Informes

Joint communication to the press - Federation nø 99/02 - ICRC nø 99/06 Geneva, 28 January 1999 - The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement today launched a preliminary appeal for 11.7 million Swiss francs to bring assistance to…

Christian Aid's emergency relief is going to Fundación Mencoldes, a long standing Colombian church partner organisation, with offices in the heart of the region hit by the earthquake. With a well established network in the stricken region, Fundación Mencoldes…

Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) performance Secretariat of the Japan Disaster Relief Team Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief Medical Team and Provision of Relief Supplies to the Republic of Colombia to Provide Earthquake Relief Assistance (report # 1) The following is a…

Baltimore, January 28, 1999 - As the devastation of the January 25th earthquake in Colombia becomes more apparent, Catholic Relief Services is stepping up its efforts to provide support to the victims. Catholic Relief Services will provide immediate start-up costs…

On January 25 at 1.20 p.m. (local time) the Departments of Quindio, Risaradla and Caldas in Colombia were hit by an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale. The city of Armenia and a number of smaller towns in…

The Colombian Red Cross (CRC) has revised its estimated casualty figures for the quake, marking Armenia out ever more starkly as its chief victim. Nearly 530 people out of a total 879 died in the city; than half the…

COLOMBIA: EARTHQUAKE preliminary appeal 04/99 28 January 1999 THIS PRELIMINARY APPEAL SEEKS CHF 11,700,000 TO ASSIST 100,000 BENEFICIARIES WITH IMMEDIATE RELIEF Summary The International Federation and the ICRC are jointly appealing for contributions in support of the Colombian Red Cross's emergency relief operation in…

CENTRAL AMERICA: HURRICANE MITCH Appeal no. 33/98 Situation Report no. 08 Period covered : 18 to 31 December 1998 Geneva, 28 January 1999 This is the last situation report on Appeal 33/98, which was closed at the end of the year, although…

Population: Armenia: 250,000 people in its urban centre. I. Health As is usual in an earthquake situation, there is a high incidence of trauma cases implying high surgical demand and blood safety measures. Communicable diseases are not usual in such…

The Oxfam team begins work today in the Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A Technical Adviser, a Health Adviser and the Emergency Co-ordinator are today joining up with a local engineer in the affected area to provide an assessment of…