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...last thing Haiti needed. A 6.1-magnitude aftershock struck the country shortly after 6 a.m. on Jan. 20, barely a week after the capital Port-au-Prince was flattened by a massive earthquake that killed as many as 200,000 and left 1.5 million homeless. Aid groups fear that the tremor--the worst of the dozens of aftershocks that have hit Haiti since the quake--could hinder the delivery of food and water. About 4,000 additional U.S. troops have been pledged to Haiti to help deliver aid, bringing the total...
Panelists, including Harvard Medical School epidemiologist P. Gregg Greenough, said that in the short-term, the international community needs to focus on humanitarian aid to feed and care for the Haitian people...
...devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti has left more than 150,000 dead as heroic individuals work tirelessly to contain the damage and rebuild the struggling nation. Already one of the poorest countries in the world before the natural disaster, Haiti will need aid not only immediately but also years down the road as it reconstructs its infrastructure, recollects its government, and revamps its economy. This extended recovery mission will require a team committed for the long haul as well as a multilateral approach that spreads responsibility amongst all members of the world community. For these reasons, the United Nations...
...Haiti. Nearly half of all Americans have donated to the rescue mission—certainly a laudable achievement. Our government also deserves recognition for its coordination of multifaceted relief efforts. Without a doubt, the U.S. has rendered Haiti and the world, a great service with its outpouring of aid...
...Yemen hastily organized to take place alongside the Afghanistan conference, following the failed Christmas Day attack on a jetliner in Detroit. The Yemen meeting, on Jan. 27, set out steps to counter the growing threat from al-Qaeda militants based in the failing state, and envisaged a boost in aid from the U.S. and other nations. "We cannot afford inaction," said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the conclusion of that meeting. But the challenge remains to turn all this talk into action...