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One week after the 7.0 earthquake brought the capital city of Haiti to rubble, the Caribbean island is still enduring daily aftershocks throughout the country.  The intensity of the quake has shattered the already embattled infrastructure of not only Port-au-Prince, but also Grand Goave, Petionville, Delmas, Croix des Bouquets, Leogane, Carrefour and Cite Soleil, among [...]

The City of Homestead and the City of Florida City have collaborated their relief efforts to open the Cities of Homestead and Florida City Haiti Relief and Recovery Center.  The Center is now accepting commodity donations from the public who would like to contribute to the NCBM Disaster Relief Effort. Two warehouses have been donated [...]

Haitians wash themselves in a public fountain near the Haitian National Palace in Port au Prince, Haiti on January 12. (UN Photo: Marco Dormino)
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A Haitian boy receives treatment at an ad hoc medical clinic at MINUSTAH's logistics base in Port au Prince, Haiti January 12. (UN Photo/Logan Abassi)
The National Conference of Black Mayors, in conjunction with the World Conference of Mayors and the National Leadership Conference of Haitian Mayors, has mobilized its global network to coordinate relief efforts [...]

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