Haiti. Situational Awareness. December 9, 2016. Diaspora Challenge Initiative.

Haiti.  2016.  December Situational Awareness.

 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:  (Click underlined links) 

 Diaspora Challenge Initiative.  Submit your application today for an opportunity to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Boston, MA, to present your innovative idea for development in Haiti.  Register to attend the symposium that will be held at MIT.  The event is FREE. Must register to attend.

1.      https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/haiti/documents/document-type/situation-report

·        Haiti: Hurricane Matthew Situation Report No. 27 - 04 Dec. 2016 [EN/FR]

·        Haiti : Border Monitoring Sitrep LXXI _ 1st December 2016 [EN]

2.      http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2016/index.htm

·        The 2016 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2015. Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities. Volume II covers money laundering and financial crimes.

3.      http://www.nationalbcc.org/news/beyond-the-rhetoric/129-pimping-the-black-diaspora-next-target-haiti

·        Pimping the Black Diaspora, Next Target: Haiti.  Why Haiti?  It's simple.  They can cram China cotton into Haiti and block any textile business in the CAFTA nations.  Keep in mind that millions of people of African descent live and work in CAFTA nations.  More than any place else, the Dominican Republic is 60% Black.  It is quickly developing textiles under CAFTA via business with the United States.  It also employs many Haitians who border the nation.

4.      http://www.ezilidanto.com/2016/12/haiti-electoral-council-tool-containment-scapegoat/    

·        Former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune Speaks on the "The roots of the ills that have been, and still plaguing Haiti's inhabitants"   Exactly one year ago today, on December 8, 2015, former Haiti Prime Minister, the honorable Yvon Neptune, speaking about the Haiti Electoral Council and fake, "political consensus," identified these as the new, extra-judicial colonial instruments, applied by the "foreign tutors who conspire to keep ultimate control over the clans," and used to manipulate "the wretched Majority so that it never really fights its own and liberating and elevating fight."

$35.94 million. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the fiscal 2016 Program to Prepare Communities for Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks (CCTA Program)

FEMA Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity on Program to Prepare Communities for Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks

12/08/2016 09:44 PM EST

WASHINGTON, DC —The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the fiscal 2016 Program to Prepare Communities for Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks (CCTA Program).  The CCTA Program provides $35.94 million to state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions to improve their ability to prepare for, prevent, and respond to complex coordinated terrorist attacks in collaboration with the whole community.

Webinar Zero Hunger. Thurs. December 15, 2016 UNGC Network USA

Global Compact Network USA’s final event of the year. Join us to learn how companies large and small can contribute to making food systems more resilient, distributing food effectively at a global scale, and building an effective agricultural supply chain in a resource-constrained world.

Webinar – Zero Hunger: How U.S. companies can help achieve SDG 2

Thursday, December 15, 2:00 – 3:15pm EST

Speakers include:

·        Kim Fortunato, Director of Community Affairs, Campbell Soup Company; President, Campbell Soup Foundation

·        Matt Smith, Director, Food for Good at PepsiCo

·        Shawna Lemke, Director, Food and Nutrition Engagement, Monsanto Company

·        Adrienne Gardaz, Senior Manager, Environment, Food & Agriculture, UN Global Compact

Register here.

Warm regards,
Ryan

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Ryan Brandenburg
Network Contact

Global Compact Network USA
www.globalcompactusa.org | 203.219.5075

Weds. December 14, 2016. Venezuela's Health Sector: Current Crisis and Opportunities for International Engagement

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CSIS cordially invites you to Venezuela's Health Sector: Current Crisis and Opportunities for International Engagement   Featuring Hermes Florez, MD, PhD, MPH Professor of Public Health Sciences and Medicine, Miami Miller School of Medicine and Visiting Professor, Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela  Director, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Director, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Miami VA Healthcare System Moderated by Katherine Bliss, PhD Senior Associate, Global Health Policy Center                                                  Introductory Remarks J. Stephen Morrison, PhD Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center https://www.csis.org/node/38956 Wednesday, December 14, 2016 10:30 am - 12:00 pm  1ST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM CENTER FOR STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 1616 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 Venezuela is experiencing a profound public health emergency. Recent reports have highlighted shortages of essential medicines and medical supplies, failing public health infrastructure, and increasingly negative indicators related to maternal and child health, as well as to the control of infectious diseases, including malaria, and of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Yet even as Venezuelans struggle to access medicine, food and other essential commodities, the Venezuelan Government has proven reluctant to acknowledge the challenges facing its health sector. Multiple actors, including civil society organizations and multilateral institutions, are engaging in dialogue to determine how to best address the causes and consequences of the current crisis. Please join CSIS for a public discussion led by Dr. Hermes Florez, a Venezuelan health expert, and a Professor at the Miami Miller School of Medicine as well as a Visiting Professor at the Universidad del Zulia in Venezuela. The discussion will examine the origins, evolution and likely trajectory of the current health situation and the role regional bilateral partners and international organizations may be able to play in resolving the humanitarian crisis and identifying sectoral reforms that can strengthen prospects for Venezuela's health sector in the long term.

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Webinar: December 6, 2016. MRC Year in Review

MRC Well Check Webinar tomorrow, December 6, at 2:00 pm ET. The webinar is entitled “MRC: Year in Review.”

We are excited to hear from local units who were instrumental in key preparedness and response activities this year, including response efforts to the Zika virus, a local Mumps outbreak, and Hurricane Matthew. We’ll also hear from a local unit who will share best practices from their highly-successful Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) held this Fall.

Webinar details and access instructions are below. We hope you are able to join us!

December 2016 MRC Well Check Webinar Please join us for the next MRC Well Check Webinar on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at 2:00 pm ET. The webinar is entitled “MRC: Year in Review.” Featured presenters include: ·        Beatriz Quinones-Vallejo, MRC Puerto Rico Coordinator ·        Jenny Latour, Pee Dee MRC Coordinator (SC) ·        Sonya Davis, Arkansas MRC State Coordinator, and Charlenne McNeal, PhD, RN, Asst. Professor, University of Arkansas, School of Nursing ·        Tyler Tipton, Galveston County MRC Coordinator (TX) Login Information 1.      Visit https://mrc.adobeconnect.com/wcw/ 2.      Select “Enter as a Guest” 3.      Type your name in the box provided and click “Enter Room” Important: The audio for this webinar will be broadcast through your computer. Participants will not be able to use their phones for audio. This webinar is "listen only." Details Date: Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 Time: 2:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour Questions? If you have any questions, please contact MRCcontact@hhs.gov. Test Your Computer We are using Adobe Connect for this month’s webinar. We recommend that you test your computer for compatibility prior to the meeting.