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11 Dec 2002

Argentina + 6 others
ODM-WFP emergency situation report on Latin America & the Caribbean 11 Dec 2002

Report
— World Food Programme
#48/2002
1. Colombia

Reporting Period: 12/04 to 12/10/2002

a) Significant Events:

Food was stolen from WFP delivery trucks, clearly marked with UN/WFP flags, at roadblocks resulting from armed groups confrontations in the provinces of Choco and Antioquia.

b) Security:

WFP Bogota office continues in high alert for security reasons.

c) Implementation:

WFP is currently delivering 178.5 MT of food for FFW and Community Kitchen projects.

2. Cuba

IRA/EMOP 10239

Reporting Date: 12/09/2002

a) Significant Events:

After its approval on 7 October, IRA/EMOP

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26 Nov 2002

Brazil + 10 others
Impact of AIDS worsens African famine

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— World Health Organization
Epidemic Spreading Rapidly in New Areas of the World, Says New Report
Despite Prevention Successes, Global Response Still Underfunded

London, 26 November 2002 - The HIV/AIDS epidemic is fuelling a widening and increasingly deadly famine in southern Africa, according to a new report "AIDS Epidemic Update 2002". The comprehensive new update on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic was issued today by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World

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07 Nov 2002

Brazil + 8 others
The dengue burden: Analyzing its social, economic and epidemiological trends

Report
— Pan American Health Organization
Washington, DC, November 7, 2002 (PAHO) -- Dengue has become a major international public health problem, with a dramatic expansion in recent decades. The mosquito that transmits dengue is found in nearly 100 tropical countries. Every year, there are between 50 and 100 million new infections, with 250,000 to 500,000 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever, which can be fatal. In view of the difficulties and the expenditures faced by countries with national programs to fight the mosquito, a vaccine against dengue would offer a possible speedy solution to control the problem globally.
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06 Nov 2002

Brazil + 5 others
ODM-WFP emergency situation report on Latin America & the Caribbean 06 Nov 2002

Report
— World Food Programme
#43/2002
1. Colombia PRRO 6139

Reporting Period: 10/22 to 11/05/2002

a) Significant Events:

Heavy rains caused the loss of pulses, corn and vegetables harvests in the province of Antioquia and landslides have affected a number of provinces.

Clashes between armed groups, on the road to the province of San Carlos, have blocked the deliveries of food to WFP school and preschool projects. The supplier was unable to deliver 7,300 rations to 260 beneficiaries.

Armed groups incursions in the province of Sucre have caused restrictions on the free movement of people in the

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06 Oct 2002

Afghanistan + 19 others
Need to boost funding for TB control in worst affected countries

Report
— World Health Organization
Montreal, CANADA -- The countries worst hit by the worldwide tuberculosis (TB) epidemic urgently need extra help if they are to meet ambitious global targets set for the year 2005.
The 22 worst affected countries are: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Viet Nam and Zimbabwe.

TB experts working with WHO estimate

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26 Sep 2002

Bolivia + 3 others
More resources needed to vaccinate 95 percent of all children

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— Pan American Health Organization
Washington, DC, September 26, 2002 (PAHO) -- The struggle to vaccinate as many children as possible in the Americas has been one of the priorities of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) since its creation. This huge effort has yielded results: Because vaccination coverage has reached 84 percent of all children, the toll from many communicable diseases, especially those that affect children under 5, is being cut.
Now the new goal set by the 26th Pan American Sanitary Conference, a meeting of health ministers from all countries
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20 Jun 2002

Colombia + 8 others
ODM-WFP emergency situation report on Latin America & the Caribbean 20 Jun 2002

Report
— World Food Programme
#24/2002
1. Colombia

Reporting period: 06/11 to 06/17/2002

a) Significant events:

Three Colombian provinces were badly hit by intensive rains affecting more than 670 families. At the same time, the Cartagena sub-office reported the displacement of 575 persons in the Bolivar province due to actions by armed groups. These families are receiving emergency assistance from government institutions and the ICRC.

b) Security:

WFP security clearances are being issued to staff.

c) Implementation:

A joint UN mission (OCHA, UNICEF, IOM

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12 Apr 2002

Afghanistan + 6 others
UNHCR briefing notes: Afghanistan, Burundi

Report
— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Ron Redmond - Media Relations
This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva.

1) Afghanistan

High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers leaves this afternoon on an eight-day mission to Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, where he'll get a first-hand look at UNHCR's largest current repatriation operation - with some 223,000 returnees over the past six weeks.

Mr. Lubbers, on his third mission to the region in a year, arrives early Saturday in Tehran, where he is scheduled

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28 Feb 2002

Afghanistan + 33 others
FAO/GIEWS Food Outlook No. 1, 2002

Report
— Food and Agriculture Organization
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Rome, February 2002, No. 1
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Global cereal output in 2001 is provisionally estimated at 1 880 million tonnes (including rice in milled terms), slightly up from the forecast in December and 1.2 percent up on the previous year. However, with global cereal utilization in 2001/02 still forecast to be well above this level at 1 935 million tonnes, the global cereal stocks will be drawn down significantly.

While overall food supply prospects for 2002 are more favourable than in the past two years, millions of people in developing countries still need emergency food assistance due

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22 Feb 2002

Brazil + 3 others
UMCOR Hotline 22 Feb 2002: Brazil, Indonesia, Liberia, Philippines

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— United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
UMCOR has sent an emergency response grant to the United Methodist Church in Liberia which will be used to provide food and other assistance to people who have been displaced by the renewed fighting. Staff continue to monitor the situation closely and though there are reports of fighting between rebel and government forces 50 to 100 kilometers outside of Monrovia, it is difficult to get accurate information. You may respond to this emergency situation and support UMCOR's ongoing war recovery work by giving to Advance #150300-7, "Liberia Emergency."
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02 Jan 2002

Brazil
Brazil rains leave hundreds homeless

Report
— DisasterRelief
Heavy rains pounded central Brazil Monday (Dec. 31), causing severe flooding and leaving hundreds homeless.
The New Year's downpours hit the historic town of Goias Velho, an old regional capital of central Brazil named as a World Heritage Site last month, reported CNN

There were no reported casualties in the overnight downpours but rains in recent days caused another 10 deaths in addition to the 60 people who died in torrential rains over the Christmas holiday in Rio de Janeiro state. The worst rains came on December 23, sparking

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American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. To help the victims of disaster, you may make a secure online credit card donation or call 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669) or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Or you may send your donation to your local Red Cross or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013.

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02 Jan 2002

Brazil
Death toll rises as heavy rains pound Brazil

Report
— DisasterRelief
Written by Stephanie Kriner, Staff Writer, DisasterRelief.org, with news reports
As rescuers continue searching for bodies buried under landslides, the death toll from the disaster - triggered by days of torrential rain last week - has risen to 66, Brazilian officials said. The worst flooding to hit the Brazil in 30 years also has forced some 18,000 people from their homes and left 2,800 homeless, according to news reports.

The torrential downpours began on Dec. 23, triggering mudslides that crashed through shantytowns on the outskirts

DisasterRelief:

DisasterRelief.org is a unique partnership between the American Red Cross, IBM and CNN dedicated to providing information about disasters and their relief operations worldwide. The three-year-old website is a leading disaster news source and also serves as a conduit for those wishing to donate to disaster relief operations around the globe through the international Red Cross movement.

American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. To help the victims of disaster, you may make a secure online credit card donation or call 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669) or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Or you may send your donation to your local Red Cross or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013.

The American Red Cross is dedicated to helping make families and communities safer at home and around the world. The Red Cross is a volunteer-led humanitarian organization that annually provides almost half the nation's blood supply, trains nearly 12 million people in vital life-saving skills, mobilizes relief to victims in more than 60,000 disasters nationwide, provides direct health services to 2.5 million people, assists international disaster and conflict victims in more than 20 countries, and transmits more than 1.4 million emergency messages to members of the Armed Forces and their families. If you would like information on Red Cross services and programs please contact your local Red Cross.

© Copyright, The American National Red Cross. All Rights Reserved.

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01 Jan 2002

Brazil
Death toll from Brazil floods, mudslides up to 66

Report
— Agence France-Presse
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 1 (AFP) - The death toll from mudslides in the state of Rio de Janeiro triggered by days of torrential rain last week has risen to 66, Brazilian officials said Tuesday.

Early Monday, a heavy rain storm left four people dead, including two young babies, in the outskirts of Petropolis, 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of here, which has been hardest hit since rains began on December 23.

Two others died Monday and Tuesday in fresh flooding and landslides sparked by the ongoing storms.

The southeastern state was placed on

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