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Haitian Government Discusses Earthquake Response and Coordination

We share the pain of our fellow citizens of the Haitian diaspora everywhere, but urge them to remain faithful and strong in the face of such adversity" - Haitian Embassy

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Embassy of Haiti in Washington, D.C. wishes to thank the general public and the international community for the outpouring of support and the solidarity expressed in response to the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti yesterday, January 12th, 2010 just before 5:00 p.m. The Embassy has been continuously monitoring the situation since yesterday.

UN Pledges Support for Haiti Quake Victims

Includes several of the most recently posted videos on the earthquake in Haiti.

(NEW YORK) - The 192-member United Nations General Assembly and the 15-member Security Council observed a minute of silence today as they stood in solidarity with the countless earthquake victims in Haiti, with both bodies pledging support for international relief efforts.

So Many Calamities of Nature

GOD IS NEUTRAL.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - Confusion regarding God’s Universal Nature [N] is caused by the difference between a Neutral God versus the nature [n] of man’s “Institutional Gods.”

Pat Robertson is No Man of God: What a Jerk

Typical statements from a typical numskull in American politics.

(SALEM, Ore.) - "A calamity of cataclysmic proportions". The first thing I said to our team today in regard to the deadly earthquake in Haiti, was that the scams would begin right away, and some right wing crazy would proclaim that the people deserved it.

That thought came half an hour before the Oregon AG sent out the first scam warning. About an hour later, Pat Robertson said it happened in Haiti because the people there made a pact with the devil, what a bastard.

UN Rushing Aid to Haiti Following Deadly Tremors

WFP is mobilizing all available resources for survivors of the devastating earthquake which hit the Caribbean island of Haiti on Tuesday, causing massive death and destruction.

(ROME, Italy) - The UN's World Food Program is mobilizing all available resources to bring urgently needed food assistance to thousands of people affected by the devastating earthquake which hit the Caribbean island of Haiti on Tuesday.

As well as causing death and destruction, the quake has left thousands of people hungry.

American Red Cross Pledges Initial $1 Million to Haiti Relief

Send a $10 Donation by Texting ‘Haiti' to 90999.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The American Red Cross is sending money, supplies and staff to Haiti to support relief efforts there after yesterday's earthquake, which caused catastrophic damage and loss of life.

According to reports, as many as three million people may have been affected by the quake, which collapsed government buildings and caused major damage to hospitals in the area.

Medical Teams International Sends Aid to Haiti (RAW VIDEO)

NW group is mobilizing to help people in Haiti where a massive earthquake left countless numbers of people dead.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Medical Teams International is sending volunteers and aid to Haiti following a 7.0 earthquake.

Haiti Rocked by Major Catastrophic 7.3 Earthquake

Thousands are thought to have perished.

(SALEM, Ore.) - An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 7.3 occurred in the Haiti region at 5:53 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time on January 12th, 2010, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

According to reports from the area, damage to the densely crowded capital city of 2 million people was apparently widespread.

UN Mobilizes Relief Efforts After Deadly Tsunami Strikes South Pacific (VIDEO)

Food shortages are expected to occur in both Samoa and Tonga.

(AMERICAN SAMOA) - United Nations aid agencies are working with authorities across the South Pacific to help coordinate relief efforts in the wake of a tsunami that has struck Samoa, American Samoa and an island in northern Tonga, killing dozens of people, swamping towns and villages, and damaging vital infrastructure.

At least 62 people are confirmed to have died in Samoa, while six others are dead on the Tongan island of Niuatoputapu, according to information provided to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). In Pago Pago, the capital of American Samoa, there are unconfirmed reports of 19 fatalities.

Deadly Indonesian Earthquakes Leave 75 Dead and Thousands Trapped

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offered his condolences to the victims of the quake and their families, and said he was closely following reports of the impact of the disaster.

(SUMATRA) - Devastating back-to-back earthquakes have rocked the Indonesian island of Sumatra today, killing at least 75 people and leaving thousands trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, the United Nations humanitarian wing has reported.

A powerful 7.9-magnitude tremor, originating from the same fault-line that produced the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, struck near the city of Padang at 5:16 pm local time, and was followed by a quake measuring 6.2 about 22 minutes later.