Informes

WHO: WORLD VISION and AIR CANADA in partnership to meet the needs of hurricane survivors in Honduras. WHAT: AIR CANADA B747 Cargo plane carries 30,000 kgs of pharmaceuticals, medicine, and food products to Palmerola, Honduras WHEN: Thursday, November 19, 1998 - 7…

Mercy Corps' relief efforts in Central America shift into high gear this week as resources focus on both meeting immediate survival needs and the longer-term rebuilding effort. Reconstruction of the devastated countries is estimated to cost a total of…

IMC's Team treated homeless communities in Teguc over weekend providing PHC to families whose houses had been washed away in the floods. Public buildings have been converted to shelters and water and sanitation is a real challenge despite ongoing…

THANKFUL FOR EXTRA MONEY FOR HURRICANE MITCH VICTIMS, BUT MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE, SAYS HEAD OF LEADING AID AGENCY "We are grateful for the $100 million Ottawa committed over the weekend to Central America in the wake of…

Tuesday, 17 November 1998: Creditor nations must act boldly and quickly to ease the debt burden on Central American countries crippled by Hurricane Mitch so that money can be used instead to rebuild devastated communities, UNICEF said today. UNICEF said…

WASHINGTON -- The United States is expanding its contribution to post-hurricane relief efforts in Central America to more than $250 million, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton announced during a November 16 stop in Tegucigalpa. A White House statement on Mrs.…

New York, 17 November Last week, from 8-13 November I visited the four principal Central American countries that had been affected by hurricane Mitch. The objective of my visit was to take stock of the emergency response of the United…

Ottawa -- Canada has pledged $100 million over the next four years for Central America's recovery, the Honourable Diane Marleau, Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for La Francophonie announced yesterday during her visit to the region. The funds…

Le Canada s'est engagé à verser un montant de 100 millions de dollars au cours des quatre prochaines années pour aider à la reconstruction de l'Amérique central. Les fonds proviennent de l'enveloppe d'aide publique au développement. Ils seront consacrés…

UNDP has deployed staff from headquarters and country offices to help plan for long-term recovery in Central America. "We are undertaking an across-the-board adjustment of our programme in order to re-orient resources towards projects for rehabilitation and recovery," said Zoraida…