El gobierno de Guatemala, la cooperación japonesa y el Banco Mundial (BM) inauguraron el lunes un proyecto productivo para ayudar a mil pequeños productores en comunidades del Corredor Seco a adaptar sus prácticas agrícolas y mejorar su productividad.

El proyecto, financiado por una donación de 2.5 millones de dólares del Fondo Japonés de Desarrollo Social y administrado por el BM, “tiene el objetivo de fortalecer la capacidad de los campesinos de hacerle frente a la inseguridad alimentaria”.

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No.1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid, and in particular Articles 2 and 4 and Article 15(3) thereof;

Whereas:

Destacados

• Hasta la fecha se han registrado más de 177 réplicas, entre ellas un sismo de 6,2 grados el domingo 11 de noviembre a las 4:15 p.m., hora local (INSIVUMEH).

• El Presidente declaró el Estado de Calamidad en los departamentos afectados: San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu, Sololá, Quiché, Totonicapán, Huehuetenango y Suchitepéquez.

• Las organizaciones presentes en el país y la comunidad internacional están enviando insumos y financiamiento para la primera fase de la respuesta.

HIGHLIGHTS

The activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2012/01000

1 . CONTEXT

For the purposes of this Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP), the Central Asia and Caucasus (CAC) region covers the following countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan (Central Asia), and Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (South Caucasus). This represents an area of 4.1 million square kilometres and with a population of 77 million.

This report covers the period 01/01/2009 to 30/06/2009.

In brief

Programme summary: The International Federation's regional representation in Moscow worked with the National Societies of Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine to support them in their work aligned with the Global Agenda Goals. Most of this support is laid out in the individual plans for each country, and is reported on through separate programme updates, which can be found here: Belarus,

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation's disaster response system and increases the ability of national societies to respond to disasters.

Summary: CHF 45,615 (USD 38,150 or EUR 27,718) was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency

Brussels, 13 September 2007. Following a severe drought in Moldova, especially districts in the South, the European Commission has allocated €3 million in humanitarian aid for the country's most vulnerable farmers and rural people as a short-term measure. The funds will cover the distribution of fodder and feedstuffs for livestock. The support is channelled through ECHO, the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department, under the responsibility of Commissioner Louis Michel. In the medium and long-term, the Commission plans to assist Moldova with

Deputy Foreign Minister Mr. Theodore Kassimis received today, at the Foreign Ministry, the Region Coordinator of SAE former USSR countries, Mr. Ivan Savidis.

In the meeting, which was also attended by the President of the Hellenic Parliament's Greece-Russia Friendship Group, Mr. Simos Kedikoglou, Mr. Savidis handed Mr. Kassimis a cheque for €200,000 as financial assistance for those affected by the fires.

Mr. Kassimis thanked Mr. Savidis for this friendly gesture on behalf of the Greek state and added that he will