American Idol partners with the UN Foundation to dedicate a show to the victims of the earthquake

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United Nations, New York, 19 February 2010 - Former American Idol Kris Allen arrived in Haiti today for a one-day visit to see the devastation of last months earthquake and the United Nations (UN) work firsthand. 
 
American Idol has partnered with the UN Foundation for an episode  dedicated to the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Allen, 24, will be showing footage from his trip to Idol viwers.   
 
After visiting the UN's temporary headquarters in Port-au-Prince, he  went to see one of the capital's numerous settlements.

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