Informes

Programme extension to 30 April 2001 - Period covered: 9 November - 31 December 2000The relief programme has been extended until 30 April 2001 since a significant percentage of funding was received in December 2000. Six…

Press Contact:Shanta Bryant, 202-667-8227 x115 NGO Contacts: James Bishop, Director of Humanitarian Response, 202-667-8227, x104 Tony Stitt, Senior Program Associate, x106 InterAction Members Provide Emergency Relief in South Asian Floods Floods triggered by monsoon rainfall in India and Bangladesh this September displaced millions of…

The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin contains the largest number of the world’s poor in any one region. The population is increasing steadily, and unless the current development trends are broken, poverty will become even more pervasive. The region…

Extrait de la Newsletter de la DDC =B7 décembre 2000 La DDC alloue près d'un million de francs d'aide d'urgence aux victimes des graves inondations qui affectent l'Asie. SBS. Des inondations comme celles qui ont frappé l'Ouest du Bangladesh en septembre…

This article is based on research conducted by Dr. Moazzem Hossain who was working as a Programme Manager in Health and Nutrition of Save the Children Fund UK at the time of the study. Elizabeth Stevens, Policy Officer at…

Tokyo (dpa) - Floods, sandstorms and other natural disasters hit Asia frequently in 2000 and continue to threaten many countries in the region, according to a report by a Japanese research institute released Thursday. The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)…

Mercy-USA for Aid and Development (MUSA) is providing food and medicine for the survivors of severe flooding in southwestern Bangladesh. These floods, which inundated 25% of the country, have killed more than 130 people and left over two million…

The changing face of disasters in the 21st century was highlighted today (December 5) by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies at the launch of its Appeal 2001-2002 seeking 355 million Swiss francs for 81…

WRAPUP - By James Poole SINGAPORE, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Flooding and rains that have killed over 100 people in Southeast Asia have started to recede, but forecasters warned on Wednesday that more heavy rain was on the way and…

DHAKA (Nov. 23) XINHUA - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide 60 million U.S. dollars in soft loan for post-flood reconstruction in Bangladesh's southwestern region, according to the United News of Bangladesh Thursday. The funds would be available next…