Informes

Note by the Secretary-General In accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1999/4, the Secretary-General has the honour to transmit herewith to the Council, for its consideration, the report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti. I.…

Media Contact: Beth Schaefer, News & Information Officer Phone: (301) 680-6355 Fax: (301) 680-6370 MANAGUA, NICARAGUA--The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing its response to Hurricane Mitch as the humanitarian organization begins a water and sanitation reconstruction program today…

Huge Shipment Now Being Loaded Hundreds of tons of donated steel, lumber, paint and paintbrushes, and other building supplies are being shipped from the Northwest to Central America. They will become homes, schools and clinics for the many people still in…

I. Introduction and Context 1. Summary Little has changed in the type of relief and reconstruction work geared towards those affected by Hurricane Mitch over the last four months since the last update of February 15. AFSC has continued…

Adventist Development and Relief Agency through a net of help for damaged people in Loreto has made possible to give important donations in order that those people could have shelters, environmental cleaning up, food and rehabilitation post disaster. Damaged people…

Accomplishments highlighted by USAID, Southcom officials By Glenn Rothwell USIA Staff writer WASHINGTON -- "I am pleased that the U.S. government, through the Department of Defense, USAID, and a range of other government agencies, has been deeply and intimately involved in helping Central…

Washington June 25, 1999 - President Clinton today announced a record grant of more than $190 million in federal funds has been awarded to Puerto Rico by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help build disaster-resistant homes that…

MEXICO CITY (June 25) XINHUA - At least 29 earthquakes were registered in the past seven days in Mexico, the National Seismological Service (SSN) said Friday in its weekly report. The most intense quake measured 5.8 on the Richter scale…

Following the heavy flooding that devastated Coronel Portillo province in the department of Ucayali, the ICRC assisted 23,000 people for about 10 days. A total of 5,000 families living in 150 villages received food aid and hygiene items. ICRC delegates…

MEXICO CITY (June 23) XINHUA - Five more earthquakes jolted Mexico's Pacific coast and the area bordering with Guatemala on Wednesday, but there have been no casualty or damage reported. The National Seismology Service said the strongest of the five…