El Salvador + 3 more
Although the disaster in Central America left by Hurricane Mitch is fading from the front pages of the media, the relief and recovery work continues to be the focus of tremendous amounts of time and effort by people and…
Honduras
Latest Developments More details on the impact of the recent crisis are continuing to emerge. Over a quarter of the population of the country is still estimated to be affected, and the death toll remains at around 7,000. On-going rains…
Guatemala + 2 more
NR-328/98 DIRECT INQUIRIES TO: Press: Santiago Real de Az=FAa (202) 623-1371 santiagor@iadb.org Public Information: (202) 623-1397 business@iadb.org Emergency loans counteract world financial volatility, natural disasters The Inter-American Development Bank approved a record $10 billion in loans for Latin America and the Caribbean…
Honduras + 1 more
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE 34 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs EMERGENCY ACCOUNT #976717 for $1.5 Million Signed by the Rev. Dr. Rodney Page, CWS Executive Director SUMMARY: Church World Service is expanding its appeal from $300,000 to $1.5…
Cuba
OCHA/GVA 98/0364 18 December 1998 United Nations launches Appeal for Rehabilitation Assistance to Cuba 1. Today 18 December 1998, the United Nations System launched in Havana an international appeal for rehabilitation assistance to Cuba, to help the country overcome the consequences of…
Cuba
United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator Havana, 18 December. The United Nations System today issued an international appeal for assistance to Cuba to help the country overcome the consequences of two consecutive natural disasters --a prolonged drought and Hurricane…
Cuba
Naciones Unidas Oficina del Coordinador Residente La Habana, 18 de diciembre. El Sistema de las Naciones Unidas lanzó hoy un llamado internacional de asistencia a Cuba para ayudar al país a superar las consecuencias de dos sucesivos desastres naturales --una prolongada…
Honduras
Un jeune garçon pointe le doigt sur un amas de décombres: "C'est là qu'était ma maison", raconte-t-il. Il faut de l'imagination pour comprendre que des gens vivaient effectivement ici avant l'irruption de l'ouragan Mitch qui, en octobre, a entièrement dévasté…
Cuba
New: See updated needs and contributions table as of 15 Feb 1999 Havana, December 1998 CONTENTS Note: See end of document for Spanish version and links to Annexes 1.BACKGROUND AND REPORTED DAMAGES 1.1 CURRENT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONTEXT 1.2 PROLONGED DROUGHT IN…
El Salvador + 3 more
ORGANIZACION PANAMERICANA DE LA SALUD Oficina Regional para las Americas ORGANIZACION MUNDIAL DE LA SALUD COMUNICADO DE PRENSA Washington, 17 de diciembre de 1998 -- La lucha contra enfermedades transmisibles como el cólera, la malaria y el dengue y la reconstrucción de…
