Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Bridgetown, Barbados – September 10, 2024 – The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) has made a cash contribution of US$100,000 or approximately EC$270,000 from its Emergency Disaster Assistance Facility (EDAF) to the Government of St. Vincent and…
Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – This week, Rein Paulsen, Director of FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience, along with Adoniram Sanches, FAO’s Subregional Coordinator for Mesoamerica, visited Haiti to support the incoming FAO Representative, Pierre Vauthier in bolstering…
Brazil + 2 more
Wildfires Brazil On 9 September 2024, the Civil Defense of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, reported that most of the state's municipalities are in an emergency situation due to the risk of fires. Media is reporting that…
Haiti
LES CAYES, Haiti – 11 September 2024 – The education of over 100,000 school-aged children displaced in Haiti’s Grand South is in jeopardy as the continued surge of violence, particularly in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, has…
Mexico + 5 more
More than 50,000 persons in Mexico applied for asylum so far in 2024. In 2023, Mexico received a record number of 140,000 asylum claims. Since 2023, Mexico is amongst the top five countries with the highest…
Panama + 8 more
Americas: Limited Protection for People Fleeing Venezuela, Haiti Limited Access to Asylum, Integration Pushes People to the Darién Gap Limited and, at times, poor regularization and integration policies in Latin American countries have forced many migrants and asylum…
Panama + 8 more
Américas: Urge fortalecer políticas migratorias ante crisis en Venezuela y Haití El acceso limitado a refugio e integración empuja a las personas hacia el Tapón del Darién Las limitadas y a veces deficientes políticas de regularización e integración…
Colombia
Medellín, 9 de septiembre de 2024 — Con en el propósito de facilitar canales para que los medios de comunicación y periodistas cuenten con información actualizada sobre los principales hechos de paz y reconciliación que ocurren…
Honduras
Hasta la fecha, las autoridades han notificado más de 110.000 casos positivos de dengue y más de 115 muertes sospechosas por la enfermedad, en su mayoría casos pediátricos. Para aliviar la saturación de los hospitales, estamos…
Jamaica
Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica – In the rural farming community of Belmont, nestled in the southern parish of Saint Elizabeth, the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl is a stark reminder of nature’s unforgiving power. Rosemary White, a 56-year-old…
