Cuba
This report includes: A) China B) Bangladesh C) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Region: Kosovo crisis D) Cuba E) Guinea Bissau F) Sudan - floods G) Central and East Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo/Brazzaville, Burundi and Tanzania. From Manuel Aranda…
Peru
SITUATION: The 1997-98 El Niño phenomenon has caused extensive physical, social and economic damage throughout Peru. El Niño has produced the highest rainfall ever recorded, which fell over desert areas which are not used to such wet weather. Thousands…
Brazil
WASHINGTON, September 10, 1998 - The World Bank today approved a US$15 million loan to prevent and control large-scale wildfires in the southern part of the Brazilian Amazon during the dry season of 1998. The main environmental, institutional, and social benefits…
Cuba
Duration: September 1998/31 May 1999 Number of Beneficiaries: 615,195 Total Cost to WFP: 20,484,714 1. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE 1.1 The production of food crops in Cuba has been seriously affected by the erratic weather patterns associated with the El Niño Southern…
Cuba
The UN World Food Programme appealed to the international donor community today for contributions of US$20.5 million to provide humanitarian food aid to Cubans suffering severe shortages caused by the worst drought in decades. WFP said 615,195 vulnerable people in the…
Cuba
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday appealed to the international community for contributions of $20.5 million to provide humanitarian food aid to Cubans suffering severe shortages caused by the worst drought in decades. WFP said that some…
Cuba
Ref: OCHAGVA - 98/0276 CUBA -DROUGHT OCHA - GENEVA SITUATION REPORT No.1 26 AUGUST 1998 Government appeals for international assistance 1. The Government of Cuba has addressed itself to OCHA through the UNDP/OCHA Resident Representative to launch an appeal to the international community…
Montserrat
The following update is a summary of known activities related to the Montserrat Volcanic Emergency. 1.0 VOLCANIC ACTIVITY 1.1 Volcanic activity remained at a low level during the last week and was characterised by rockfalls into the Tar River Valley, coupled…
Honduras
SITUATION: The southern areas of Honduras continue to suffer from the worst drought conditions of the past decade. The present drought conditions are more critical and severe due to the El Nino phenomenon, and areas of Honduras continue to…
Ecuador
1. Some areas of Bahía de Caráquez remain without electricity and telephone service. Public and commercial activities are slowly being resumed. Most of the population is still sleeping in open spaces frightened by the occurrence of…
