Haiti

Haitian President visits the White House

Submitted by UNDispatch on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:17

Barack Obama and Haiti President Rene Preval speak to a public audience after a private meeting in the Oval Office.

Barack Obama and Haiti President Rene Preval speak to a public audience after a private meeting in the Oval Office. 

Haiti Earthquake: Update from the UN on Recovery Efforts

Submitted by UNDispatch on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:40

An update on the latest Haiti recovery efforts from the UN.

The top UN official in Haiti traveled to UN headquarters for the first time in eight weeks and briefed the press on Haiti recovery efforts.  Here are some (paraphrased) highlights from the briefing.  You can watch for yourself via UN webcast

Kris Allen and American Idol Help the UN Help Haiti

Submitted by UNDispatch on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 15:11

Last week, UN Foundation CEO Kathy Calvin and reigning American Idol Champ traveled to Haiti together. Tune in to American Idol tonight for special footage from the trip.

Tune in to American Idol Now!

Submitted by UNDispatch on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 19:13

At 8pm EST, Season 8 winner Kris Allen will perform "Let it Be" and present footage of his trip to Haiti with the UN Foundation. Connect to watch parties at #UNFIdol.

At 8pm EST, Season 8 winner Kris Allen will perform "Let it Be" and present footage of his trip to Haiti with the UN Foundation.

Ushahidi-Haiti + CrisisCamp Boston = SMS Tracker

Submitted by Jon on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 10:48

Denise Roz Sewell is on the core team of Ushahidi-Haiti @ Tufts and has been instrumental in connecting with our partners at Crisis Camp. Roz is a Pickering Fellow and was a Fulbright scholar in Morocco prior to joining Fletcher. She shares a startling experience with us here.
Capacity. Comparative Advantage. Workflow. Crisis Camp. Ticket Tracking.

Ushahidi & The Unprecedented Role of SMS in Disaster Response

Submitted by Jon on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 10:22

Cross-posted on Patrick Meier’s blog iRevolution.

American Idol Kris Allen Visits Haiti (Video)

Submitted by UNDispatch on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 16:41

American Idol Winner Kris Allen visited Haiti with the United Nations Foundation. UN Dispatch gets first dibs at some hot-off-the-press videos of the trip.

Kris Allen (who won last year's American Idol competition) and UN Foundation CEO Kathy Calvin travelled to Haiti last week.  The trip is part of the television show's forthcoming episode dedicated to Haiti, which will air on Thursday and help raise funds UN relief efforts.    

Haiti Food Security Emergency Tool

Submitted by CommInit on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 17:36

Haiti Food Security Emergency Tool

Country
Haiti

Region
Global

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Taking the Lead: Ushahidi-Haiti @ Tufts

Submitted by Jon on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 13:29

The outstanding volunteer team at Tufts University has played an instrumental role in Ushahidi’s response to Haiti. They  trained hundreds of volunteers and set up Situation Rooms in Washington DC, Geneva, London and Portland. Together, they mapped over 3,000 urgent and actionable reports on Ushahidi-Haiti from a multitude of sources including text messages from Haiti. They also coordinated directly with responders on the ground and helped save hundreds of lives.

What Will Happen to Haitian Amputees?

Submitted by UNDispatch on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 14:04

What happens when suddenly 100,000 people lose limbs? One answer might be an affordable prosthetic foot developed in India.

Time.com ran an article yesterday that addressed a tough question – what is going to happen to amputees in Haiti? What happens to a culture that has traditionally excluded amputees when suddenly 100,000 people lose limbs? And how do those amputees get the medical care that they need? One answer might be an affordable prosthetic foot developed in India.

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