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Harvard Kennedy School presents “A UNHCR Perspective on the International Response to Haiti: Challenges of Coordination and Outlooks on Future Cooperation" on Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. in the Carr Center Conference Room. You'll get to hear from the director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, the director of the University Committee on Human Rights Studies, and a representative from the U.N. Refugee Agency...

Author: By George T. Fournier, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: How to Help Haiti at Harvard | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...always been “Do no evil.” However, there is a perception in business that “do no evil” translates into “make no profit”—and thus that no corporation would actually prioritize humanitarian ideals over moneymaking. However, Google’s removal of its business from China bucks this contention and reflects what I hope to be a growing trend in business. It behooves us, as consumers and world citizens, to note this trend. Some corporations gross more annually than small countries, and they...

Author: By FRANK C. MALDONADO | Title: Firms as Diplomats | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...study by Network for Good found that the dynamics of online donations particularly benefit disaster victims. People instinctively want to help when they see news coverage of a humanitarian disaster, and the ease of online giving leads to impulse donations. Clicking a mouse or sending a text certainly isn’t as onerous as writing and mailing a check, and it allows donors to act immediately, while their emotional response to the news is still fresh...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Better Giving Through Chemistry | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...tragic automobile accident in 1982 left him paralyzed from the chest down, the faith he'd inherited from his mother Ida helped sustain him. Despite his own injuries, Teddy dedicated the rest of his life to helping others with spinal-cord trauma. He was our best friend, a great humanitarian and a tremendous musical force. His legacy will live...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teddy Pendergrass | 2/1/2010 | See Source »

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...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Panel Discusses Haiti Crisis | 2/1/2010 | See Source »

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