NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2010. International aid agency Oxfam today announced that its Humanitarian Haiti earthquake appeal was closing due to the overwhelming generosity of the public worldwide. Oxfam has received approximately $100 million for its emergency work in Haiti, with donations received from the public, governments and institutional donors across[Read More…]
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Haiti: UN Agency Recruits Young People to Assist With Post-Quake Relief
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 February 2010 – Hoping to harness the energy and enthusiasm of young people, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has recruited dozens of them to help drive the reconstruction effort in the wake of last month’s catastrophic Haiti earthquake. One of the 66 youth volunteers, Louis Anglade, 20,[Read More…]
Haiti: Senior UN Official Stresses Need for Realistic Goals Before Rainy Season Starts
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 February 2010 – The United Nations remains strongly committed to doing everything possible to help the people of Haiti but is realistic about what it can accomplish before the rainy season begins in earnest on 1 May, said a senior official with the world body. “When the rains[Read More…]
Donations to CBHF by Feb. 28 Can Be Claimed on Your Tax Return
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2010. The deadline for taxpayers who want to claim individual donations to nonprofits providing Haiti earthquake relief on their US tax returns is Sunday, February 28. In January the Internal Revenue Service announced that individuals who itemize deductions to IRS-approved charities – such as the Clinton Bush[Read More…]
We Are The World 25 For Haiti – Official Video
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Haiti Tests UN Peacekeeping’s Speed and Flexibility, Says Top Official
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 February 2010 – The response to the catastrophic earthquake which devastated Haiti last month has proven to be a test case for the ability of United Nations peacekeeping to respond with speed and flexibility, a senior United Nations official has said. The world body’s mission in the impoverished[Read More…]
Rapid Response Science Missions Assess Potential For Another Major Haiti Earthquake
Austin, TX–(ENEWSPF)– To help assess the potential threat of more large earthquakes in Haiti and nearby areas, scientists at The University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics are co-leading three expeditions to the country with colleagues from Purdue University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, the U.S. Geological Survey and five other[Read More…]
Postal Service Sending Military Mail to Haiti
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2010. The U.S. Postal Service is delivering letters and packages bound for members of the U.S. Armed Forces deployed to Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response. The initial wave of military mail is flowing into Toussaint Louverture International Airport at Port-au-Prince in coordination with the Military Postal[Read More…]
Over 60,000 Haitians Vaccinated as Part of Ongoing UN-Backed Campaign
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 February 2010 – More than 60,000 people in earthquake-devastated Haiti have been vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and other diseases, but additional teams are urgently needed to wrap up this immunization campaign, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today. Agency spokesperson Paul Garwood said that the campaign[Read More…]
Young People Enlisted to Help Meet Sanitary Needs in Quake-Stricken Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–23 February 2010 – Sanitation is among the most urgent concerns in Haiti following January’s earthquake. UNICEF estimates that overall, 1.1 million displaced people require emergency latrines. The agency and its partners plan to install over 10,000 latrines in the short term and another 20,000-plus within six months. To[Read More…]
