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UN Secretary-General Mourns Deaths of Top UN Officials in Haiti Quake

UN officials lost their lives in the devastating 7.0 magnitude tremors on Tuesday.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute to the top United Nations officials who perished in the catastrophic earthquake which struck Haiti on Tuesday.

“In every sense of the word, they gave their lives for peace,” Ban said.

Dramatic Video of Rescue Efforts in Haiti

The latest count of the dead in Haiti puts the number in the area of 70,000.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE/SALEM) - Five days have passed since an earthquake devastated the tiny island nation of Haiti, and rescue crews from all over the world have continued their work around the clock to find more survivors.

This UN video provided to Salem-News.com shows the extensive damage in Haiti that has left many areas inaccessible to rescue and aid workers.

`Not On Our Watch` Donates $1 Million to Haiti Efforts

Foundation's George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Jerry Weintraub, and David Pressman, dispatch emergency Funds for earthquake victims.

(NEW YORK) - In the wake of Tuesdayʼs devastating earthquake in Haiti, Not On Our Watch directed $1 million in emergency response funds to provide medical services for victims of the disaster.

The beneficiary of the grant, Partners In Health (PIH), is addressing the critical shortage of hospitals and care centers destroyed during the disaster.

OSU Geologist Forewarned of Enormous Destructive Potential of Haiti Quake

Yeats is also involved in a research project to create a global fault database that will provide more scientific information about faults around the world.

(CORVALLIS, Ore.) - An international earthquake expert at OSU suggested just over one week ago that one of the world’s most at-risk locations for a major, destructive earthquake is the fault that runs through Haiti and near Port-au-Prince.

That comment was made during an interview with a reporter for Scientific American, by geologist Robert Yeats, a professor emeritus who said the death toll would be tremendous.

Haiti`s Devastation

The world’s natural concern for others has been noticed and is worthy of admiration, especially in Haiti, where people exist more as a happening than as a government for and of the people.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - The devastation in Haiti and the nature of the people is such that - without a workable government of their own - chaos appears to me to be the order of the day for the foreseeable future.

The question is, how best can individuals help?

Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton Remark on Developments in Haiti

Remarks were made from the White House Rose Garden this morning.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, everybody. In times of great challenge in our country and around the world, Americans have always come together to lend a hand and to serve others and to do what's right.

That's what the American people have been doing in recent days with their extraordinary generosity and contributions to the Haitian people.

State Dept. Launches Person-Finder Tool to Locate the Missing in Haiti

Secretary Clinton Announces Launch of State.Gov Person Finder Tool for Those Missing in Haiti

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today the launch of a new tool on state.gov, the “Person Finder,” to allow people to find and share information on missing loved ones in Haiti.

People around the world are turning to the Internet to search for information on friends and family in Haiti: however, accurate information is fragmented and difficult to locate.

Breast Milk Donations Needed for Haiti Quake Victims

A spokesperson for the group says all breast milk donations are screened and pasteurized before delivery.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The World Health Organization and Adventist Medical Center are asking for human breast milk donations to help babies of the Haiti quake, and a Portland, Oregon group is the connection point for those who can help.

The Adventist Medical Center’s breast milk donor depot opened in August 2009 as the only donor depot in Portland, and one of only two donor depots in the Pacific Northwest. It has been the subject of a past Salem-News.com article.

Secretary-General to Travel to Haiti in Show of Solidarity

The UN launched a flash appeal for some $550 million this afternoon.

(NEW YORK) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Haiti to show solidarity with the people of the impoverished nation.

UN emergency teams on the ground estimate that as many of half of the buildings in the worst-hit areas of the capital have been damaged or destroyed.

Medical Teams International Responds to Crisis in Haiti

Their first team landed safely, the second team will leave Sunday, January 17.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Medical Teams International’s first disaster relief team arrived safely in Haiti today with medical personnel from throughout the Pacific Northwest; including Seattle, Portland and Spokane. The second team will leave Sunday, Jan. 17.

The team that arrived today included veteran volunteers Dr. Joe Markee of Portland, Ore. and Dr. Dan Diamond from Bremerton, Wash.