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LOS ANGELES, CA (Nov 2, 2011)
Multiple tropical storms and heavy monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding across Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, and the Philippines. As many as 900 deaths have been reported and the flooding is affecting an estimated 9 million others. Thousands of houses, entire towns and villages, and hundreds [...]

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 [...]

BOEING DELIVERS RWANDAIR’S FIRST 737 BOEING SKY INTERIOR
RwandAir becomes first African carrier to own and operate 737 with Boeing Sky Interior
Boeing, RwandAir and Operation USA partner to deliver 1,500 school books

SEATTLE, Aug. 25, 2011– Boeing today delivered a Next-Generation 737 with the new Boeing Sky Interior to RwandAir, making it the first African carrier [...]

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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 [...]

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. [...]

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THE BIRD AND THE BEE
A BENEFIT FOR OPERATION USA
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
AT THE BOOTLEG THEATER IN LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, CA (April 20, 2011)—Operation USA today announced that The Bird and The Bee will perform at the Bootleg Theater on June 4th in Los Angeles, with proceeds to benefit Operation USA’s disaster relief work around [...]

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 [...]

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OPERATION USA PREPARES EMERGENCY AID FOR JAPAN FOLLOWING 8.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE

LOS ANGELES, CA (UPDATE: March 18, 2011)—Los Angeles-based International relief agency Operation USA is currently preparing aid to Japan following the earthquake and tsunami that hit last week.
Operation USA is working to address immediate needs for material aid in the face of the [...]

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 [...]

NEWS RELEASE: Tsunami Hits Japan After Massive Earthquake–OpUSA Prepares Aid

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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 [...]

Operation USA is proud to share news of the day—and honor for our CEO Richard Walden.
from SecondAct
15 TOP GAME-CHANGERS OF 2010
By David Ferrell|
December 23, 2010
They are game-changers. They are changing ideas about what is possible. They are taking on society’s biggest, most intractable problems and, against all odds, making a huge difference.
13. Richard Walden
Walden, a [...]

Blake Edwards
1922-2010

December 15, 2010
Legendary writer-director Blake Edwards passed away this morning at age 88. The filmmaker was regarded as a modern master of contemporary film comedy and will be remembered through his more than 50 movies, including THE PINK PANTHER series, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S, DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES and 10.
Beyond his films, Blake was [...]

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

For Immediate Release
OPERATION USA PREPARES AID SHIPMENT FOR TYPHOON VICTIMS IN THE PHILIPPINES
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN RESPONSE TO TYPHOON MEGI JOIN SHIPMENT SCHEDULED FOR MANILA
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 18, 2010)— Los Angeles-based International relief agency Operation USA announced that it will ship emergency aid to the Philippines in response to flooding caused by Super-Typhoon Megi. As [...]

SITUATION REPORT: PAKISTAN, MONSOON FLOODS
September 1, 2010
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
The Government now reports that over 18 million people have been affected by the floods. The death toll stands at 1,667. Over 1.2 million houses have been damaged or destroyed. Floodwaters are receding in many areas, and though there are [...]

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

Operation USA and Honeywell announced today the ground breaking for a public school, Ecole Nationale Jacob Martin Henriquez in Jacmel, Haiti.

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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 [...]

OSCAR-WINNING FILMMAKER BLAKE EDWARDS’ ARTWORK TO EXHIBIT AT LESLIE SACKS FINE ART GALLERY
June 8-26 Exhibit Proceeds to Benefit Operation USA’s Haitian Quake Relief Fund


Academy Award winning filmmaker Blake Edwards’ artwork will be exhibited at Leslie Sacks Fine Art in Brentwood from June 8 through June 26. This exhibition, entitled Lenses, will feature a selection of [...]

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ENERTOPIA CORPORATION DONATES WATER PURIFICATION
UNIT TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF HAITI

LOS ANGELES, CA (March 22, 2010)—Los Angeles-based International relief agency Operation USA announced today that Enertopia Corporation (Enertopia / Over The Counter Market: GLCP) is donating a solar powered water purification unit to provide a semi-permanent drinking water solution for thousands of [...]

Comunicado de Prensa:
EN VISTA DEL RECIENTE TERREMOTO DE 8.8 GRADOS
OPERACION USA MANDARA AYUDA DE EMERGENCIA A CHILE

LOS ANGELES, CA (Sábado, 27 de Febrero, 2010) – Operación USA, una agencia humanitaria basada en Los Ángeles, anuncia hoy que mandara suministros médicos a Chile como parte de la respuesta humanitaria tras la devastación del terremoto.
El terremoto [...]

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OPERATION USA TO SEND EMERGENCY AID TO CHILE FOLLOWING 8.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE

LOS ANGELES, CA (February 27, 2010)—Los Angeles-based International relief agency Operation USA announced today that it will send medical aid to Chile as necessary as part of the relief efforts following the earthquake that hit last night.
The 8.8 quake hit off [...]

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AT THE ONE MONTH MARK:
OPERATION USA DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI
ASSESSMENT FOR LONG-TERM RECOVERY PROJECTS BEGINS
LOS ANGELES, CA (February 15, 2010)—As the one-month anniversary of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in January passes, Los Angeles-based International relief agency Operation USA announced today that its Haiti disaster relief efforts continue with additional shipments [...]

Featuring Hepcat, Dengue Fever, The Lions, Very Be Careful, The Tuffingtons and more
All proceeds donated to Operation USA’s relief efforts 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 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.

Help make the holidays brighter for many throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Toys will be provided to shelters, clinics and group homes—bringing much needed cheer this holiday season.

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 announced today that it will send medical aid to both American and Western Samoa as part of the relief efforts following the tsunami that hit yesterday.

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.

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). [...]

LOS ANGELES (May 8, 2008)–Los Angeles based Operation USA has deployed staff already stationed in Asia to assess the needs of what is now an estimated 7 million people affected by the recent cyclone which destroyed or devastated wide swaths of Burma (aka Myanmar), especially in or near Yangon (formerly the capital Rangoon) and throughout [...]