10Mar

Obama Pledges U.S. Aid to Haiti

Posted by ADMiN as Earthquakes, Humanitarian Aid, New York Times, News, Obama, Barack, Preval, Rene, United States, United States International Relations

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President Obama made the pledge after meeting with President René Préval of Haiti on Wednesday, even as the U.S. military begins withdrawing forces.

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10Mar

Obama Tells Haitian Leader That U.S. Aid Will Continue

Posted by ADMiN as Earthquakes, Humanitarian Aid, New York Times, News, Obama, Barack, Preval, Rene, United States, United States International Relations

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President Obama made the pledge after meeting with President Rene Preval of Haiti on Wednesday, even as the U.S. military begins withdrawing forces.

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02Mar

U.N. Official Condemns Gaza Blockade

Posted by ADMiN as Egypt, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Humanitarian Aid, Israel, New York Times, News, Palestinians, United Nations

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The senior U.N. official for humanitarian relief said the blockade enforced by Israel and Egypt amounted to the collective punishment of 1.5 million Palestinians.

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13Feb

Fashion Diary: Even at a Haiti Benefit, Fashion Is Always Itself

Posted by ADMiN as Campbell, Naomi, Humanitarian Aid, New York Fashion Week, New York Times, News

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The usual mosh-pit atmosphere behind the scenes of a fashion show was raised a few notches on Friday at a benefit for Haiti, convened by Naomi Campbell.

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13Feb

Doctors Haunted by Haitians They Couldn’t Help

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Many of the foreign medical workers who initially flew to Haiti are now overwhelmed by their experiences and the limits to what they could do there.

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13Feb

Doctors Haunted by Haitians They Couldn’t Help

Posted by ADMiN as Earthquakes, Haiti, Haitian-Americans, Humanitarian Aid, Medicine and Health, New York Times, News

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Many of the foreign medical workers who initially flew to Haiti are now overwhelmed by their experiences and the limits to what they could do there.

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09Feb

Paperwork Hinders Airlifts of Ill Haitian Children

Posted by ADMiN as Airlifts, Airlines and Airplanes, Children and Youth, Haiti, Hospitals, Humanitarian Aid, New York Times, News

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Doctors and aid workers are wrestling with proving that they are not illegally transporting children, whose risk of dying is rising while the paperwork awaits.

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04Feb

Rebuilding Effort in Haiti Turns Away From Tents

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Aid groups have begun to favor do-it-yourself housing with tarpaulins at first, followed by lumber.

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03Feb

For Émigrés, Hostilities Vanish

Posted by ADMiN as Haiti, Haitian-Americans, Humanitarian Aid, New York Times, News

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Educated Haitians in other lands have long tried to play a more vital role in Haiti’s development, with little success. The earthquake changed that.

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03Feb

Chaos Eases in Effort to Help Feed the Hungry in Haiti

Posted by ADMiN as Earthquakes, Food, Haiti, Humanitarian Aid, New York Times, News, Rationing and Allocation of Resources, United Nations, World Food Program

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Coupons for 55 pounds of rice under a new U.N. food program have become more valuable than Haitian money.

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03Feb

In Helping Haiti, Pierre Garcon Wins Fans in Miami

Posted by ADMiN as Football, Garcon, Pierre, Haiti, Haitian-Americans, Humanitarian Aid, Indianapolis Colts, Miami (Fla), New York Times, News

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Pierre Garcon, a second-year receiver, has helped his parents’ homeland while helping Indianapolis reach the Super Bowl.

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31Jan

Haiti Is Again a Canvas for Approaches to Aid

Posted by ADMiN as Earthquakes, Foreign Aid, Haiti, Humanitarian Aid, International Relations, New York Times, News

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After decades of plans and aid, the quake has renewed a debate on whether to blanket Haiti in cash or step back.

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31Jan

Food Distribution Retooled; Americans Arrested

Posted by ADMiN as Earthquakes, Food, Haiti, Humanitarian Aid, New York Times, News, World Food Program

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New vouchers are intended to deliver food without the chaos and conflict that have marred relief giveaways to earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince.

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30Jan

Haitian Lawmakers Seek to Delay Elections

Posted by ADMiN as Campaign Finance, Elections, Haiti, Humanitarian Aid, New York Times, News, Politics and Government, Preval, Rene, United Nations

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Haitian lawmakers plan to ask President René Préval to extend their terms of office, U.N. officials said.

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25Jan

Haiti to Ask for $3 Billion at Donors Conference

Posted by ADMiN as Haiti, Humanitarian Aid, New York Times, News, Newspapers

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The Haitian government said it would use $2 billion to build housing and the rest for infrastructure.

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24Jan

Haiti’s Homeless Need Tents, Aid Groups Say

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With so much of this capital left in ruins, Haitian and international officials issued an urgent call for tents.

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23Jan

Archbishop Killed in Haiti’s Earthquake Is Buried

Posted by ADMiN as Earthquakes, Funerals, Haiti, Humanitarian Aid, New York Times, News

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Haitians gathered for the funeral of the archbishop of Port-au-Prince, as the government said that the search for survivors was coming to an end.

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23Jan

City Critic: Three Steps to Making Smart Haiti Donations

Posted by ADMiN as Disasters and Emergencies, Haiti, Haitian-Americans, Humanitarian Aid, New York Times, News

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At Savoir Faire, a record store in Brooklyn, donations of clothing and food for earthquake victims piled up.Navigating a dizzying array of appeals in a city that seems so eager to help.