Informes

The following InterAction members have reported the relief activities described. This is not the totality of activities being undertaken by InterAction member agencies, as some agencies were unable to provide information by the deadline for today's press conference. The complete…

Honduras: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is now utilizing land cruisers, cargo planes, and helicopters to deliver medical and relief supplies to remote regions of Honduras. Seven medical teams, made up of doctors, nurses, and water and sanitation experts,…

Tegulcigalpa The international medical humanitarian organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres warns of toxic spill in the Choluteca River. An undetermined quantity of pesticides and otherwise toxic material from chemical and agro-chemical production plants were spilled into the river as a result…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background: On October 24 Atlantic Tropical Storm Mitch was upgraded to a hurricane that developed into one of the strongest and most damaging storms…

Canada has pledged $100 million over the next four years for Central America's recovery. The funds will come from the Official Development Assistance (ODA) envelope, and will focus on restoring agricultural production, reconstructing basic health facilities, water and sanitation infrastructure…

New York, 16 November 1998 - At the request of environment ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will develop a joint environmental recovery and rehabilitation plan…

News Brief No. 98/45 November 16, 1998 The World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) have agreed to undertake with the governments of Honduras and Nicaragua a comprehensive assessment of their external debt situation and related…

Ref: OCHAGVA/98/0348CENTRAL AMERICA - HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM MITCH OCHA SITUATION REPORT NO. 14 16 November 1998 Impact 1. The latest update on damage and casualties in four Central American States following the impact of Hurricane Mitch is indicated below. Honduras Nicaragua Guatemala El Salvador Total People killed 6,600 2,447 263 240 9,550 Missing 8,000 885 121 235 9,241 Affected…

Thousands of students, their faces masked against the stench of stagnant water and mud, filled the streets around the headquarters of the Honduran Red Cross (HRC) in Tegucigalpa last week in a huge operation to shift the debris from…

appeal no. 33/98 situation report no. 03 period covered: 10 to 15 November 1998 The number of people affected by Hurricane Mitch is now put at 3.7 million. The National Societies of Central America, which have been involved in rescue and…