Rapports

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 99/0081 Honduras - Earthquake/Rains OCHA - Geneva Situation Report No.2 13 July 1999 Earthquake 1. The epicentre of the earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale that hit the Caribbean coast of Honduras and Guatemala, was…

BEIJING (July 12) XINHUA - A strong earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale jolted the border areas between Guatemala and Honduras at 22:14 (Beijing time) on July 11. According to a China Seismological Bureau report reaching here today, the…

By Ricardo Miranda GUATEMALA CITY, July 12 (Reuters) - Still recovering from last year's Hurricane Mitch, Guatemalans began picking up the pieces on Monday from an earthquake that rumbled through the Caribbean coast of Central America, killing two and injuring…

Planting of the 1999/2000 first season cereal and bean crops started last month with the arrival of the rainy season. Prospects are good and the area planted to maize, the main cereal, is anticipated to be about average. Average…

Presentation This document describes the tremendous efforts being taken by the People and Government of Guatemala to consolidate democracy and promote sustainable development within a framework of compliance with the Peace Accords, giving national priority to the…

In his Council speech, the Director General made specific reference to Hurricane Mitch: "I would like to say a few words about the appalling devastation in Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala in the wake of Hurricane Mitch. The disaster is…

HURRICANE MITCH RECOVERY -- Twelve United Methodist volunteers from Granville, NY, make up the first Church World Service construction team. The group, headed up by veterinarian Roger Ellis, are helping to construct and rehabilitate homes this week in Nacaome…

"My team worked in Quimestan. The tactical challenge CCD had of getting volunteers from Tegucigalpa [the capital of Honduras] to Santa Barbara Province was not easy. CCD staff worked on Christmas and New Years to keep people moving in…

Guatemala Finance Minister Pedro Miguel Lamport and Inter-American Development Bank Executive Vice President K. Burke Dillon today signed documents for a $40 million loan to Guatemala for reconstruction and repair of public works and preventive measures against flooding. The program finances…

"San Marcos de Curaren was in the mountains. We reached it with a 27-mule pack, along with mountain men who carried smaller packs," says Graciela Lopez Cox of her recent experience as a medical volunteer in Honduras. "The weather…