Reports

Paris, October 12 {No.98-225} - Ministers and ambassadors from 18 Caribbean nations this weekend presented UNESCO with a series of projects designed to forge a new regional partnership with the Organization in such diverse fields as lifelong learning, popularising science…

New York, Oct. 12, 1998 -- Hurricane Georges earned a place in the record books during long days over the U.S. Gulf Coast, but its deadliest and most destructive work had already been done during an afternoon and a…

REF: OCHAGVA - 98/0326 Hurricane Georges The Caribbean Dominican Republic OCHA Geneva Situation Report No. 8 12 October 1998 United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) Team presents its report 1. The UNDAC three-person's team (UNDAC members from the Latin American region), which…

Phase I Appeal Cash Target : $ 1,246,100 Phase II Appeal Cash Target: 3,106,857 Total Appeal Material Donation Target: 6,000,000 Total ACT Appeal Target: US$ 10,352,957 ( $8,711,770 Raised , Pledged or Anticipated As of 10 Dec 99) Geneva, December 10,…

LF: 'The situation is extremely disastrous' President Leonel Fernández inspected the damages occasioned by Hurricane Georges in El Seybo and Hato Mayor, and categorized the situation of these provinces as "very disastrous", while disclosing that thousands of pre-fabricated homes are…

Note: Future Hurricane Georges fact sheets may be released on a periodic basis, as additional information on continuing relief initiatives becomes available. Summary BHR/OFDA assessment activities have ended in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the eastern Caribbean, and recommendations have been reviewed…

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -- Aid workers are appealing to the international community for solidarity as they cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Georges. World Vision relief worker Ignacio Pena says, "We are distributing clean water, milk powder, corn flour,…

(Experts sent by Mayor Giuliani arrive to evaluate conditions) (570) WASHINGTON -- Following is the text of an Oct. 6 USIS press release, detailing the arrival of a delegation sent by New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to the Dominican…

Hurricane Georges left a trail of damage in some of the Leeward Islands as it passed over the islands of the Northeastern Caribbean on September 20 - 21, 1998. Georges sustained maximum winds of 115 mph with higher gusts…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) staff and volunteers are supplying relief support following Hurricane Georges wreckage to the northern coast of Haiti on Tuesday evening, September 22. For two days ADRA has been distributing water to…