Informes

During the past 6 months: EMAP activities from November 1998 to the present we have been focused on our response to Hurricane Mitch and the current crisis in Kosovo. In March, after completing our Kits for Kosovo Project that began last…

The Oxfam Emergencies Bulletin aims to give an overview of Oxfam GB's current emergency work world-wide, for use in communications work. Note: in the context of this report, 'Oxfam' refers to Oxfam GB, unless specified otherwise. Brazil The drought in the…

Hurricane Mitch destroyed everything 40-year-old David Casco worked so hard to achieve. It wiped out the Honduran farmer's crops, washed away his new irrigation system and destroyed more than half his farmland. "The impact of seeing everything he had ever worked…

CONTACT: Kerry Hodges (410) 625-2220, ext. 3203 khodges@catholicrelief.org Baltimore, April 26, 1999 - Six months after Hurricane Mitch devastated Central America, Catholic Relief Services' Executive Director Kenneth F. Hackett and President, Bishop John H. Ricard, traveled to Honduras to meet with officials…

Media Contact: Beth Schaefer, News & Information Officer Phone: (301) 680-6355 Fax: (301) 680-6370 TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS - The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) recently received a US$72,000 matching grant from the Japanese Embassy for a disaster relief project in…

Conclusiones de los Grupos de Trabajo Bruselas, 22 de abril de 1999 El presente documento reune las conclusiones de los Grupos de trabajo llevados a cabo durante el Seminario estratégico "Post-Mitch. De la emergencia al desarrollo", organizado por…

WFP Managua April 13, 1999Note for Users: The Bulletin is prepared by the OLC Regional Bureau in Managua based on inputs from the Country Offices in Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador and is being released once a…

BOGOTA, April 19 (Reuters) - A mountainous area of northeast Colombia was hit by a strong earthquake for the second time in less than a week, but no damage or injuries were reported, authorities said on Monday. The state-run National…

MANAGUA, NICARAGUA - The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) today is finishing a two-week clothing distribution to more than 160,000 Hurricane Mitch survivors in more than 500 affected communities in northern Nicaragua. The distribution is part of a four-month…

From Weekly News 14/99 Stratospheric winds, continuing warm North Atlantic sea surface temperatures, and persistent La Niña weather system conditions already indicate that 1999 Atlantic and Caribbean hurricane season will be more active than in recent years. Colorado State University…