Rapports

ANTECEDENTES El Huracán "Mitch" a su paso por el territorio hondureño produjo daños que se están cuantificando hasta este momento, en un análisis preliminar aproximado, Honduras presenta la siguiente situación: Damnificados: 1,393,669 personas, Muertes confirmadas: 6,600 personas, Desaparecidas: 8,052 personas, Heridos: 11,998…

The United States said it was forgiving most of the bilateral debt owed by Honduras and Nicaragua to help the two nations recover from the devastation of Hurricane Mitch. Washington will forgive 67 percent of Honduran debt and 90 percent…

(Five Central American national leaders visiting) (1800) WASHINGTON -- President Clinton says that U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator Brian Atwood will convene a conference December 15 to encourage private-sector aid and investment for the long-term recovery of Central American…

Today, Oxfam described the announcement by the Paris Club on debt relief for Nicaragua and Honduras as merely a 'stay of execution' for those stricken countries. While welcoming the three year moratorium on debt repayments as a well needed…

Mercy Corps is increasing its focus on sanitation, disease prevention and clinical care in Central America in the wake of Hurricane Mitch. This effort includes a major initiative to reconstruct damaged health centers and construct a Maternal & Childhood Health…

News Brief No. 98/49 Michel Camdessus, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who is participating in the Consultative Group meeting on the Reconstruction and Transformation of Central America at the Inter American Development Bank (IADB), today welcomed the…

NR-313/98 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 10, 1998 Increase in resources for least developed countries Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank have reached an historic agreement on extending concessional resources to least developed countries. Agreement was reached after a year of talks and…

- Phase I Appeal Cash Target : $ 1,246,100 - Phase II Appeal Cash Target: 3,106,857 - Total Appeal Material Donation Target: 6,000,000Total ACT Appeal Target: US$ 10,352,957 ( $8,711,770 Raised , Pledged or Anticipated As of 10 Dec…

MIAMI -- Even as U.S. agencies mount their largest-ever foreign relief operation to help the victims of Hurricane Mitch in Central America, officials in Washington are crafting a long-term assistance strategy for regional reconstruction, according to U.S. Agency for International…

By Julia Burdsal USIA Staff Writer WASHINGTON -- Debt cancellations and payment extensions from creditor nations are crucial to the recovery of Central American countries devastated by Hurricane Mitch, stressed representatives from international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Ana Quiros of the Emergency Relief…