The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
World + 40 more
World + 40 more
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
Paraguay + 8 more
Enrique Jair Guevara El fenómeno meteorológico conocido como La Niña el cual causo sequias en Paraguay, ha una vez mas causado condiciones climáticas adversas en la región. Fuertes lluvias durante los pasado cuatro meses continúan causando inundaciones y deslaves en varios países de Sur...
Haiti + 4 more
Early start to the lean season expected in localized areas of Central America; Food security mostly stable in Haiti following harvests Key messages Postrera production of maize and beans at national levels was normal throughout the region, and will improve food availability through February....
El Salvador + 4 more
(16 de diciembre, 2011) Se necesitan al menos 4.329 millones de dólares para rehabilitación, reconstrucción, gestión del riesgo y adaptación al cambio climático en los cinco países de América Central afectados en octubre por la depresión tropical 12E, informó hoy la Comisión Económica...
El Salvador + 3 more
Appropriate natural resources management can mitigate impact of extreme weather related events Context Central America is the second most vulnerable region in the world for cl risks. Due to the high vulnerability of the smallholders, subsistence farmers, daily laborers (agricultural and...
El Salvador + 1 more
Escuchar las noticias La emergencia humanitaria en América Central apenas ha comenzado, alertó la subsecretaria general de la ONU para Asuntos Humanitarios. Al finalizar este fin de semana una visita de cuatro días a las zonas afectadas por las inundaciones en Nicaragua y El Salvador, Catherine...
El Salvador + 1 more
(New York, 5 November 2011): The region-wide humanitarian emergency caused by last month’s devastating floods in Central America is only just beginning, the UN's deputy Humanitarian Affairs chief Catherine Bragg has warned. “The people affected by this crisis have lost everything, and their...
2 November 2011: The arrival of Tropical Depression 12E in El Salvador on 7 October 2011 brought unprecedented heavy rainfall to the Central American nation, particularly along the coastline and the volcanic chain in the east and center of the country. Historically, these have always been the most...
El Salvador + 3 more
Persisten las lluvias en la región Cruz Roja Española pone en marcha su intervención de emergencia a través de la distribución de ayuda humanitaria (alimentos, kits de higiene, de cocina, mantas, etc), en colaboración con la Cruz Roja de El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua y Honduras. La...
Guatemala + 2 more
By Danilo Valladares GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 26, 2011 (Tierramérica) - The growing frequency of weather-related disasters in Central America has led to greater organisational efforts for risk management and emergency response. But during the most recent storm in the region, the fruits of these efforts...
El Salvador + 6 more
25 October 2011 – United Nations aid agencies are ramping up their efforts to provide shelter, food and health care to El Salvador, which is facing one of the greatest disasters in its history as heavy rains continue to cause severe flooding across Central America. The UN Office for the...
El Salvador + 2 more
19 October 2011 – The United Nations reported today it has approved an emergency cash grant for El Salvador and sent additional staff to the country as it beefs up efforts to help the Government respond to severe floods that have affected five other countries after heavy rainfall in Central...
Domingo 16 de octubre de 2011 Ante las intensas lluvias que han llevado a la Declaración del Estado de Emergencia Nacional en el país el pasado viernes 14 de octubre, el Gobierno de El Salvador hace un llamado de asistencia humanitaria a la comunidad internacional, a fin de atender las necesidades...
Mexico + 6 more
14 October 2011 – Some 100,000 people in Mexico and Central America are facing flooding as Hurricane Jova and a tropical depression unleash torrential rains over the region, the United Nations reported today as it activated emergency and assessment teams in Nicaragua and El Salvador. In Mexico...