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Haitian Girl Back in Dad’s Arms, Thanks to New UNICEF Effort to Reunite Families
95 percent of children separated from their parents in an earthquakes or other disaster can be reunited with a loved one who is able...
On Stimulus Bill Anniversary, All Signs Point Up – Even Jobs
One year ago President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, otherwise known as the Stimulus Bill. According to economists...
Recycle Your Phones For Haiti
Two days after the earthquake hit Haiti, mobile phone recycler, ReCellular, launched their own disaster relief program in partnership with the American Red...
Football Fans Deliver Deluge of Donations via Text Message
As of late Sunday, the American Red Cross had received 2.2 million text messages pledging $10 each for a whopping total of $22...
Unprecedented Coordination Between Aid Groups on Display in Haiti
The good news from within the devestation in Haiti this week begins at the airport, where a U.S. Air Force ground control team...
U.S. Companies Rally for Haiti
Corporate America has already pledged more than $40 million in donations to support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Corporate pledges for the country have...
UPDATED: Search Dogs Mobilize Around Globe to Help Haiti
In the wake of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake this week, search and rescue dogs from New York City, trained under the FEMA program are...
Heartened by Global Response, UN and Ted Turner Send Millions to Haiti
The 192-member United Nations General Assembly observed a minute of silence yesterday as they stood in solidarity with the countless earthquake victims in Haiti....
Time Calls it “The Decade From Hell”… NOT!
Time magazine named this "The Decade From Hell". The sensationalist headline ignores all the good things that happened, so we, at the Good News...
Good News from the UN: Prolonging the Life of Medicines
On October 24, 1972, the UN General Assembly instituted World Development Information Day, to draw people's attention to development problems and the continuous need...
National Day of Encouragement September 12 Honors Teens Making a Difference
The Encouragement Foundation, sponsor of this year's National Day of Encouragement, launched its "7 Days Across America" campaign to showcase the impressive actions of...
Five Years After Tsunami, Indonesia Better Prepared for Catastrophes
The devastating tsunami that hit Indonesia so hard in December 2004 had three positive effects: it pushed the population to reflect and improve its...
British Conductor is Hero in Wedding Pianist Emergency
Disaster was imminent: The bride was due to arrive at any moment and the pianist called to say he wouldn't arrive in time. Fearing...
Reviving American Chestnut Trees Can Slow Climate Change
Introduction of a new hybrid of the American chestnut tree would not only bring back the all-but-extinct species, but also put a dent...
Shelter In A Box Reaches Quake Victims in Italy
ShelterBox tents were erected in the village of Assergi earlier this month, 20kms from the town of L’Aquila, Italy where an earthquake displaced many....
President Obama Signs Landmark National Service Legislation
To kick off National Service Week, president Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the...
Twelve Amazing Shipping Container Houses
While a number of resourceful people have converted shipping containers into make-shift shelters at the margin of society for years, architects and green...
A Company Prospers by Saving Poor People’s Lives
Private companies with charity for the world's poor as their sole focus are rare. But, refugee camps and disaster areas all over the third...
Satellite Launched to Provide Pictures of Greenhouse Gases
Efforts to tackle global warming received a boost today with the successful launch of a Japanese satellite, the first to monitor greenhouse gases from...
Donations of $450 Million Hit UN Emergency Fund Target for First Time
The United Nations emergency relief fund, set up to speed response to those suffering from natural and man-made disasters, has reached its $450 million...