HRI: UNArts - Haiti - Hope For Humanity Campaign
Vijay Fernandes
Music: http://www.apatow.org
The international community is now engaged in the systemic collapse of
Haiti, following the devastating earthquake, this last week. As the
world struggles to respond to this humanitarian emergency, the cost of
negligence and neglect of the worlds severely impoverished
populations, is finally being grasped by world leaders.
* ReliefWeb: Haiti: Relief Operations Overview.
* Pan American Health Organization: Haiti: Relief Operations Overview.
With 3.5 Billion people or half of the worlds population living in
severe poverty, the United Nations Arts Initiative "Hope for Humanity"
Campaign, will target the completion of objectives outlined in the
"Stand Up Against Poverty - 2009: The Next Level" Initiative.
"STAND UP 2009 was a starting point that engaged the use of technology
in a Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube world. But as noted, the
issues on the table need to go far beyond a tweet or a post of support
on Facebook or MySpace. We need real time communication of prioritized
issues, engagement of top experts and formation of background
discussion groups for review and analysis, compilation of peer
reviewed supporting information for communication to the decision
making level, media, etc., etc. Through this advocacy approach,
consensus building, grassroots strategic planning, and response are
achievable at the speed of an email."
Access full release at:
www.unarts.org/news/hopeforhumanity_1202010.html
Thank you for your support.
Stephen Michael Apatow
Founder, Director of Research and Development
Humanitarian Resource Institute
United Nations Arts Initiative
Url: www.unarts.org
Twitter: unarts