerful earthquake that struck the South American nation on 27 February. A tsunami inundated part of the coastline, wiping[Read More…]
Three Earthquakes Strike Chile During Swearing In Ceremony for New President
Santiago, Chile–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2010. Three strong aftershocks hit Chile today during the swearing in ceremony for its new President, Sebastian Pinera. Today’s aftershocks are being reported as the strongest to rattle Chile since the February 27 earthquake. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit at 11:39 a.m. (local time) followed by a[Read More…]
American Red Cross Passes the $100 Million Mark in Aid for Haiti Earthquake Relief and Recovery
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2010. The American Red Cross today announced it is allocating an additional $24.4 million for Haiti earthquake relief and recovery, increasing its total commitment to date to $106.4 million. The Red Cross made its funding announcement the same day that Haitian President Rene Preval is visiting the White[Read More…]
After the Quake, Haiti Braces for Storm Season
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 March 2010 – As Haiti begins to dig itself out of the rubble of January’s earthquake, UNICEF and its partners there are preparing to face another challenge – the rainy season. Haitians have good reason to dread the annual spring and summer storms, even when their capital does not[Read More…]
