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Charlie Rangel Honored at Uni Haiti Gala for his Efforts to Rebuild Haiti
New York, N.Y. Congressman Charles B. Rangel was honored by The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation with its Humanitarian Award for his decades of work to encourage development in Haiti. Among his many contributions, Rangel created the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act of 2010, which provides additional trade preferences to Haitian textile and apparel [...]
Micro-Finance Meets Multi-Nationals at Clinton Global Initiative
New York, N.Y. Nobel-prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of the microfinance pioneer Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, addressed our breakfast at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) kick-off. Introduced by Hikmet Ersek, the C.E.O. of Western Union – the corporation that hosted this event – Muhammad was as inspiring as ever. Western Union, “Moving Money for [...]
Skype Interview with Josh Silverman on Haiti and Bettering Humanity
Luxembourg,LX. As you probably know, the multilingual, cross-platform Voice over Internet Protocol, instant messaging, and videoconferencing sensation known as Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet. Calls to other users within Skype are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made [...]
Chatting with UNICEF’s Director Ann Veneman
New York, N.Y. I met UNICEF‘s executive director Ann M. Veneman recently at Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden’s World Childhood Foundation luncheon at the United Nations. Ann spoke strongly and compassionately on the appalling conditions of children around the world – especially child victims of sexual abuse and exploitation, which World Childhood Foundation attempts to counter. Ann [...]
Connecting Disaster Relief Through Technology After Earthquake in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It cannot be overstated how hard the Haitian people — and their infrastructure — have been hit by the recent earthquake.After suffering cumulative damage from non-stop hurricanes over the last three years — beginning with Hurricane Jeanne that destroyed Gonaives — their suffering has been unimaginable. The damage seems to be equal to that [...]
Bob Cushman: A Serious Commitment to Humanity
New York, NY. ”We have made a commitment to our clients to assist them in every we can, to recommend solutions we believe are in their best interests, and to imagine that they are sitting with us on every transaction executed on their behalf.” This is how Bob Cushman began our interview which included his partner [...]
U.N. Ambassador Kohona: Sri Lanka Refugee Situation Improving
New York, N.Y. Fourteen years after the civil war in Rwanda, refugees are still living in mud huts. In Bosnia, following Balkanization, people lacked heat and electricity for years. On the Afghani-Pakistani border, millions today are living in squalor. In all of these refugee populations, disease was and often remains endemic. Food and water scarce. [...]
