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appeal no. 33/98 situation report no. 04 period covered: 16 to 19 November The relief phase is continuing with the same degree of intensity. Concrete plans are being implemented to assist a minimum of 40,000 families through the Red Cross network…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background: On October 24 Atlantic Tropical Storm Mitch was upgraded to a hurricane that developed into one of the strongest and most damaging storms…

WHO: WORLD VISION and AIR CANADA in partnership to meet the needs of hurricane survivors in Honduras. WHAT: AIR CANADA B747 Cargo plane carries 30,000 kgs of pharmaceuticals, medicine, and food products to Palmerola, Honduras WHEN: Thursday, November 19, 1998 - 7…

The United Nations system will seek funding for a major inter-agency relief and recovery effort for central America in an appeal to be launched next week, the Organization announced on Thursday. Representatives of 10 United Nations agencies, the World Bank,…

(General Wilhelm says reconstruction to begin November 26) (700) By Jacquelyn S. Porth USIA Security Affairs Correspondent Washington -- The commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) says the United States is planning to quadruple the number of military personnel deployed to…

NR-285/98 DIRECT INQUIRIES TO: Press: Daniel Drosdoff (202) 623-2407 Danieldr@iadb.org Public Information: (202) 623-1397 business@iadb.org First financing operations in wake of Hurricane Mitch The Inter-American Development Bank today announced the approval of $103 million financing to Honduras and Guatemala, the Bank's first major…

Mercy Corps' relief efforts in Central America shift into high gear this week as resources focus on both meeting immediate survival needs and the longer-term rebuilding effort. Reconstruction of the devastated countries is estimated to cost a total of…

[From LWR's partner in the LWR Coffee Project, Equal Exchange, a worker-owned fair trade organization.] "Small peasant producers, who make up the bulk of the population in most of Central America, are perhaps even more seriously affected. They live hand…

IMC's Team treated homeless communities in Teguc over weekend providing PHC to families whose houses had been washed away in the floods. Public buildings have been converted to shelters and water and sanitation is a real challenge despite ongoing…

THANKFUL FOR EXTRA MONEY FOR HURRICANE MITCH VICTIMS, BUT MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE, SAYS HEAD OF LEADING AID AGENCY "We are grateful for the $100 million Ottawa committed over the weekend to Central America in the wake of…