Reports

INTERNATIONAL APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE 1. The UNDP/DHA Resident Coordinator in Antananarivo reports that the Government of Madagascar has launched an international appeal for assistance in the locust emergency in southern and southwestern Madagascar. 2. Outbreak of locusts has been observed since October…

S P E C I A L R E P O R T 1. OVERVIEW 2. AGRICULTURE IN THE MACRO-ECONOMIC CONTEXT 3. CYCLONE GRETELLE 4. FOODCROP PRODUCTION 5. FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION 6. EMERGENCY FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS 1. OVERVIEW Following…

A massive migratory locust outbreak in southwestern Madagascar may develop into a major plague unless control operations are expanded quickly, warns FAO's Locust Group. FAO has appealed to the donor community for funds totalling US$2 million to purchase the necessary…

Some 200 people have died and 570,000 affected as a result of Cyclone Gretelle, which descended on southeast Madagascar January 24 and 25 with 200 mph winds and torrential rains. Many of the survivors remain cut off due to…

A P P E A LAppeal Target : US$ 75,000 Emergency applied for: Cyclone Gretelle Location: South-East Madagascar Date of the event: 24-25 January 1997 Requestee/Implementing Partner: Malagasy Lutheran Church Geneva, March 10, 1997 Dear Friends, On 24 and 25 January 1997, Cyclone…

INTERNATIONAL APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE SITUATION 1. The UN Resident Coordinator in Antananarivo reports that the population affected by Cyclone Gretelle, that hit south-east Madagascar on 20-26 January, is now estimated at 500,000-600,000, including 140 fatalities. Affected areas are the counties…

THIS APPEAL SEEKS CHF 885,000 IN CASH, KIND AND SERVICES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO 42,000 VICTIMS FOR 3 MONTHS Summary Cyclone Gretelle, which was of unprecedented violence (destroying national monuments, including churches and prisons), struck south-east Madagascar on 24 and 25…

UNDP FLASH! UNDP is making resources available to help the Madagascar government respond to the country's emergency needs following the cyclone which hit the island 24 January with wind speeds of over 200 kilometres an hour. Thousands have been left…

INTERNATIONAL APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE SITUATION 1. The UN Resident Coordinator in Antananarivo reports that a donor meeting was organized this morning by the Malagasy Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in which an emergency situation, caused by Cyclone Gretelle, was declared and a…

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (Reuter) - The first planeload of aid reached southern Madagascar hit by a cyclone that left more than 30,000 people homeless and more than 100 dead or missing, state radio said on Monday. It said the plane flew…