Rapports

Dhaka - Warning that millions of people in Bangladesh are now facing grave food insecurity and health risks after one of the worst floods ever seen here, the United Nations today launched an appeal to international donors for USD 210…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The aim of this six-month Flash Appeal is to solicit substantial contributions to the immediate relief and early recovery needs of the ultra-poor - the most vulnerable victims of the floods that devastated large areas…

Account #6966 Appeal Goal: $75,000 SITUATION: The death toll from more than a month of flooding in South Asia now stands at 1,551 - deaths by drowning, waterborne diseases, landslides and other flood-related causes have killed 847 in India, 586 in…

Geneva, 27 July 2004 - Bangladesh is experiencing severe monsoon flooding, the worst since the 1998 floods. ACT members Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS), Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), Church of Bangladesh (CoB) Social Health & Education Development…

Following last week's tornado that destroyed 35 villages in northwest Bangladesh, ActionAid is sending a doctor and disability rehabilitation experts to the region. The team will devise a programme of post-hospital care to reduce the risk of disability for…

Des centaines de morts, des millions de sans-abri, chaque année en période de mousson le Bangladesh est victime de terribles inondations. Cet été encore, le Nord et l'Est du pays ont été submergés par les eaux. Désemparés, le gouvernement…

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By Ruth Nabakwe, PANA Correspondent GENEVA, Switzerland (PANA, 07/07/99) - Application of improved housing construction technologies could serve to minimise vulnerability of buildings, infrastructure and services in human settlements, the chief of Habitat, Lars Ludvigsen, said Wednesday. He expressed concern that…

News Release No. 99/2063/SAS Dhaka Contact: Subrata S. Dhar: (880-2) 861056-68 Washington Contact: Rebeca Robboy: (202) 473-0699 Microfinance alone is not a panacea for poverty reduction or reaching poor women DHAKA, January 14, 1999 - The devastating 1998 floods have challenged the…