NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2010. Several fraudulent solicitations claiming to be from or associated with the William J. Clinton Foundation are circulating the internet in various languages. Some of these scams include: Emails from an individual or individuals misrepresenting themselves as agents of the Clinton Foundation regarding an International Roundtable conference[Read More…]
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Secretary-General Ban Opens Donor Conference with Call for Wholesale Rebuilding of Haiti
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–31 March 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for the wholesale rebuilding of Haiti as he urged donors to provide $11.5 billion over the next 10 years for the reconstruction of the Caribbean nation that was devastated by a massive earthquake in January. “What we envision, today, is[Read More…]
UN Donor Conference: Given the Immense Needs, Haitians Must Have Continued Access to Medical Care
Port-au-Prince / New York–(ENEWSPF)–30 March 2010 – With the majority of the Haitian population still extremely vulnerable, donors attending the United Nations conference in New York on March 31, must not take measures that would limit the populations’ access to health care, said the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without[Read More…]
Haitians Say Jobs Key to Recovery
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2010. As Ministers, delegates and aid organizations meet in New York this week to discuss the reconstruction effort for Haiti following the devastating earthquake on 12 January, the people of Haiti say they want jobs to be their path toward rebuilding. In a survey of over 1700[Read More…]
Video: President Clinton’s Update on his Foundation’s Haiti Fund
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– President Clinton provides an update on how donations to the Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund are being used and what he has learned from his trips to Haiti. Thanks to donations from individuals and corporations, the Fund has allocated more than $3 in donations to organizations on the ground[Read More…]
A Haiti Fit For Its Children and Young People
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 March 2010 – On the eve of an international donor’s conference for Haiti at the United Nations, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages International, Plan International, World Vision International, Oxfam and UNICEF have stressed the importance of ensuring children, young people and their families are at the centre[Read More…]
New Study Finds H1N1 Affected Emergency Department Workers More Than Any Other Hospital Employee
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2010. During the H1N1 pandemic almost half of the reported H1N1cases in hospital health care workers occurred in emergency medicine, pediatrics, ambulatory care and anesthesiology, with emergency medicine workers having the highest infection rate. This is according to new findings published today in the American Medical Association’s (AMA)[Read More…]
UN Seeks to Mobilize Haitians to Boost Food Security
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 March 2010 – Haiti’s human capital will play a crucial role in the country’s recovery following January’s catastrophic earthquake through food-for-work projects to stimulate the agricultural sector, as part of a new plan unveiled by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today. Working in concert with donors[Read More…]
American Red Cross Announces Spending Plan for Relief and Recovery in Haiti
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2010 — The American Red Cross today announced its long-term recovery plan for spending the rest of the nearly $400 million it has received in Haiti donations. The announcement comes two days before an international donor’s conference hosted by the United Nations to discuss ways that governments and[Read More…]
State Public Health Director Reminds Illinoisans It’s Not too Late to Vaccinate for the H1N1 Flu
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2010. The Illinois Department of Public Health is continuing to encourage the public to get vaccinated against the H1N1 influenza virus. “It’s not too late to get vaccinated for the H1N1 flu,” said Dr. Damon T. Arnold, director, Illinois Department of Public Health. “Although flu activity has[Read More…]
