Informes

Honduras To date WFP has distributed 1,065 MT of emergency food rations among drought-affected people in the departments of Choluteca, Valle, Francisco Morazan, El Paraiso, La Paz, Comayagua and Intibuca. New areas affected by the drought are being reported in Yoro and…

More than 10,000 families have been affected by the dry season and subsequent crop failure in Honduras. People are eating one meal a day of tortillas and salt, and others are beginning to eat leaves due to the devastating…

As a severe drought takes hold across Central America, World Vision is preparing plans for a major emergency response. Meanwhile our project staff are currently distributing seeds to drought-stricken farmers in Honduras, where the government has declared a state…

by David Muñoz Tegucigalpa, Honduras. More than 260,000 people in Honduras who have lost their harvests, now face further hardship as their loss of earnings means they lack funds to buy seeds for the next season. World Vision, in coordination with…

by David Muñoz Tegucigalpa, Honduras. More than 260,000 people in Honduras who have lost their harvests, now face further hardship as their loss of earnings means they lack funds to buy seeds for the next season. World Vision, in coordination with…

For the estimated 110 million Americans who drink at least one cup a day, coffee is a daily pleasure. For the millions of coffee farmers in Latin America who grow that coffee, however, it has become a nightmare. A drastic…

MEXICO CITY, Jul 30, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- A severe drought in Central America is having direct affects on nearly 800,000 Hondurans, a report from the World Food Program (WFP) said on Monday. According to the report released in…

by Rosa del Carmen Aguilar & Dunia Lavaire TEGUCIGALPA. The Honduran Government has officially declared a state of emergency in 104 municipalities due to food shortages resulting from the failure of thousands of crops after the recent dry season. According to Agriculture…

Appeal Target: US$ 294,535Geneva, 10 July 2001 Dear Colleagues, Central America is a region with a high vulnerability to natural and social disasters. Its geographical characteristics and situation, added to the continuous deterioration of its economic situation, the…

Honduras and much of Central America is still living with the legacy of Hurricane Mitch which struck with devastating force in 1998. Revised forecasts from the Department of Atmospheric Science in Colorado State University now predict 12 named storms…