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SITUATION REPORT
SOUTHEAST ASIA FLOODS
October 28, 2011
Since July, multiple tropical storms and heavy monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding across Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, and the Philippines, resulting in approximately 900 deaths, affecting an estimated 9 million others, and inundating thousands of houses and acres of cropland. To date, floods [...]

Operation USA is proud to share this good news from our friends and long-time partner in Port-au-Prince, L’Athletique D’Haiti.
From Boby Duval, LADH:
“A group of young women organized by L’Athletique D’Haiti beat overwhelming odds to win the Women’s Plate in Paris.  First, the team almost did not make it to the tournament for which they had [...]

Like you, Operation USA is closely monitoring reports of Hurricane Irene’s path of destruction as it makes its way north.  65 million people are in its path.
 
We want you to imagine that you are here with us at Operation USA headquarters in Los Angeles as we watch the storm–and prepare to be useful in the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULIE ANDREWS, OPERATION USA FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER APPEALS FOR SUPPORT FOR EAST AFRICAN DROUGHT & FAMINE VICTIMS
LOS ANGELES, CA (August 15, 2011)— A message from Julie Andrews, Operation USA Founding Board Member:
“Like many of you, I’ve been watching the developing story of yet another famine in East Africa. The images of mothers walking [...]

Operation USA is focusing on providing safe (e.g., purified) water to refugees from Somalia languishing in the world’s largest refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya, and to internally displaced drought victims in southern Ethiopia. We are working with local partners including Oxfam America and Africa Humanitarian Action, an Ethiopia-based Pan-African NGO. Both are excellent NGOs and [...]

For Immediate Release
OPERATION USA TO AID DROUGHT RELIEF EFFORTS IN EAST AFRICA
FAMINE CONDITIONS DECLARED BY UN

LOS ANGELES, CA (July 21, 2011)—Los Angeles-based International relief agency Operation USA announced today that it will send emergency aid to East Africa as part of relief efforts responding to the worst drought to hit the region in 60 years. [...]

MATERIAL AID SHIPMENTS: 2011
From antibiotics to vitamin A, water purifications tablets to surgical packs—Operation USA has been delivering material aid in the form of donated medical supplies and equipment, medicines and vitamins, education and shelter materials to people in need from its earliest days forward.
A cornerstone of our work, Operation USA is proud of [...]

For Immediate Release
RHYTHM & SOUL FOR RELIEF: Concert for Japan, Haiti & the World
Featuring Dilated Peoples, Breakestra, Very Be Careful, Boogaloo Assassins & Others
The Echoplex on Sunday, May 22, 2011
All Proceeds Donated to Operation USA
 
Los Angeles, CA (April 8, 2011)—The Echoplex will host the inaugural Rhythm & Soul for Relief: Concert for Japan, Haiti & the World on Sunday, [...]

For immediate release
SNOOP DOGG TEAMS UP WITH NEFF HEADWEAR TO RAISE MONEY FOR OPERATION USA’S RELIEF EFFORTS IN JAPAN WITH
“SNOOP DOGG X NEFF JAPAN TEE”

LOS ANGELES, CA (March 21, 2011)—Music legend, Snoop Dogg and lifestyle brand, Neff Headwear have teamed up in efforts to raise money for those affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami [...]

Japan • Earthquake & Tsunami
Situation Report
15 March 2011
This report is produced by OCHA. It was issued by the Regional Office in Asia Pacific with input from the UNDAC team in Tokyo. It covers the period from 14-15 March.
HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
• There has been a third explosion at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
• Radiation [...]

For Immediate Release
OPERATION USA AND HONEYWELL INAUGURATE THE LARGEST SCHOOL IN SOUTHEAST REGION OF HAITI

Nine-Building, 40,000 sq. ft. Complex, Serving More Than 400 Local Children, Rises Just Seven Months After Groundbreaking Following Devastating January 2010 Earthquake
JACMEL, HAITI (March 11, 2011) — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Chairman and CEO Dave Cote and Honeywell Hometown Solutions President Tom [...]

Many thanks to the Sequoyah School!
In response to the massive flooding that hit much of Pakistan in the summer of 2010, the “Over There” Class (5th and 6th grades) collected school supplies to add to Operation USA’s relief efforts focusing on education.
We are always greatly impressed by the enthusiasm and generosity of our donors. Thank [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HAITI—ONE YEAR LATER:
OPERATION USA CONTINUES COMMITMENT TO RECOVERY AND EDUCATION
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 6, 2011)— As the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti approaches, Los Angeles-based International relief agency Operation USA reaffirms its dedication to recovery in Haiti, and specifically the City of Jacmel. Construction continues at the site [...]

Haiti • Cholera
Situation Report
16 November 2010
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Situation Overview
The Ministry of Public Health (MSPP) reports the latest statistics on the cholera epidemic as 1,034 deaths and 16,799 hospitalised cases according to data collected up to 14 November. To date, cases have been confirmed in the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OPERATION USA MOBILIZES TO SEND EMERGENCY AID AS HURRICANE TOMAS HITS HAITI

LOS ANGELES, CA (November 5, 2010)— Los Angeles-based International relief agency Operation USA continues to provide support to partners on the ground in Jacmel and Port-au-Prince to alleviate damage and suffering from the arrival of Hurricane Tomas. The storm began to [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OPERATION USA MOBLIZES TO SEND EMERGENCY AID AS TROPICAL STORM TOMAS APPROACHES HAITI

LOS ANGELES, CA (November 4, 2010)— Los Angeles-based International relief agency Operation USA announced today that it will provide support to partners on the ground in Jacmel and Port-au-Prince to alleviate damage and suffering as needs arise from the projected impact [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN HAITI: OPERATION USA READIES AID
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 28, 2010)— Los Angeles-based International relief agency Operation USA announced today that it will direct sanitary and disease prevention materials to partners in the City of Jacmel and Port-au-Prince in response to the cholera outbreak that brought over 300 deaths and as many [...]

NEWS RELEASE: Global architectural firm Gensler donates design for Operation USA’s school rebuilding project in Jacmel, Haiti.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OPERATION USA RESPONDS TO SOUTH ASIA FLOOD DISASTER
LOS ANGELES, CA (August 3, 2010)—Los Angeles-based International relief agency, Operation USA announced that will provide disaster relief assistance in response to unusually heavy monsoonal flooding in a wide region of northwest Pakistan and northeast Afghanistan. Many of the areas which were devastated by the 2005 [...]

Lives in Limbo: Re-Imagining Structures and Standards in Refugee Camps
Rockefeller Foundation, New York
April 2, 2010
This conference brings together experts in engineering, design, humanitarian programs, public health, and human rights to re-imagine the modern refugee camp. Based on Operation USA’s thirty years experience with refugee populations across the globe, the conference will center on the [...]

March 26, 2010—The USA Rice Federation announced today that Operation USA has been chosen as the beneficiary of $15,850 worth of rice purchased with funds donated during a monthlong USA Rice fundraising drive for humanitarian–relief efforts in Haiti. Operation USA assists developing communities in the United States and abroad in addressing problems relating to natural [...]

CNN American Morning:
Stephanie Elam talks to OpUSA’s CEO Richard Walden about how charities are spending your donations for Haiti.
Watch Clip

Julie Andrews spends a morning with The View: discusses upcoming film and OpUSA’s disaster relief work in Haiti

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OPERATION USA SENDS ADDITIONAL AIR SHIPMENTS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO HAITI
ADDS TEXT-TO-GIVE SERVICE
Text AID to 50555 and donate $10 to OpUSA
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 25, 2010)—Los Angeles-based International relief agency Operation USA announced today that its Haiti disaster relief efforts continue with additional air shipments of essential medical aid to post-earthquake Haiti. [...]

Operation USA will not be sending volunteers to Haiti–yet there are many groups that will. With the large number of inquiries, we wanted to share these resources.

Operation USA flies first airlift of medical supplies to Haiti today, with donated jet from Honeywell

An initial airlift of emergency medical supplies, including large quantities of broad-spectrum antibiotics is slated to leave Los Angeles early next week.

OPERATION USA to send emergency medical aid to Haiti following earthquakes. Devastation in capital Port-au-Prince.

Situation report from Sumatra, Indonesia following earthquakes on Sept 30 and Oct 1. As many as 3,000 people might still be trapped under collapsed buildings. The number of casualties is expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue.

Situation overview from Manila includes most recent updates on the arrival of Typhoon Parma, forecast to hit the Philippines on Saturday, 3 October.

Operation USA announced today that it will send medical aid to Indonesia following a series of earthquakes that wreacked havoc across the island of Sumatra.

Operation USA is preparing relief supplies to assist in and around Manila as they try to assist nearly 450,000 people in immediate need of assistance as a direct result of flooding caused by torrential rains caused by Typhoon Ketsana.

June 2009
Operation USA is the proud recipient of the Louisiana Primary Care Association’s annual Guardian Award for service to Louisiana’s uninsured and underinsured populations.
“As a staunch supporter of LPCA and the state’s Federally Qualified Health Centers, we would like to commend you for your efforts when natural disasters affected Louisiana.  Your organization was one of the first [...]

NPR’s The Story: Just Back From Sri Lanka, featuring OpUSA’s Director of South Asia Programs. Aired May 13, 2009

Los Angeles-based International Relief Agency, Operation USA, Responds to Emergency Request from San Diego County-area Health Clinics.

Joins Global Relief Community in Calling for Immediate Access to Conflict Zones for Humanitarian Workers

OPERATION USA JOINS 25 MAJOR AMERICAN RELIEF AGENCIES IN EFFORT TO SEND MEDICAL AID TO CIVILIANS IN GAZA
JANUARY 8, 2009
Your support is needed for this urgent humanitarian crisis.
International aid organizations are mobilizing responses to the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Recent air strikes and a ground offensive have exacerbated an already serious humanitarian crisis for [...]

Proceeds from the November 29th concert will go help Operation USA to fund hurricane relief efforts tailored to meet local needs of families and health facilities in Cuba, Haiti and Texas.

LOS ANGELES (September 12, 2008)—Los Angeles based international relief agency, Operation USA, is responding to Hurricane Ike’s arrival in Texas and preparing a shipment of medical supplies and other essentials to health centers throughout the affected region. Operation USA is working with the Texas Association of Community Health Centers which is dealing with the medical [...]

LOS ANGELES (September 8, 2008) Los Angeles-based international disaster relief group, Operation USA, announced today that it would send emergency assistance to Cuba’s main pediatric hospitals so that they could better respond to the medical needs of children stemming from the devastation caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Ike is hitting Camaguey Province, Cuba’s capitol, [...]

LOS ANGELES (September 1, 2008) The Los Angeles-based international disaster relief agency, Operation USA, is working with communities likely to be affected by Hurricane Gustav next week.
Operation USA was active in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita which struck Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi on August 29, 2005 (Katrina) and again in mid September, 2005 (Rita). [...]