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31 Dec 2006

Argentina + 11 others
Pan American Disaster Response Unit (PADRU) Appeal No. MAA42001 Annual Report 2006 - 2007

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— IFRC
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This report covers the period of 01/01/2006 to 31/12/2006 of a two-year planning and appeal process.

In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease, the International Federation with its global network, works to accomplish its Global Agenda, partnering with local community and civil society to prevent and alleviate human suffering from disasters, diseases and public health emergencies.

In brief

Programme Summary: Developing countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean remain alarmingly

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31 Dec 2006

Guyana + 5 others
PAHO 2006 annual report

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— Pan American Health Organization
(extract)

3. Disaster Response

In 2006, Latin Americ and the Caribbean were spared major disasters of the magnitude of Tropical Storm Stan (2005) or Hurricane Ivan (2004). However, many other emergency situations posed serious concerns and required substantial technical support from PAHO/WHO. A review of these situations in which PAHO worked with member states to respond to pressing health issues is provided below.

Unusually high seasonal rainfall at the end of 2005 caused widespread flooding in several Regions of Guyana in

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30 Nov 2006

Bolivia
Listening project: Field visit report - Bolivia

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— CDA Collaborative Learning Projects
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Background on the Listening Project

CDA Collaborative Learning Projects, with a number of colleagues in international NGOs, donors and other humanitarian and development agencies, has started the Listening Project to undertake a comprehensive and systematic exploration of the ideas and insights of people who live in societies that have been on the recipient side of international assistance. The Listening Project seeks the insights of experienced and thoughtful people who occupy a range of positions within recipient societies

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09 Nov 2006

Bolivia
Bolivia: Floods - DREF Bulletin No. MDRBO001 Final Report

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— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in 185 countries.

In Brief

Period covered by this Final Report: 2 February to 4 May 2006.

History of this Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF)-funded operation:

- CHF 106,832 (USD 85,891 or EUR 67,297) was allocated from the Federation DREF fund on 2 February 2006 to respond to the needs of this operation.

- Replenishment of DREF by unearmarked

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30 Sep 2006

Bolivia + 10 others
Latin America and the Caribbean: Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Programs Fact Sheet #1 (FY 2006)

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— US Agency for International Development
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U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)

Background

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are highly vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, including earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, landslides, volcanoes, and drought. At times, El Niño Southern Oscillation meteorological events and poor land use management exacerbate the effects of some of these hazards. In addition,

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15 Sep 2006

Afghanistan + 24 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 37 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Food, Health, Infrastructure and Rehabilitation, Mine Action, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation

(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Lebanon (2) occupied Palestinian territories

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Ethiopia (4) Kenya (5) Rwanda (6) Somalia (7) Sudan (8) Tanzania (9) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Liberia

(E) Southern Africa: (1) Angola

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01 Sep 2006

Afghanistan + 26 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 35 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Infrastructure and Rehabilitation, Mine Action, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation

(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Lebanon

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Ethiopia (4) Kenya (5) Rwanda (6) Somalia (7) Sudan (8) Tanzania (9) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Cote d'Ivoire (2) Liberia (3) Niger

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18 Aug 2006

Bolivia + 22 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 33 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Food, Health, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation
(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Lebanon (2) occupied Palestinian territories (3) Russian Federation (Caucasus) (4) Syria

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo (3) Congo, DR (4) Ethiopia (5) Kenya (6) Rwanda (7) Somalia (8) Sudan (9) Tanzania (10) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Cote d'Ivoire (2) Liberia

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04 Aug 2006

Angola + 29 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 31 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Infrastructure and Rehabilitation, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation
(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Lebanon (2) occupied Palestinian territories (3) Russian Federation (Caucasus) (4) Syria (5) Tajikistan

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Congo (2) Congo, DR (3) Ethiopia (4) Rwanda (5) Somalia (6) Sudan (7) Tanzania (8) Uganda

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21 Jul 2006

Afghanistan + 31 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 29 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Infrastructure and Rehabilitation, Mine Action, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation

(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Russian Federation (Caucasus)

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Ethiopia (4) Kenya (5) Rwanda (6) Somalia (7) Sudan (8) Tanzania (9) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Cote d'Ivoire (2) Liberia (3) Niger

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30 Jun 2006

Bolivia + 21 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 26 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation
(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) occupied Palestinian territories

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo (3) Congo, DR (4) Ethiopia (5) Kenya (6) Rwanda (7) Somalia (8) Sudan (9) Tanzania (10) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Cameroon (2) Guinea (3) Liberia

(E) Asia: (1) Pakistan (2) Timor Leste

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31 May 2006

Bahamas + 19 others
Pan American Disaster Response Unit Appeal No. 05AA040 Annual Report

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— IFRC
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In Brief

Appeal target: CHF 2,439,411 (USD 1,923,019 or EUR 1,581,564);

Appeal coverage: 74.4%.

This Annual Report reflects activities implemented over a one-year period; they form part of, and are based on, longer-term, multi-year planning (refer below to access the detailed logframe documents). All International Federation assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct and is committed to the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable. For support to or for further information concerning Federation programmes

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26 May 2006

Afghanistan + 25 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 21 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation

(A) Highlights
(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan (2) Pakistan

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo (3) Congo, DR (4) Djibouti (5) Ethiopia (6) Kenya (7) Rwanda (8) Somalia (9) Sudan (10) Tanzania (11) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Cote d'Ivoire (2) Liberia (3) Niger

(E) Southern Africa: (1) Angola

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12 May 2006

Afghanistan + 21 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 19 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation
(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan (2) Occupied Palestinian Territories

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Ethiopia (3) Kenya (4) Rwanda (5) Somalia (6) Sudan (7) Tanzania (8) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Cameroon (2) Cote d'Ivoire

(E) Southern Africa: (1) Angola

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05 May 2006

Angola + 27 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 18 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation
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(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Russian Federation (Caucasus)

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Djibouti (4) Ethiopia (5) Kenya (6) Rwanda (7) Somalia (8) Sudan (9) Tanzania (10) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Chad (2) Cote d'Ivoire (3) Guinea (4) Niger

(E) Southern Africa: (1) Angola

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04 May 2006

Bolivia
Bolivia: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo donó 200.000 dólares para afectados por lluvias

Report
— Government of Bolivia
La Paz, 04 may (ABI).- Con el fin de aliviar los problemas de las familias afectadas por los desastres naturales debido a las lluvias de los primeros meses del año, el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), donó 200 mil dólares, monto que será desembolsado por el Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (Pnud).

Para el efecto, el ministro de Defensa, Walker San Miguel, el viceministro de Defensa Civil, Hernán Tuco Ayma y el coordinador residente del sistema de las Naciones Unidad y representante residente del Pnud, Antonio Molpeceres, firmaron un convenio estableciendo

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30 Apr 2006

Algeria + 18 others
OCHA - Geneva Natural Disasters Highlights No. 4

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Pakistan earthquake: six months after
8 October - 8 April - Six months after the earthquake, reconstruction has begun in countless villages and hamlets. The internally displaced persons are gradually returning to their place of origin.

The relief efforts have been relatively successful. A second wave of deaths was avoided. No massive population movements took place. No epidemics broke out. More than 500,000 tents were delivered; some 5 million-iron sheets were distributed; over 6 million blankets/quilts were provided. A nutrition survey

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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28 Apr 2006

Angola + 28 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 17 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation

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(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Occupied Palestinian Territories (2) Pakistan

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Congo (2) Congo, DR (3) Eritrea (4) Ethiopia (5) Rwanda (6) Somalia (7) Sudan (8) Tanzania (9) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Cote d'Ivoire (2) Guinea (3) Niger

(E) Southern Africa: (1) Angola

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21 Apr 2006

Bolivia
Bolivia: Testimonio desde Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Report
— Action Contre la Faim
BOLIVIA: El río arrastra la esperanza
Sin que nada pueda detener su avance arrollador, una violenta avalancha de agua va abriendo por las selvas sus brazos inmensos y poderosos. El río Grande ha roto el farallón lateral de la cuenca y se ha salido de madre. Nada más que hacer si no sacar a la familia del infierno anegado cuanto antes y huir con desespero tratando de salvar también el ganado y las gallinas. No es la primera vez que ha pasado porque estos afluentes amazónicos lanzan su furia cada invierno sin importar que nuevos asentamientos de familia colonas se hayan instalado

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