Santa Cruz, 13 de junio.- En el departamento, 10 municipios se encuentran en emergencia por sequía, y ante esta situación, el Gobernador Rubén Costas ha declarado Emergencia Departamental, lo cual con lleva la disponibilidad de hasta Bs. 5 millones para atender de manera rápida y eficiente las necesidades de los afectados.

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

Precios de los alimentos se mantienen estables en América Latina y el Caribe

La mayor parte de los países reportaron tasas de inflación mensual general y de alimentos menores a las registradas en marzo.

5 de junio de 2013, Santiago de Chile - La inflación mensual de los alimentos de América Latina y el Caribe alcanzó 1,1% en abril, mientras que la inflación mensual general se ubicó en 0,6%. Ambos niveles son muy similares a los registrados en marzo pasado, señaló hoy la FAO.

• Generation of tech-savvy youth trained to assist in immediate aftermath, reporting of disasters

• Thousands of supplies pre-positioned in Latin America

Mexico City, MEXICO (June 3, 2013) – World Vision is responding to forecaster's predictions of an "extremely active" hurricane season this year, training more than 10,000 volunteers between 14 and 24 years old in Latin America to assist first responders if a natural disaster strikes their communities.

KUALA LUMPUR—A new level of partnership that will bring a significant boost in investment to family planning services in 13 countries, with a focus on vulnerable groups, particularly in areas affected by natural disasters and conflict, was launched by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) today at Women Deliver in Kuala Lumpur.

Cochabamba, 27 may (ABI).- El municipio de Pasorapa perdió un 80% de su producción de forraje por causa de la sequía y la Gobernación de Cochabamba anunció un plan destinado a la compra de cerca de 12 toneladas de alfalfa y maíz para paliar ese problema, informó el lunes la alcaldesa de esta región, Cinthia Ávila.

'En el valle tenemos alrededor de 3.000 hectáreas perdida, es casi un 80% de la producción de forraje, nos hemos quedado también sin choclo en otras palabras', dijo a los periodistas.

The just-published 2012 Annual Report on Switzerland's International Cooperation sets out a unified strategy that encompasses – for the first time – humanitarian aid, technical and financial cooperation, economic and trade policy measures, and cooperation with the countries of Eastern Europe. SDC Director-General Martin Dahinden and State Secretary and Director of SECO Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch stress that this important milestone has been welcomed both by Parliament and by public opinion.

A new era of high and volatile food prices go beyond affecting what people can afford to eat and are causing life-changing shifts in society, experts warn today.

Appeal target (current): 503,659 Swiss francs

Appeal coverage: 51 per cent;

Appeal history:

 This Emergency Appeal was launched on 14 March 2012 for 503,659 Swiss francs to assist 2,000 families (10,000 beneficiaries) for 6 months.

 Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): 116,138 Swiss francs were initially allocated from the Federation’s DREF to support the Bolivian Red Cross (BRC) to respond.