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U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) The sixteenth USAID/BHR/OFDA Hurricane Mitch Fact Sheet is attached in WordPerfect 5.2 format. The text is also included in the body of this message. Background:…

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…

Tuesday, 17 November 1998: Creditor nations must act boldly and quickly to ease the debt burden on Central American countries crippled by Hurricane Mitch so that money can be used instead to rebuild devastated communities, UNICEF said today. UNICEF said…

WASHINGTON -- The United States is expanding its contribution to post-hurricane relief efforts in Central America to more than $250 million, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton announced during a November 16 stop in Tegucigalpa. A White House statement on Mrs.…

New York, 17 November Last week, from 8-13 November I visited the four principal Central American countries that had been affected by hurricane Mitch. The objective of my visit was to take stock of the emergency response of the United…

Ottawa -- Canada has pledged $100 million over the next four years for Central America's recovery, the Honourable Diane Marleau, Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for La Francophonie announced yesterday during her visit to the region. The funds…

Le Canada s'est engagé à verser un montant de 100 millions de dollars au cours des quatre prochaines années pour aider à la reconstruction de l'Amérique central. Les fonds proviennent de l'enveloppe d'aide publique au développement. Ils seront consacrés…

CNR-279/98 DIRECT INQUIRIES TO: Press: Peter Bate (202) 623-2609 peterb@iadb.org Public Information: (202) 623-1397 business@iadb.org $12 million for regional recovery fund for microlending institutions The Inter-American Development Bank announced today that it will establish a $12 million Regional Recovery Fund for Microenterprise to mitigate…

UNDP has deployed staff from headquarters and country offices to help plan for long-term recovery in Central America. "We are undertaking an across-the-board adjustment of our programme in order to re-orient resources towards projects for rehabilitation and recovery," said Zoraida…

Honduras: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is now utilizing land cruisers, cargo planes, and helicopters to deliver medical and relief supplies to remote regions of Honduras. Seven medical teams, made up of doctors, nurses, and water and sanitation experts,…