WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2010.  Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) and Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today introduced legislation that would allow individuals who make charitable contributions to victims of the earthquake in Chile (prior to April 15, 2010) to claim an itemized charitable deduction on their[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 March 2010 – United Nations staff and family members of the 101 personnel who perished in the Haiti earthquake are gathering in New York today for a ceremony to honour the victims and to commemorate the single greatest loss the world body has suffered in its history. Secretary-General[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)– March 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday expressed the solidarity of the United Nations with the people of Chile as they seek to recover from last week’s devastating earthquake, as he visited one of the areas hit hardest by the disaster. “The United Nations stands with the[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)– 5 March 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged to release up to $10 million in United Nations funds to support relief and recovery efforts in Chile, as he began a two-day visit to see the earthquake damage and assess how the world body can help. “I am[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2010.  The U.S. Senate passed a resolution expressing profound concern, deepest sympathies, and solidarity on behalf of the people of the United States to the people and Government of Chile following the massive earthquake. The resolution (S.Res.431), introduced by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA)[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2010.  Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Ranking Member Dick Lugar (R-IN) issued the following statements announcing the Senate’s passage of a resolution (S.Res.414) calling for the recovery, rehabilitation, and rebuilding of Haiti following the humanitarian crisis caused by the January 12, 2010, earthquake[Read More…]

CHILE–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2010.  This morning, a magnitude 6.6 aftershock, the most powerful aftershock in six days, sent terrified Chileans into the streets  and forced doctors to evacuate some patients from major hospitals. The powerful aftershock hit at 6:47 AM (EST) 20 miles north of Concepcion, Chile.  It was reported that[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 March 2010 – A working group comprising United Nations experts has been created to look into the situation of Haitians with disabilities, who have been disproportionately affected by January’s catastrophic earthquake. Today’s announcement comes after a group of UN human rights experts last month appealed for the needs[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 March 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will meet today with Chilean President Michele Bachelet and President-elect Sebastián Piñera, who takes office on 11 March, as part of a two-day visit to see the earthquake damage and assess how the United Nations can help. Mr. Ban will express his[Read More…]

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–4 March 2010. Colette Gadenne, who has been managing Doctors Without Borders/Médecins San Frontières (MSF) activities in Haiti over the last few weeks, and Christopher Stokes, General Director of MSF in Brussels, recently returned from Haiti. Almost two months after the devastating earthquake, they gave their views on the situation[Read More…]