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News Release No. 99/2063/SAS Dhaka Contact: Subrata S. Dhar: (880-2) 861056-68 Washington Contact: Rebeca Robboy: (202) 473-0699 Microfinance alone is not a panacea for poverty reduction or reaching poor women DHAKA, January 14, 1999 - The devastating 1998 floods have challenged the…

Period covered: 28 September - 28 December Because of transport problems early on due to the extent of the flooding, the duration of the operation has been extended until the end of February. The first two phases of food…

By Syed Ahmeduzzaman DHAKA, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Bangladesh suffered the worst flooding in its history last year but now has enough food and foreign exchange to see it comfortably through 1999, officials said on Tuesday. The economy was ravaged from…

THE CONTEXT Bangladesh has made impressive strides in providing basic human needs for its 120 million people since its traumatic independence struggle in 1971. While poverty remains its greatest challenge, Bangladesh's greatest asset is its people. Its community of non-governmental organisations…

News Release No. 104/98 Press Inquiries Only Contact: Tsukasa Maekawa Tel: (63-2) 632-5875 Vast damage caused by the recent catastrophic floods in Bangladesh will be repaired with the help of emergency financial assistance totaling US$137 million equivalent approved today by the Asian Development…

DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT Although Bangladesh has diversified its economy, it continues to be one of the poorest countries in the world and, with its 120 million people, the most densely populated. While some progress has been achieved in meeting the basic…

According to WMO(*) Annual Statement on the Global Climate Geneva, Thursday, 17 December -- The earth's global temperature in 1998 will be the highest since 1860, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The global mean surface temperature is estimated to…

Tuesday, 15 December 1998: Flooding and other natural disasters in 1998 seriously damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of school facilities, from China to Somalia to Central America, and the implications for millions of young persons are devastating, according to…

(Human interference with nature often to blame) (670) By Julia Burdsal USIA Staff Writer Washington -- Worldwide economic loss due to weather-related disasters is at least $89,000 million for the first 11 months of 1998, according to preliminary estimates by the Worldwatch Institute,…

This report includes: A) Angola B) Bangladesh C) Afghanistan D) Central America: Hurricane Mitch E) East and Central Africa: Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo and Congo/Brazzaville F) WFP memorial to colleagues killed in the line of duty. From Manuel Aranda da…