World’s Poor to Suffer from Economic Woes
The world’s poorest people will be hungrier, sicker and have fewer jobs as a result of the global financial crisis, and cash-strapped aid agencies will be less able to help, aid groups are warning.
CONCACAF: Mexico, Honduras and Salvadorans try to advance
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 KINGSTON: Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador will attempt to clinch berths in next year’s North American qualifying tournament, for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. In Group C, El Salvador can clinch a berth at home by defeating winless Suriname. The Salvadorans also will advance if Haiti fails to pull off an upset at Costa Rica.
Hunger: our moral imperative (by CEO of Taco Bell)
Nearly 925 million people in the world — 400 million of them children — go hungry every day.
Ravaged environment keeps Haiti at risk
Plush mansions and concrete shacks perch precariously on the hillside of this steep green mountaintop retreat, miles from the storm-ravaged cities of Cabaret and Gonaives.
Homelessness and food shortages for hurricane victims in Haiti
MSF denounces the inefficiency of emergency response in Gonaives MSF and podcasts : Gonaives – Five weeks after a series of hurricanes struck Haiti, people in the city of Gonaives are still deprived of essential services.
Blue helmets in Haiti assist in new school year after devastating storms
United Nations peacekeepers are helping Haitian families face the new school year by distributing school kits and furniture and cleaning up buildings as the impoverished Caribbean country struggles…
Haitian Storm Refugees Seek Immigrant Deal
Florida immigrant advocates want victims of recent devastating Haitian storms to be allowed into the United States under “temporary protected status.” Haitian President Rene Preval also has asked U.S. officials …
Emergency Medical Supplies, Shelter Kit Rushed to Haitian Storm Survivors
Two cargo containers with emergency medical supplies arrived in Haiti to aid the victims of the devastating hurricanes and tropical storms, the Pan American Development Foundation and Chevron announced.
A year’s worth of mud in Gonaives
A woman picks up her sandal in a muddy street in the storm-ravaged northern town of Gonaives September 26, 2008.
Local relief efforts reach out to victims of Haiti’s tropical storms
Stephen Gebhardt has been shipping food to Haiti for years, collecting donations from Randolph’s St.