Informes

Earthquake in Colombia The following list was produced by InterAction, a coalition of more than 160 US-based private relief, development and refugee assistance agencies. InterAction members have agreed to abide by a set of standards to ensure accountability to donors,…

NEWS RELEASE Media Contact: Beth Schaefer, News & Information Officer Phone: (301) 680-6355 Fax: (301) 680-6370 Date: January 28, 1999 BOGOTA, COLOMBIA--Following the earthquake that flattened 20 towns and villages in five provinces in western Colombia, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency…

Ref: OCHAGVA - 99/0009 COLOMBIA - EARTHQUAKE OCHA - GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 3 28 January 1999 Situation 1. The earthquake of 25 January hit a zone that spans 20 towns and villages and encompasses five Departments: Quindio, Risaralda, Valle, Tolima and Caldas.…

By Jane A. Morse USIA Diplomatic Correspondent WASHINGTON -- The United States has authorized $2 million in relief supplies and technical assistance to provide relief for victims of the January 25 earthquake that has killed an estimated 1,000 people and injured…

New York - 27 January 1999. A UN Disaster Management Team with participants from UNDP, FAO, WHO UNICEF and WFP has been mobilized in response to the earthquake in western Colombia this week. UNDP has allocated funds which may…

Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) performance Secretariat of the Japan Disaster Relief Team Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief Team to the Republic of Colombia to Provide Earthquake Relief Assistance (report #1) The following is a report on emergency relief measures (dispatch of the Japan…

For further information contact: Eugenio Gutierrez, tel (202) 974-3728, fax (202) 974-3143, Office of Public Information, PAHO. Washington DC, January 27, 1999 The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today launched an appeal for financial and humanitarian assistance from the international community in…

Bogota/New York, January 27, 1999 - Drugs, medical-surgical supplies, clean water, blankets, and shelter are the most urgent needs in Armenia - the region hardest hit by Monday's earthquake in Colombia. Aid is arriving in the main cities, but…

(99-03) News Release - (99-02) January 27, 1999 Ottawa -- Canada will provide humanitarian assistance to victims of the earthquake that shook western Colombia this week killing and injuring thousands, the Honourable Diane Marleau, Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for…

06/99 - 27 January 1999 - COLOMBIAN EARTHQUAKE Responding to the Colombian earthquake, International Development Secretary Clare Short said today: "This very serious disaster, which occurred on Monday, is the worst earthquake in Colombia this century. Numbers of casualties are difficult to…