Informes

- Current food and nutrition security conditions are normal as a result of the marketing of the primera harvest in the southern coast and in the east, which will stabilize the price of maize and improve…

MEXICO CITY, Sept 6, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Felix tropical depression left at least 25,000 victims in Guatemala due to the heavy rainfalls which caused floods in coastal populations. Guatemala's National Disaster Reduction Coordination (Conred) said on Thursday that…

Hurricane Felix, which struck Nicaragua on Tuesday, has destroyed 9,000 homes, according to the Nicaraguan government. 38 people are confirmed dead, with another 80 missing. After battering the Nicaraguan coast with winds of up to 160 miles per hour, Felix…

CARE International evacuated 200 families in Nicaragua to emergency shelters we helped them build a year ago just before Hurricane Felix slammed into Central America on the morning of September 4. The 160mph winds and torrential rainhave caused significant damage and…

The United States is closely allied with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) through shared values, culture, trade and proximity. Each economic downturn experienced by our neighbors, each setback to peace and democracy, each disaster or epidemic can have…

A case study commissioned by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and Principles (IDRL) Programme (April 2007) Introduction The effects of Tropical Storm Stan (hereinafter "Stan") in early October 2005 were felt…

(extract) GUATEMALA: BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE UMCOR continues to help people in Central America recover what they lost in 2005 from Hurricane Stan and subsequent storms.  One of UMCOR's partners in the region, Rights Action, is providing for immediate needs for…

Presidente San Marcos Infraestructura Enero 5, 2007 San Marcos, Guatemala, enero 5, 2007 (DCA) - Como parte de la reconstrucción emprendida tras los daños ocasionados por el paso del huracán Stan en octubre de 2005, fueron inaugurados este viernes un nuevo…

Presidente Retalhuleu Infraestructura Enero 5, 2007 Retalhuleu, enero 5, 2007 (DCA) - El presidente Oscar Berger entregó ayer el puente Las Pilas, una de las obras del Programa de Reconstrucción con Transformación, ejecutada a un costo de Q17 millones, para beneficio…

Although Hurricane Stan was never more than a category one storm, the heavy rainfall (as opposed to hurricane-strength winds) in the mountainous regions of Guatemala caused devastating landslides and along the coast, and the torrential rains caused rivers to…