Reports

Crece n=FAmero de víctimas mortales; países aceleran acciones de rescate con asistencia técnica y logística de la OPS. Washington, D.C., 11 de octubre de 2005 (OPS) -- Los desastres naturales vuelven a ocupar la atención general y los esfuerzos de…

More than 3 million people - half the country's population -- have been devastated by the flooding and mudslides caused by Hurricane Stan. IRT and ICADA, our partner organization in Guatemala, are providing and distributing more than 4 million…

WER has released funds to local project partners in Guatemala to assist with initial emergency relief efforts following landslides and flooding which have destroyed thousands of homes and claimed hundreds of lives across Central America. Funds have been sent to…

La Cruz Roja Costarricense coordina con instituciones del Gobierno, entre ellas, el Ministerio de Salud, la Comisión Nacional de Emergencias y la Cancillería, el envío de ayuda humanitaria para la atención de los damnificados de los desastres causados por…

Despite being stretched thin by the current proliferation of natural disasters and complex emergencies, the United Nations system was able to respond swiftly to the mudslides in Central America and the earthquake in South Asia, Ed Tsui, Director of…

Mexico City/Guatemala (dpa) - Guatemalan authorities were set Monday to declare several buried villages as graveyards following a week of heavy rains that have devastated parts of Central America and Mexico and left thousands dead. Officials said that the hardest-hit villages…

By Frank Jack Daniel PANABAJ, Guatemala, Oct 10 (Reuters) Maya Indian villagers gave up hope on Monday of finding up to 1,400 victims buried under a huge mudslide triggered by Hurricane Stan, even as sniffer dogs led a final, almost…

Afin de venir en aide aux populations des pays d'Amérique Centrale victimes de l'Ouragan Stan, la France a versée une somme de 90.000 Euros aux Ambassades de France des pays concernés (Guatemala, Salvador, Mexique) afin de contribuer à l'organisation…

Statements by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson (Paris, October 10, 2005) To assist the people of Guatemala stricken by Hurricane Stan, France today dispatched a CASA military aircraft from Fort-de-France, carrying 3.4 metric tons of relief equipment (tents, jerrycans, cooking…

Asegurar agua potable y saneamiento a los damnificados es la prioridad. NOTA PARA PERIODISTAS: para entrevistas con el terreno pueden contactar con el departamento de Comunicación Madrid, 10 de octubre de 2005 - Acción contra el Hambre envía esta tarde desde…