Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said officials were beginning to assess the disaster and deploy emergency aid to Haiti.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

Federal and local officials hosted a meeting of residents, Monday,explaining how to apply for emergency aid and low-interest loans.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

If you know first aid methods, you can be calmer and more helpful in case of emergency.

VOA: special.2009.08.11

Emergency founder Gino Strada denounced the detentions of the aid group's three workers, calling it a mafia-style attempt to silence a witness.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

Indonesia's government dispatched medical teams and military planes to help with the relief efforts and announced $10 million in emergency response aid.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

The Italian aid group Emergency has had a tense relationship with local authorities in violence-wracked Helmand province, due in part to its policy of treating all patients.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

The United Nations requested $60 million in emergency reconstruction aid for agriculture.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16