Port-au-Prince–(ENEWSPF)–9 March 2010.  Just under two months after the earthquake that devastated southern Haiti and left an estimated 1.3 million homeless, humanitarian agencies distributing emergency shelter-materials have reached more than 650,000 people – the halfway mark. Tens of thousands of tarpaulins, tents, ropes, timber uprights and toolkits continue to pour[Read More…]

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–9March 2010.  In order to provide more comprehensive assistance to a greater number of families, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has revised the emergency appeal it launched a week ago to support the Chilean Red Cross Society (CRCS) relief operation for people affected by[Read More…]

Santiago de Chile–(ENEWSPF)–9 March 2010.  A week has passed since the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Chile, yet families both in and out of the country are still without news of their loved ones.  Over the last few days, three mobile teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 March 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today led United Nations staff and the family and friends of personnel who perished in the Haitian earthquake in honouring the memory of the 101 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of the Organization. “Today, we commemorate[Read More…]

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…]