NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 January 2010 – The earthquake in Haiti has wiped out the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people and crippled essential services for some 3 million Haitians from all walks of life – ranging from the desperately poor to middle-class and the affluent. In the disaster’s aftermath, UNICEF[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 January 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon lauded the faith and resilience of the Haitian people in the wake of last week’s catastrophic earthquake, saying he was confident that, with the support of the international community, they will overcome this tragedy. “Haitians have proven their resilience many times. They[Read More…]

ENGLAND–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2010.  Fifty tons of aid equipment, which will help thousands of people in Haiti devastated by last week’s earthquake, will be packed up at Oxfam’s warehouse today, ready to be flown out tomorrow (Friday). The aid – including tools, wheelbarrows, latrine slabs and water tanks – will be[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 January 2010 – A powerful aftershock struck Haiti early this morning, adding to the stress of children and families affected by the 12 January earthquake there but apparently causing little further damage. Relief operations are ongoing. The disaster, now in its second week, has had a two-fold impact beyond[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 January 2010 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is assessing the structure of buildings and working to avoid potential environmental emergencies in Haiti where the immediate focus is on medical assistance, clear water and sanitation, emergency shelter, and food for the nearly 3 million people affected. “OCHA[Read More…]

HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010.  On Wednesday morning, as Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Haiti continued to work through long queues of patients waiting for treatment and surgery, the country was shaken anew by a powerful aftershock. In Choscal hospital, where MSF has been running two operating theaters, patients[Read More…]

HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010 – 2:14 P.M. EST Press Briefing Via Conference MR. STONEKING:  Thank you.  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, or good afternoon.  Thanks for your patience again.  As you can see, communications continues to be a little bit of a challenge.  It’s just part of what we’re working with[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. Participants: Secretary of State Clinton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizens Services Michele Bond, Counselor for Human Services Policy Sharon Parrott, Acting Deputy Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Service Lauren Kielsmeier SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone, and Michele and Sharon, Lauren. I’m joined[Read More…]

PORT-AU-PRINCE–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010.  CARE continued delivering aid to Haiti’s hardest hit earthquake survivors Wednesday, despite security challenges, broken infrastructure, logistical roadblocks and a severe aftershock that rocked Port-au-Prince in the early morning hours. Over the last several days, CARE has brought clean water and water purification powder to some 14,000[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 January 2010 – With access to information vital for making crucial decisions on how best to get help to some 3 million victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rushing to enlarge the emergency communications network it has set up in a[Read More…]