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12 Dec 1998

Cuba + 2 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 49 of 1998: Caribbean: Dominican Republic, St Kitts and Nevis and Cuba

Report
— World Food Programme
This report includes: A) Sierra Leone B) Angola C) East and Central Africa: Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, DR Congo and Congo/Brazzaville D) Central America: Hurricane Mitch E) Caribbean: Dominican Republic, St Kitts and Nevis and Cuba.
From Manuel Aranda da Silva, Chief, Technical Support Service. Available on the Internet on the WFP Home Page at http://www.wfp.org/ or by electronic mail from Deborah.Hicks@wfp.org (fax 39 06 6513 2837). For information on resources, donors are requested to contact Aleesa.Blum@wfp.org
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10 Dec 1998

Dominica + 2 others
World Bank finances emergency recovery and disaster management program for the Caribbean

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— World Bank
News Release No. 99/2035/LAC
Contacts:
Lee Morrison 202 458-8741
Craig Mauro 202 473-0177

To obtain project documents please contact the World Bank's Infoshop at tel: 202-458-5454, fax: 202-522-1500, email: pic@worldbank.org

WASHINGTON, December 10, 1998 - The World Bank today announced the approval of two credits and three loans totaling US$19.08 million equivalent for the Commonwealth of Dominica, St. Kitts & Nevis, and St. Lucia in support of the first phase of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States' (OECS) Emergency Recovery and Disaster Management Program.

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01 Dec 1998

Antigua and Barbuda + 4 others
Caribbean - Hurricane Georges Situation Report No. 2

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— IFRC
appeal no. 29/98
situation report no 2.
period covered: 13 October- 01 December 1998
Relief and clean-up operations continue in the Caribbean after the onslaught by Hurricane Georges in late September which left more than 500 people dead and some 600,000 temporarily homeless; currently more than 100,000 are still estimated to be in shelters, most with their homes destroyed. National Societies in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and the Eastern Caribbean islands of Antigua and St. Kitts are being supported in relief and rehabilitation operations by the International
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01 Dec 1998

Antigua and Barbuda + 3 others
Caribbean : Hurricane Georges

Report
— Caribbean Red Cross Societies
The context
Plans of action are being implemented in all five of the Caribbean countries (Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the Eastern Caribbean islands of Antigua and St. Kitts) where the International Federation is supporting the National Societies relief operations in response to Hurricane Georges. In order to provide support to the National Societies of the affected countries, the International Federation launched an Appeal on 2 October for CHF 10,221,000 to assist 272,500 beneficiaries for six months, including the rehabilitation of 14,500 homes. The emergency phase
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30 Nov 1998

Cuba + 3 others
Hurricane Georges: European Commission clears humanitarian aid worth ECU 2.8 million

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— European Commission Humanitarian Aid department
IP/98/1043
Brussels, 30 November 1998 - The European Commission has cleared humanitarian aid worth ECU 2.8 million for victims of Hurricane Georges in the Caribbean. The aid, managed by the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO), will enable non-governmental organisations to carry out a programme of emergency aid over the next six months. The programme will cover the following countries: St Kitts, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba.

Over 400 people died and about a quarter of a million are homeless after a devastating hurricane that swept the

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20 Oct 1998

Bangladesh + 12 others
Poverty and poor preparation increase toll from natural disasters

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— UN Development Programme
New York, 20 October 1998 - Extreme poverty and the failure of government authorities to adequately prepare for natural disasters have cost nations dearly in loss of life and livelihoods in the past month.
Floods, drought and earthquakes have devastated poor communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific and set-back hard-earned development gains. According to John Rogge, manager of UNDP's Disaster Management Programme based in Geneva, human impact on the environment is exacerbating the number and intensity of many disasters:
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13 Oct 1998

Cuba + 4 others
Caribbean - Hurricane Georges Situation Report No. 1

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— IFRC
appeal no. 29/98
situation report no. 1
period covered: 2 - 12 October 1998
Relief and clean-up operations are underway in the Caribbean after the onslaught by Hurricane Georges which left 500 people dead and 300,000 still in temporary shelters. National Societies in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and the Eastern Caribbean islands of Antigua and St. Kitts are being supported in relief, clean-up and rehabilitation operations by the International Federation, which launched an Appeal on 2 October for CHF 10,221,000.

The context

Plans of action have been finalised and/or

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13 Oct 1998

Cuba + 3 others
FAO/GIEWS Special Alert No. 286: Hurricane "Georges" causes extensive crop damage in Caribbean countries

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— Food and Agriculture Organization
(Circulated only for countries where foodcrops or supply situation conditions give rise to concern)
OVERVIEW

Between 20 and 25 of September, hurricane "Georges" swept across the Caribbean, bringing torrential rain, widespread flooding and sustained high-force winds. The hurricane left extensive damage to housing and infrastructure in all the island states. Thousands are homeless and without potable water. Haiti and the Dominican Republic were hit hardest but Cuba also sustained considerable crop losses

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12 Oct 1998

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean ministers propose new UNESCO projects to promote regional development

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— UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Paris, October 12 {No.98-225} - Ministers and ambassadors from 18 Caribbean nations this weekend presented UNESCO with a series of projects designed to forge a new regional partnership with the Organization in such diverse fields as lifelong learning, popularising science and technology, community participation in the democratic process, and natural disaster preparedness.
The one-day meeting - Focus on the Caribbean - on Saturday explored in detail some 16 transdisciplinary regional projects "to enhance development through lifelong learning, respect and maximise
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08 Oct 1998

Antigua and Barbuda + 3 others
Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Haiti - Hurricane Georges Fact Sheet #9

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— US Agency for International Development
Note: Future Hurricane Georges fact sheets may be released on a periodic basis, as additional information on continuing relief initiatives becomes available.

Summary

BHR/OFDA assessment activities have ended in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the eastern Caribbean, and recommendations have been reviewed for additional disaster assistance. Further USG response is not expected in the eastern Caribbean; however, other lifesaving relief interventions or disaster mitigation activities may be funded in Haiti and the Dominican Republic - contingent upon ongoing assessment efforts

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06 Oct 1998

Antigua and Barbuda + 1 other
Impact situation report #10 - Hurricane Georges

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— Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
1.0 INTRODUCTION

Hurricane Georges left a trail of damage in some of the Leeward Islands as it passed over the islands of the Northeastern Caribbean on September 20 - 21, 1998. Georges sustained maximum winds of 115 mph with higher gusts of up 150 mph. The hurricane adversely affected two Participating States while only causing minor damages in some others. The affected Participating States are now in the recovery/rehabilitation process.

The affected countries of the CDERA Participating States are St. Kitts-Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda. Dominica, Montserrat,

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06 Oct 1998

Antigua and Barbuda + 2 others
Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Haiti - Hurricane Georges Fact Sheet #8

Report
— US Agency for International Development
U.S. Agency for International Development
Bureau for Humanitarian Response (BHR)
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)

Fiscal Year (FY) 1998

BACKGROUND:

Hurricane Georges traveled through the eastern part of the Caribbean during the evening of September 20 and the morning of September 21, causing loss of life and damage to St. Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda. Continuing on its path across the Caribbean, Georges then struck the Dominican Republic and Haiti on September 22, causing additional fatalities and extensive infrastructure damage.

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05 Oct 1998

Antigua and Barbuda + 5 others
General Assembly calls for urgent and generous assistance to Caribbean countries affected by hurricane Georges

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— UN Department of Public Information
By a unanimous action on Monday, the General Assembly urged all States to assist the Caribbean countries that have suffered the destruction of hurricane Georges.
Adopting a resolution on emergency assistance to Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Assembly expressed its deep distress over the loss of life, the large number of afflicted people and the destruction wrought by hurricane Georges in the listed countries. The Assembly urged all States to urgently and generously contribute to the relief, rehabilitation and
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05 Oct 1998

Antigua and Barbuda + 3 others
Over one million affected in Caribbean by Hurricane Georges

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— UN Development Programme
At least 370 people lost their lives and several hundred thousand are homeless after Hurricane Georges hit Antigua, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, St. Kitts and other Caribbean nations last week. The UN Resident Coordinator in the Dominican Republic, Paolo Oberti, surveyed the most affected areas by air, assessing damage and urgent needs. In Haiti, an assessment team is consulting with national authorities, UN agencies, donors and NGOs to determine the immediate needs of the population. In Cuba, the hurricane caused extensive damage to important agricultural crops. UNDP has made funding
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02 Oct 1998

Antigua and Barbuda + 4 others
Caribbean Hurricane Georges Appeal (29/98)

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— IFRC
THIS APPEAL SEEKS CHF 10,221,000 IN CASH, KIND AND SERVICES TO ASSIST 272,500 BENEFICIARIES FOR 6 MONTHS
Summary

The International Federation launched a Preliminary Appeal on 23 September for CHF 2,400,000 to provide immediate relief assistance to victims of Hurricane Georges. This Appeal replaces the Preliminary Appeal. Commencing on September 20, Hurricane Georges ripped through the Caribbean with intense winds at times approaching speeds of 150 mph, and after six days left more than 300 people dead and nearly 300,000

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02 Oct 1998

Cuba + 3 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 39 of 1998: Caribbean - Hurricane Georges: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, St. Kitts and Nevis

Report
— World Food Programme
This report includes: A) Caribbean - Hurricane Georges: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, St. Kitts and Nevis B) Bangladesh C) FR Yugoslavia and region: Kosovo crisis D) Afghanistan E) Central and East Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.
From Manuel Aranda da Silva, Chief, Technical Support Service. Available on the Internet on the WFP Home Page at http://www.wfp.org/ or by electronic mail from Deborah.Hicks@wfp.org (fax 39 06 6513 2837). For information on resources, donors are requested to contact Aleesa.Blum@wfp.org
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01 Oct 1998

Antigua and Barbuda + 3 others
Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Haiti - Hurricane Georges Fact Sheet #7

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— US Agency for International Development
BACKGROUND:

Hurricane Georges traveled through the eastern part of the Caribbean during the evening of September 20 and the morning of September 21, causing loss of life and damage to St. Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda. Continuing on its path across the Caribbean, Georges then struck the Dominican Republic and Haiti on September 22, causing additional fatalities and extensive damage.

Eastern Caribbean:

St. Kitts and Nevis: In St. Kitts, there are five confirmed deaths as a result of Hurricane Georges. According

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01 Oct 1998

Antigua and Barbuda + 4 others
Hurricane Georges leaves humanitarian crisis on Hispaniola

Report
— IFRC
Had Hurricane Georges done proportionately as much damage in the United States as it did in the Dominican Republic, more than 7,000 people would be dead and millions homeless. This is the awesome scale of the problem which is now facing the government of the DR, the country's Red Cross society, the Federation's Caribbean regional delegation (based in the capital, Santo Domingo) and other aid agencies. The NS is now mounting what is thought to be the biggest relief effort in Red Cross history in the Caribbean. Many people are still missing and
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30 Sep 1998

Antigua and Barbuda + 2 others
UN GA - PM of Dominica, said damage inflicted by hurricane Georges was extensive

Report
— UN General Assembly
General Assembly Plenary - Extract from Press Release GA/9459 21st Meeting (AM) 30 September 1998
EDISON JAMES, Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs, Legal Affairs and Labour of Dominica, said the damage inflicted by hurricane Georges was extensive, particularly in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda. He urged the international community to respond generously when assisting with reconstruction. He stressed that obligations spelt out by the Charter called for more than an ad hoc response.

It was important to recognize the acute

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30 Sep 1998

Antigua and Barbuda + 3 others
Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Haiti - Hurricane Georges Fact Sheet #6

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— US Agency for International Development
BACKGROUND:

Hurricane Georges traveled through the eastern part of the Caribbean during the evening of September 20 and the morning of September 21, causing loss of life and damage to St. Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda. Continuing on its path across the Caribbean, Georges then struck the Dominican Republic and Haiti on September 22, causing additional fatalities and extensive damage.

Eastern Caribbean:

St. Kitts and Nevis: In St. Kitts, there are five confirmed deaths as a result of Hurricane Georges. According

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