Informes

WASHINGTON, November 12, 1998 - The World Bank today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the early release of about US$38 million equivalent for Honduras from the ongoing Public Sector Modernization Structural Adjustment Credit to provide the country…

A thousand tonne banana boat sets sail for hurricane-stricken Central America this Sunday, November 15, filled with goods collected all over Britain and Ireland in a move Christian Aid s director is calling the most heartfelt response we have…

Washington, November 12, 1998 - The effects of Hurricane Mitch could result in setbacks to health progress in Central America, according to officials at the Pan American Health Organization. It is really unfortunate that all our advances of this decade,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Reyna de Los Angeles to appear on Saturday, November 14 LOS ANGELES - Reyna de Los Angeles, a nationally known all-female Mariachi band, are among the celebrities appearing from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, November 14, to support…

Australia welcomes the efforts of the large bilateral creditors, such as France and Spain, concerning debt relief assistance for Central America. Australia is not a major creditor to any of the affected countries, and is a supporter of existing debt relief…

Press Briefing 19981112 "Anyone on the ground will tell you this is the worst natural disaster to hit Central America in two centuries", a spokesman for the World Food Programme (WFP), Abby Spring, said during a Headquarters briefing upon her return…

appeal no. 33/98 situation report no. 02 period covered: 2 to 11 November 1998 With the death toll of Hurricane Mitch now estimated as at least 9,000 and the numbers of people affected at between three and four million, National Societies…

NATURE OF EMERGENCY: Background: From October 25 to date the Hurricane Mitch has been affecting the Honduran northern coasts causing extreme damage. After October 26, the Hurricane extends its impact all over the country including the Bay Islands of the…

NATURE OF EMERGENCY: Cause: Heavy rains resulting from hurricane "Mitch" caused serious flooding throughout Nicaragua. Effects: The relentless precipitations resulted in a very high toll in human lives, distress and losses in infrastructure, affecting about 16% of the population. According to…

Hurricane Mitch was the storm of the century--a hurricane of water and mud, triggered by ten days of intense rain. Across much of Honduras and parts of Nicaragua, rivers burst banks, hillsides collapsed, bridges vanished, roads were cut and…