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22 Mar 2013

Haiti + 37 others
Successful Caribbean test demonstrates progress in regional tsunami readiness

Report
— UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Over 44,000 people from 30 Members States and 15 of the territories* in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions participated in the second full scale regional tsunami exercise held on March 20, 2013.

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20 Mar 2013

Haiti + 36 others
Full-scale test today of Caribbean tsunami warning system

Report
— UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Thirty-two countries* will participate in a full-scale tsunami alert exercise in the Caribbean on 20 March 2013. The goal is to test the reaction capacity in countries of the Caribbean and adjacent regions, including the East Coast of Canada and the United States, the Gulf of Mexico and Bermuda. The exercise was organized under the auspices of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).

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20 Nov 2012

Haiti + 21 others
Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) DIPECHO Caribbean (CHO/DIP/BUD/2013/94000) - Last update 23/10/2012 Version 1

Report
— European Commission Humanitarian Aid department
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The activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2013/01000

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23 Aug 2011

Dominican Republic + 6 others
Huracán Irene azota República Dominicana y Haití; se fortalece camino a EEUU

Report
— Agence France-Presse

NAGUA, República Dominicana — El huracán Irene azotaba este martes República Dominicana con intensas lluvias y vientos de 160 km/h que dejan al menos 7.000 desplazados, mientras avanza hacia las islas Turcos y Caicos con pronóstico de tocar fortalecido la costa sureste de Estados Unidos.

Agence France-Presse:

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22 Aug 2011

Dominican Republic + 6 others
Boletín Informativo no. 2007 - Huracán Irene se desplaza en el Atlántico

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— Government of Guatemala

A 170 kilómetros de San Juan, Puerto Rico, y a 115 kilómetros de Punta Cana en República Dominicana se ubica el Huracán Irene de categoría I en la escala Saffir- Simpson con vientos máximos sostenidos de 130 kilómetros por hora, de acuerdo con lo informado por el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos –CNH-. El Huracán Irene no representa riesgo para Guatemala por el momento.

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04 Aug 2011

Haiti + 4 others
Tormenta tropical Emily al sur de Haití y Dominicana

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— Government of Cuba

La tormenta tropical Emily se mantiene este jueves casi estacionaria al sur de la isla de La Española, donde comenzaron a registrarse fuertes lluvias, marejadas y vientos intensos.

Contrario a los pronósticos iniciales, el meteoro ralentizó su movimiento en la madrugada de este jueves y a las 8:00 horas locales se encontraba a 170 kilómetros al sur-sureste de la ciudad de Puerto Príncipe, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (CNH) de Estados Unidos, reporta Prensa Latina.

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05 Nov 2010

Bahamas + 5 others
Atlantic Hurricane TOMAS Advisory Number 30

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— National Center for Atmospheric Research
Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:41:22 -0500

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WTNT31 KNHC 051441

TCPAT1

BULLETIN

HURRICANE TOMAS ADVISORY NUMBER 30

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL212010

1100 AM EDT FRI NOV 05 2010

...CENTER OF TOMAS NOW PASSING BETWEEN HAITI AND SOUTHEASTERN CUBA...

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...19.1N 74.4W

ABOUT 90 MI...150 KM SE OF GUANTANAMO CUBA

ABOUT 140 MI...230 KM WNW OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/HR

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES

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05 Nov 2010

Bahamas + 5 others
Atlantic Hurricane TOMAS Advisory Number 31

Report
— National Center for Atmospheric Research
Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:35:23 -0500

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WTNT31 KNHC 052035

TCPAT1

BULLETIN

HURRICANE TOMAS ADVISORY NUMBER 31

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL212010

500 PM EDT FRI NOV 05 2010

...CENTER OF TOMAS APPROACHING GREAT INAGUA IN THE BAHAMAS...

SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...20.3N 73.8W

ABOUT 90 MI...145 KM E OF GUANTANAMO CUBA

ABOUT 70 MI...110 KM SW OF GREAT INAGUA ISLAND

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/HR

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20 Nov 2009

Bahamas + 12 others
Cooperation between states in the Americas vital to protect refugees in migration flows

Report
— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, November 20 (UNHCR) - Cooperation between states is essential to address the joint challenge of refugee protection and migration in the Americas, the UN refugee agency's top protection official told delegates at the opening here of a regional conference on the issue.

UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Erika Feller, addressing representatives of 20 countries in North and South America on Thursday, stressed that migrants and refugees were not the responsibility of just one organization, one country or one

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09 Nov 2009

Antigua and Barbuda + 45 others
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 regional update 09 Nov 2009

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— Pan American Health Organization
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The information contained within this update is obtained from data provided by Ministries of Health of Member States and National Influenza Centers through reports sent to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) or updates on their web pages.

I- Evolution of the pandemic

North America

Widespread influenza activity and increased trends in acute respiratory disease continued this week.

In Canada, the national influenza-like illness (ILI) consultation rate increased again relative to the last week and remained above average for the fifth consecutive week. There was another

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03 Nov 2009

Antigua and Barbuda + 45 others
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 regional update 03 Nov 2009

Report
— Pan American Health Organization
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The information contained within this update is obtained from data provided by Ministries of Health of Member States and National Influenza Centers through reports sent to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) or updates on their web pages.

I- Evolution of the pandemic

North America

Widespread influenza activity and increased trends in acute respiratory disease continued this week.

In Canada, the national influenza-like illness (ILI) consultation rate increased again relative to the last week and remained above average for the fourth consecutive week. There was a

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26 Oct 2009

Antigua and Barbuda + 45 others
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 regional update 26 Oct 2009

Report
— Pan American Health Organization
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The information contained within this update is obtained from data provided by Ministries of Health of Member States and National Influenza Centers through reports sent to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) or updates on their web pages.

I- Evolution of the pandemic

North America

In Canada and the United States, spread of influenza continues to be widespread and trends of acute respiratory disease continue to increase.

In the United States, in EW 41, outpatient influenza-like-illness (ILI) activity continued to increase, remaining

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02 Oct 2009

American Samoa + 45 others
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 regional update 02 Oct 2009

Report
— Pan American Health Organization
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Summary of the situation reported during the last week

- 8,869 new confirmed cases (146,016 cumulative cases in 35 countries).

- 158 new confirmed deaths (3,292 confirmed deaths in 25 countries).

- 98.9% of the influenza A viruses that were subtyped were pandemic (H1N1) 2009.

- South America experienced low intensity and a decrease or unchanged trend

- North America experienced an increasing trend despite low intensity of acute respiratory disease everywhere except for Mexico

- Central America experienced low or moderate intensity and a decreasing trend.

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25 Sep 2009

Antigua and Barbuda + 44 others
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 regional update 25 Sep 2009

Report
— Pan American Health Organization
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This report was prepared based on the indicators in the document Human infection with pandemic (H1N1)2009 virus: updated interim WHO guidance on global surveillance available at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/h1n1_surveillance_20090710/en/index.html

The qualitative indicators for surveillance of the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 are described in Table 3 of this report. The information presented herein has been obtained through the official sites

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18 Sep 2009

Antigua and Barbuda + 44 others
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 regional update 18 Sep 2009

Report
— Pan American Health Organization
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This report was prepared based on the indicators in the document Human infection with pandemic (H1N1)2009 virus: updated interim WHO guidance on global surveillance available at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/h1n1_surveillance_20090710/en/index.html

The qualitative indicators for surveillance of the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 are described in Table 3 of this report. The information presented herein has been obtained through the official sites

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11 Sep 2009

Antigua and Barbuda + 45 others
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 regional update 11 Sep 2009

Report
— Pan American Health Organization
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This report was prepared based on the indicators in the document Human infection with pandemic (H1N1)2009 virus: updated interim WHO guidance on global surveillance available at: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/%20h1n1_surveillance_20090710/en/index.html

The qualitative indicators for surveillance of the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 are described in Table 3 of this report. The information presented herein has been obtained through the official sites

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04 Sep 2009

Antigua and Barbuda + 45 others
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 regional update 04 Sep 2009

Report
— Pan American Health Organization
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This report was prepared based on the indicators in the document Human infection with pandemic (H1N1)2009 virus: updated interim WHO guidance on global surveillance available at: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/%20h1n1_surveillance_20090710/en/index.html

The qualitative indicators for surveillance of the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 are described in Table 3 of this report. The information presented herein has been obtained through the official sites

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28 Aug 2009

Argentina + 44 others
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 regional update 28 Aug 2009

Report
— Pan American Health Organization
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This report was prepared based on the indicators in the document Human infection with pandemic (H1N1)2009 virus: updated interim WHO guidance on global surveillance available at: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/%20h1n1_surveillance_20090710/en/index.html

The qualitative indicators for surveillance of the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 are described in Table 3 of this report. The information presented herein has been obtained through the official sites

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21 Aug 2009

Antigua and Barbuda + 44 others
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 regional update 21 Aug 2009

Report
— Pan American Health Organization
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This report was prepared based on the indicators in the document Human infection with pandemic (H1N1)2009 virus: updated interim WHO guidance on global surveillance available at: (http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/%20h1n1_surveillance_20090710/en/index.html)

The qualitative indicators for surveillance of the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 are described in Table 3 of this report. The information presented herein has been obtained through the official sites

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06 Aug 2009

Anguilla + 22 others
Commission decision of on the financing of humanitarian actions from the general budget of the European Communities in the Caribbean (ECHO/DIP/BUD/2009/04000)

Report
— European Commission Humanitarian Aid department
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THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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

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