Hospital ship USNS Comfort

By Europa Newswire | Published February 2, 2010

Europa Newswire PORT-AU-PRINCE, HT – The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort conducts humanitarian assistance operations near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Comfort is supporting Operation Unified Response following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that caused severe damage in Haiti, Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist J. L. Chirrick/Released) Source: Navy Visual News [...]

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U.N. Announces Clinton-led Cash-for-Work Program in Haiti

By Europa Newswire | Published January 23, 2010

Europa Newswire  Photo: Luiz Rampelotto January 22, 2010   By Amy Lieberman   UNITED NATIONS – Ten days after a 7.3-scale earthquake ravaged Haiti, the United Nations and supporting countries are shifting focus to rehabilitation initiatives, like the cash-for-work program Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former U.S. President Bill Clinton announced together yesterday.   Clinton, the UN’s Special Envoy [...]

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USS Bataan Aid Haitian Disaster Victims

By Europa Newswire | Published January 21, 2010

Europa Newswire   Photo by Cpl. Bobbie Curtis   Haiti – Medical personnel from the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit attend to over 20 Haitian earthquake victims that were flown to the ship, Jan. 20. The 22nd MEU is embarked aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group [...]

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Arrival of Comfort Broadens Military’s Mission in Haiti

By Europa Newswire | Published January 20, 2010

Europa Newswire Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Troy Miller WASHINGTON, D.C. – The arrival of the USNS Comfort, a military hospital ship, adds some 600 medical personnel to the humanitarian effort in Haiti, roughly tripling the number of American medical workers tending to the devastated country. Navy helicopters transported severely injured Haitians to the [...]

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UN Security Council to Consider Increase of Troops, Peacekeepers in Haiti

By Europa Newswire | Published January 18, 2010

Europa Newswire January 18, 2010 By Amy Lieberman UNITED NATIONS – In response to flaring, desperate instances of violence and looting in Port-au-Prince, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon called for the deployment of 3,500 additional UN troops and peacekeepers to Haiti, which was hit hard by a catastrophic earthquake last week. Appealing to the Security [...]

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Humanitarian and Disaster Relief

By Europa Newswire | Published January 17, 2010

Europa Newswire Photo by Candice Villarreal PORT-AU-PRINCE – U.S. Army soldiers unload food and supplies from a U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson at the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The U.S. military is conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage near [...]

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US Coast Guard Assists U.N. Peacekeepers

By Europa Newswire | Published January 17, 2010

Europa Newswire Killick, Haiti – The executive officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk, Cmdr. John Driscoll, meets with members of the United Nations Peacekeepers from the Sri Lankan army in Killick, Jan. 15. Coast Guard personnel have deployed to Haiti to assist with the earthquake relief efforts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Fireman Rebekah Runner) Source: [...]

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Remarks by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Haiti

By Europa Newswire | Published January 15, 2010

Europa Newswire Photo : Luiz Rampelotto New York January 15 Good morning.   I'd like to make three brief points.   First, the general picture. Reports on the extent of the devastation in Haiti are still coming in, each seemingly worse than the last.  Preliminary estimates from our UN emergency teams show widespread damage to [...]

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UN Steps Up Recovery Efforts in Ravished Haiti

By Europa Newswire | Published January 14, 2010

Europa Newswire January 14, 2010 By Amy Lieberman UNITED NATIONS – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said today that the humanitarian need remains “huge” in Haiti, nearly 48 hours after a devastating earthquake rocked the Caribbean nation, killing up to tens of thousands of civilians, and leaving 150 UN staff missing. As multi-national and organizational relief [...]

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UNICEF Reaches Out to Displaced Children in Pakistan

By Europa Newswire | Published November 5, 2009

Europa Newswire November 5, 2009 By Amy Lieberman Trying to mitigate armed political conflict’s effects on women and children in Pakistan, UNICEF is holding up a strong front in the South Asian nation, creating schools and providing displaced persons with access to clean water, basic sanitation and medical access. While UNICEF is not able to [...]

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