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Guatemala + 7 others
Se oficializa segundo desembolso del Proyecto financiado por la República de China (Taiwán)

Hoy por la mañana se efectuó el segundo desembolso del proyecto “Política Centroamericana de Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres: Hacia la Reducción del Impacto de los Desastres y su contribución al Desarrollo Seguro y Sostenible” financiado por la República de China (Taiwán).

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China + 1 other
Quake donations from Taiwan head for mainland

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Xinhua

TAIPEI, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's Red Cross organization and volunteers in Taipei have started to load the island's donations to the mainland's quake-hit Sichuan Province for shipment.

Relief donations, including 5,000 blankets and 500 tents and other materials from Taichung, Taoyuan and Miaoli, were gathered at the island's Taoyuan Airport on Saturday morning, and will be divided into two batches for transportation.

Taiwan-based China Airlines will carry the two batches of goods to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, on Sunday and April 30.

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China + 3 others
CPPCC advisor hopes for unified early warning signals

Source:China Meteorological News Press

Yang Xiaohua, member of National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) from Hong Kong hopes to see unified early warning signals of natural disasters among mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Yang has worked in Beijing in 1980s and traveled a lot between mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. In face of extreme weather, he always felt troublesome because of different warning signals of same weather in these regions.

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Solomon Islands + 6 others
Solomon Islands: Earthquake and Tsunami Situation Report No. 7 (as of 12 March 2013)

The plan was drafted by the Solomon Islands Government and humanitarian partners and was presented to donors on 7 March. SB$24 million of funding requirements remain unmet. A further SB$30.8 million has been identified for reconstruction activities. While emergency shelter and WASH needs are being met, the costly medium and longer term reconstruction of homes and rehabilitation of water systems will require additional funding.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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Honduras + 1 other
Gracias a Taiwán Bomberos cuentan con tres nuevas unidades de ambulancia

*** El gobierno del país asiático también entregó un cheque por 150 mil dólares para la compra de material logístico de la institución bomberil.

Tegucigalpa.- La designada presidencial y ministra de la Presidencia, María Antonieta Guillén, participó de los actos de entrega de tres ambulancias de parte del gobierno de Taiwán, al Benemérito y Heroico Cuerpo de Bomberos.

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Guatemala + 7 others
CEPREDENAC Boletin Edición Especial: No. 1 Febrero República de China (Taiwán) en la Región

En el Boletín Edición Especial No. 1 de Febrero de CEPREDENAC , encontraremos temas como: Los avances en los últimos años de CEPREDENAC en el tema de Gestión de Riesgos, avances del Proyecto: Fortalecimiento de Plataformas de Comunicación y Gestión de Información a nivel nacional y regional, en el marco de la Gestión Integral de Riesgo para Reducción de Desastres, un resumen del Proyecto: Política Centroamericana de Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres: Hacia la Reducción del Impacto de los Desastres y su Contribución al Desarrollo Seguro Sostenible.

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Solomon Islands + 1 other
PM Lilo welcomes ROC assistance for tsunami victims

Posted Wed, 2013-02-13 15:52 by George Herming

The Republic of China (ROC), Taiwan, today has donated SB$1.46 million to assist Solomon Islands in its disaster relief efforts on Santa Cruz Island, in Temotu Province.

An 8.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami on Wednesday 6 February killed at least 10 people and destroyed more than 600 homes on Santa Cruz and other nearby islands.

ROC Ambassador Roy Wu handed over the donation to Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo in Honiara today.

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Fiji + 1 other
Taiwan trade mission donate to cyclone relief

Taiwan’s Trade Representative to Fiji H.E. Ming Chang handed over $30,000 to the Fiji Red Cross Society Director General Mr Filipe Nainoca for humanitarian aid purposes for victims that were severely affected by the recent Cyclone Evan that tormented the Northern and Western divisions.

In 2012, Taiwan also donated $30,000 to the Fiji Red Cross Society last year for victims that were affected by the devastating floods that hit the Western division. The Sigatoka-based Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) also cultivated and distributed seedlings to affected farmers.

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Myanmar + 30 others
Asia Pacific Humanitarian Bulletin Jan - Dec 2012

NATURAL DISASTERS IN 2012

After an intense year of natural disasters in 2011, countries in the Asia-Pacific region welcomed a reduction in the number of events in 2012. OCHA and the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters recorded 93 natural disaster events in 2012, in which over 3,200 people were killed and more than 75 million people were affected. China and the Philippines experienced the most disasters in 2012.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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Guatemala + 1 other
La República de China (Taiwán) otorga donativo a Visión Mundial para proyectos de nutrición infantil

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World Vision

Guatemala, 7 de enero de 2013

Con el objetivo de apoyar los diferentes proyectos y programas enfocados en la desnutrición infantil en Guatemala, la República de China (Taiwán), otorgó un donativo a Visión Mundial Guatemala, para la recuperación nutricional de un grupo de niños y niñas del municipio de Jocotán del departamento de Chiquimula.

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Guatemala + 1 other
Taiwán entrega hoy donación de cuatro helicópteros para ayuda humanitaria

Taiwán entregará hoy cuatro helicópteros que fueron donados para ayuda humanitaria.

El acto de entrega se cumplirá en el marco de la conmemoración del 91 aniversario de la Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca (FAG). La nación asiática analizó que el país es vulnerable a los desastres naturales y afectados por terremotos. Las naves aéreas son del tipo UH-1H.

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Haiti + 6 others
Resumen de emergencias del 5 al 13 de noviembre

HAITI

Incremento de casos de cólera

Detectado por el Sistema de Alerta y Respuesta en los Departamentos del Norte, Noreste y Centro, alrededor de 200 nuevos casos en los dos últimos días, diseminados por diferentes localidades. El incremento de casos se ha identificado también en los Departamentos del Sur, Sudeste, Nippes, Artibonite y Oeste, tras el paso del Huracán Sandy.

Frente frío 8-9 de Noviembre

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Haiti + 6 others
Emergency Summary 5-13 November, 2012

HAITI

Increase in cholera cases

Detected by the Alert and Response System in the North, Northeast and Center Departments, around 200 new cases within the past two days, distributed in different villages.

The increase on cholera cases had been also identified in the South, Southeast, Nippes, Artibonite and West Departments after the Hurricane Sandy

Floods 8-9 November

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Guatemala + 3 others
Esperan arribo de equipo de la ONU

Written by Mynor Barahona

La constante ayuda que ha recibido el país de la comunidad internacional para atender a la población afectada por el terremoto, se ha puesto de manifiesto desde el pasado miércoles, ante esta situación se espera que la Organización de Naciones Unidas pueda enviar dos equipos especializados en temas de desastres naturales.

“La Conred y el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores coordinarán ese apoyo de Naciones Unidas y esperamos en las próximas 48 horas tener una respuesta favorable”, indicó el mandatario Otto Pérez Molina.

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Guatemala + 2 others
Boletín Informativo No.2947 - Guatemala enfoca sus esfuerzos en la recuperación

Todos los esfuerzos que el Sistema de la Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres –CONRED-, realiza actualmente en el país, se enfocan en la recuperación, continuando con la atención de personas afectadas que se encuentran en los albergues y realizando las evaluaciones de daños y análisis de necesidades para determinar las pérdidas ocasionadas por el fuerte sismo.

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Guatemala + 2 others
Ayuda internacional empezará a llegar este viernes

El presidente Otto Pérez Molina dijo que por los daños materiales y víctimas afectadas por el terremoto ocurrido el miércoles, el número de departamentos declarados en estado de calamidad son siete: San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Quiché, Huehuetenango, Retalhuleu, Totonicapán y Sololá. El mandatario explicó que el próximo paso en las acciones comprende la cuantificación de daños y reconstrucción; 54 oficiales del Ministerio de la Defensa, capacitados por la Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (Conred) supervisará vivienda por vivienda y se tendrá un diagnóstico.

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Tzu Chi Foundation responded to typhoon Tembin devastated south Taiwan

After Typhoon Tembin devastated the southern tip of Taiwan, on August 29, Tzu Chi volunteers distributed relief aid money to more than 1,300 families in the worst affected areas. They also began to draw up plans for medium- and long-term aid for them.

Tzu Chi Foundation:

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China + 1 other
Five characteristics of typhoons since flood season this year

At 5:15 today, the 14th typhoon Tembin located at Mudan Township, Pingtung County of Taiwan Province. The number of typhoons landing in China in August has exceeded historical extremes so far. Qian Chuanhai, Director of the typhoon and ocean forecast center of CMA, said since the flood season this year, the number of typhoons landing in China is more than normal years. The landing phase is more concentrated and has affected a wider range of areas. Compared to the same period in history, it breaks a number of records.

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Typhoon Tembin pounds Taiwan, injuring 5

08/24/2012 11:42 GMT

by Amber Wang

Taitung, Taiwan, Aug 24, 2012 (AFP) - Typhoon Tembin swept across southern Taiwan Friday, toppling trees and ripping off rooftops after thousands of people were evacuated to avoid a repeat of a deadly storm three years ago.

Tembin, characterised as a "severe" typhoon by the Hong Kong Observatory, hit before dawn and ground its way across Taiwan's southern tip before moving out to sea again, where it was still lingering after dark.

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Taiwan evacuates nearly 5,000 as typhoon closes in

08/23/2012 15:17 GMT

by Sam Yeh

Hualien, Taiwan, Aug 23, 2012 (AFP) - Taiwan evacuated nearly 5,000 people Thursday ahead of Typhoon Tembin, as a military official warned major measures were needed a avoid a repeat of a deadly disaster three years ago.

About 50,000 soldiers were on standby on the island, where memories are still raw from Typhoon Morakot, which killed about 600 people in August 2009, most of them buried in huge landslides in the south.

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