By ACN
Edmond Mulet, head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) described as extraordinary the work of Cuban doctors in that Caribbean country hit by an earthquake last January 12.
“These professionals work in every corner of Haiti, in an extraordinary manner, with dedication and love, often in difficult conditions, really terrible ones,” the UN official said in statements made to Prensa Latina news agency at the UN headquarters.
By EDITH M. LEDERER
UNITED NATIONS — An emotional Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute Tuesday to “the 101 heroes” working for the United Nations who were killed in the Haiti earthquake, the single greatest loss for the world body in its 64-year history.
Hundreds of U.N. staff joined relatives of those who died at the ceremony, listening as Ban pledged: “We will never forget you. We will carry on your work.”
The 6.4-magnitude Taiwan earthquake that hit on Thursday – on the heels of quakes in Haiti and Chile – raised concern of an accelerating trend. But the statistics say otherwise.
By Jonathan Adams
Taiwan Earthquake: A local Taiwanese resident inspects the damage to his home after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted the island, Thursday, in Kaohsiung county, southern Taiwan.
Taipei, Taiwan – The 6.4-magnitude Taiwan earthquake that hit Thursday on the heels of massive quakes in Haiti and Chile, has some worrying about a spike in seismic activity.
By KIRO Radio Staff
A nurse from Renton, who volunteered to go to Haiti to help earthquake victims, has died.
Matt Bouthillier, 36, arrived in Port-au-Prince February 20 as part of the volunteer group from Portland-based Medical Teams International.
He suffered a fatal heart attack in Haiti on Monday.
HT News, Political, World News
By Bate Felix
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The European Union said it would start paying quake-stricken Haiti a first tranche of 100 million euros ($135 million) in promised aid on Tuesday to help the government pay salaries, rebuild schools and repair roads. The EU, one of Haiti’s largest donors, committed over 300 million euros in initial aid following the devastating earthquake in January that killed more than 200,000 people in the Caribbean nation, the poorest in the Americas.
BRASILIA, Brazil (PennWell) — Brazil will help build a hydroelectric power project in Haiti, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said.
The president recently visited Haiti to meet with Haitian President Rene Preval.
DR News, HT News, Video, World News
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