Rapports

News Release No. 99/2019/SAS Dhaka Contact: Subrata S. Dhar: (880-2) 861056-68 Washington Contact: Rebeca Robboy: (202) 473-0699 To obtain project documents please contact the World Bank's Infoshop at tel: 202-458-5454, fax: 202-522-1500, email: pic@worldbank.org WORLD BANK MOVES SWIFTLY TO PROVIDE US$200 MILLION FOR…

OCHA/GVA 98/0352 BANGLADESH - CYCLONE OCHA Situation Report No. 1 24 November 1998 General Situation 1. The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Dhaka reported that Cyclone 07B had made landfall across the southwestern coastline of Bangladesh on 22 November. The cyclone affected the…

The Disaster A Severe Cyclonic Storm, designated 07B, which developed on 19 November, 1998 from a depression over west central Bay of Bengal weakened with the onset of heavy rain, and crossed the Sundarban-Barisal coast in the afternoon of 22…

MISSION HIGHLIGHTS Unprecedented floods from July to September caused around 2.2 million tonnes of rice production losses. Monsoon rice production (Aus and Aman) in 1998 will be 14 percent and 20 percent lower than 1997 and 1996 (a…

DHAKA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Bangladesh on Wednesday announced a plan to build dams and dredge rivers to protect the country from frequent deadly floods. Flooding from July to September was the worst in Bangladesh's history and inundated three quarters…

A KRON, Pa. - Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is requesting funds to help people in Bangladesh recover from the worst floods of the century. Torrential rains in early September caused rivers to crest higher than ever before and the water…

Press Release No. 98/52 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 1998 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a request for emergency assistance by Bangladesh equivalent to SDR 98.13 million (about US$138 million) to assist in the country's economic recovery in the aftermath…

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE 34 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs CWS/ACT APPEAL: BANGLADESH FLOODS (#976309) (In support of ACT Appeal #ASBD81, Bangladesh 1998 Flood Relief, for a new appeal target of $2,441,677) SITUATION: The monsoon season of 1998…

According to September reports, the Bangladesh floods have covered 58% of the country's total landmass, representing a population of 70 million. 15 million people are directly affected. Reportedly 400 people have drowned. Since July, 135,000 cases of diarrhoeal diseases have…

IP/98/918 Brussels, 22 October 1998 The European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) has opened a Regional Office in Dhaka as the hub for the new Disaster Preparedness Programme (DIPECHO) for South-East Asia and Bangladesh. The office will also monitor and co-ordinate humanitarian…