Two years ago, my supervisor, Holly Inurreta, sat through a hurricane in Jamaica. Before the winds had died down and before the rains had subsided, she was on the phone to our partners - the local organizations with which CRS works - looking to get out into the communities and make plans for response. Holly's job is to assist CRS country programs and partner organizations in all things emergency: mitigation, preparation, and response.

She succeeded in getting hold of Fabian

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No.1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid( 1), and in particular Articles 2 (f), 4 and 15(2) thereof;

Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community ('Overseas Association Decision(2)), and in particular Articles 21 and 30 thereof:

Whereas:

(1) The Caribbean Region is exposed to

Addressing a Headquarters press conference on climate change, Dessima M. Williams, Permanent Representative of Grenada and Chairperson of AOSIS, welcomed the statements by the major economies,

From October 21 to December 12, 2008, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) held an eDiscussion on Canada's engagement in the Americas. Its purpose was to engage Canadians across the country and solicit their views on Canada's ability to compete in the field of international trade. The eDiscussion received over 20,000 visits, 427 submissions and six policy position papers from universities and NGOs across Canada. DFAIT wishes to thank all those

Friday, April 17, 2009 - Every day, thousands of people travel across the U.S.-Mexico border in Southern California. Soon, some of them will bear the Red Cross.

This week, the American Red Cross San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter formalized a long-standing relationship with the Mexican Red Cross' Baja California Delegation that will allow staff from both national societies to access training and respond to major disasters on either side of the border.

General Coordinator Rigoberto Lozoya

Bruxelles, le 17 décembre 2008 - La Commissaire européenne à la politique régionale, Danuta Hübner, et le Secrétaire d'Etat français chargé de l'Outre-Mer, Yves Jégo, ont signé hier un accord de mise en œuvre, confirmant l'octroi de près de 13 millions d'euros à la Martinique et à la Guadeloupe, suite aux dégâts causés par l'ouragan Dean en août 2007. Cette aide pour les deux îles des Antilles françaises est mobilisée à travers le Fonds de solidarité de l'Union européenne (FSUE).

La Commissaire Danuta Hübner, responsable

World Relief responds directly to the world's most complex humanitarian crises.

Darfur, Sudan

World Relief's response focuses on the communities of Um Tagouk, Azirni and Sanidadi in war-torn West Darfur:

In 2008, World Relief's feeding centers provided nourishing food - plumpynut and corn soya blend - to thousands of vulnerable children under 5 and their mothers.

Two health clinics supported by World Relief in Um Tagouk and Sanidadi provided essential medical services for thousands of people; a World Relief doctor and public health expert provided

HPG Working Paper

1. Introduction

1.1. Latin America and the Caribbean region

Throughout its history the region that encompasses Latin America and the Caribbean - from Mexico south and to the east - has been among the most disaster prone in the world: Volcanoes, earthquakes, droughts and floods - the last, a consequence of the El Niño phenomenon and yearly cycles of major tropical storms widely believed to have been intensified by global warming. Comparing the years 1971-75 with

Danuta Hübner, Commissioner for Regional Policy and the Solidarity Fund, conveyed her sympathy to those affected