Reports

Appeal Target: US$ 618,465(Balance Requested from ACT 421,650) Geneva, 10 August 1999 Dear Colleagues, On 4 October 1998 ACT appeal LACA81 was issued in response to the destruction, loss of life and displacement caused by Hurricane Georges. The limited funds generated by…

The sorrow and the guilt: Psychological help for disaster-affected children CHINANDEGA, 9 August 1999 (UNICEF) An eight-year-old boy said he felt remorseful because he had been unable to save his family's cat, dog, pig, and harvest. A mother recalled how she…

Japan Special Fund contributes $1,110,000 to project: World Bank support Inter-American Development Bank President Enrique V. Iglesias and the president of the Coordination Center for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America, Claudio Gutiérrez Huete, today signed documents that provide…

Period covered: 26 April - 31 July 1999 While material and psychological support to homeless people still living in shelters is continuing, the rehabilitation phase is getting under way, following the recent release of funds by some donors. Projects include…

Vice President Gore Announces $10.4 Million For Georges Emergency Power Restoration Washington August 2, 1999 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved almost $10.4 million in federal disaster aid to pay the Puerto Rico Electrical Power Authority (PREPA) for…

WASHINGTON, DC 20523 PRESS OFFICE http://www.info.usaid.gov (202) 712-4320 99-92 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gabrielle Bushman or Jessamyn Sarmiento The U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of Energy today announced a "Roadmap" to develop a regional energy action plan for Central America. The Roadmap was…

WEEKLY NEWS 29/99 Poor and homeless they might be, but the victims of Hurricane Mitch in the macro shelters in Tegucigalpa are doing their share to improve their situation. Most days over 30 homeless people from the shelters travel for…

Poor and homeless they might be, but the victims of Hurricane Mitch in the macro shelters in Tegucigalpa are doing their share. Most days over 30 homeless people from the shelters travel for over an hour to the Honduran…

Appeal Target : US$ 335,255 Dear Friends, On 4 October 1998 ACT appeal LACA81 was issued in response to the destruction, loss of life and displacement caused by Hurricane Georges. The limited funds generated by the appeal (66.7 % of the…

Resettlement Packages go to families affected by Hurricane Mitch in Honduras Media Invited to Attend ATLANTA, GA (July 19, 1999) -- To show support to our Central American neighbors, more than 1,700 members of the Reservation Sales Center of Delta Air…