Informes

This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals. Appeal Target CHF 990,225; Period covered: I January - 30 April 2002 "At a Glance" Appeal coverage: 63.0% Related Appeals: 01.19/2002 Central America; 01.18/2002 Pan American Disaster Response Unit Outstanding needs: CHF…

This Annual Report is intended for reporting on the Federation's Annual Appeals only. Appeal Target: CHF 2,024,137 "At a Glance" Appeal coverage: 45.6% Related Appeals: 01.26/2001 Central America; 01.21/2002 Honduras Summary/Update: During 2001, the Honduran Red Cross responded to emergency situations with newly trained national…

Hurricane Mitch, Central America’s most destructive hurricane, triggered one of the most extensive and complex relief operations ever faced by the Red Cross. Thousands of local volunteers, staff and delegates were mobilised to provide not only…

Written by Stephanie Kriner, Staff Writer, DisasterRelief.org A temporary bridge built over Honduras' Choluteca River in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch collapsed in early March, the second to give way in the past four months. The bridges were designed to…

NR-195/99 DIRECT INQUIRIES TO: Press: Santiago Real de Azúa (202) 623-1371 santiagor@iadb.org Public Information: (202) 623-1397 business@iadb.org Resources support reconstruction and transformation of the isthmus The Inter-American Development Bank has approved $597 million in financing for the countries of Central America that suffered…

Executive summary Natural disasters are never just about the forces of nature; they have human causes and effects. When Hurricane Mitch devastated Central America in October 1998, 15,000 people died and a million were left homeless in…

At a glance health - the destruction of health and sanitation services has caused many health problems education - many schools have been damaged loss of livelihood - the hurricane has destroyed crops, businesses and many families' means of earning a…

At closing of Consultative Group meeting in Stockholm chaired by the Inter-American Development Bank The Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank today confirmed a level of commitments of up to $5.3 billion to the five Central American Countries, for…

Washington -- The upcoming visit of President Clinton to four nations in Central America is "to view firsthand" the devastation caused by Hurricane Mitch last October, and to advance the effort of the United States "to aid the region's recovery…

Hurricane Mitch wiped out a third of Honduras' staple cereal and bean crops, and about 40 percent of its plantain and cooking banana harvests, according to an FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission. Hundreds of…