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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In its resolution 60/124 of December 2005, the General Assembly of the United Nations sought to remedy two problems that had bedevilled UN efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance...

Glide no: TC-2007-000135 Period covered by this Ops Update: 14 December 2007 to 31 May 2008; Appeal target (current): CHF 2,927,000 (USD 3,073,350 or EUR 1,445,584). Appeal coverage: 99.5%; Appeal...

Friday, June 20, 2008 - The Saint Lucia National Trust is bracing early for the onslaught of this year's hurricane season. Having suffered a serious bashing from Hurricane Dean last year, the...

Les souvenirs des dégâts causés par les intempéries de l'année dernière ne se sont guère estompés que la nouvelle saison cyclonique arrive. C'est l'occasion pour les différents acteurs nationaux et...

General Assembly Sixty-third session Item 68 (a) of the preliminary list* Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special...

KINGSTON (JIS): Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Some 117 of 139 contracts valued at $246 million, which were awarded to effect repairs to schools which sustained damage by hurricane Dean in August 2007, have...

-MODERADOR: Toma la palabra el ciudadano Actuario Ernesto Javier Cordero Arroyo, Secretario de Desarrollo Social. -SECRETARIO ERNESTO JAVIER CORDERO ARROYO: Licenciado Felipe Calderón Hinojosa,...

MONTEGO BAY,(JIS): Saturday, May 03, 2008 - Agricultural production in Hanover is on the upswing, as farmers recover from the effects of bad weather, including Hurricane Dean, last year. Deputy...

HIGHLIGHTS - World cereal production in 2008 is forecast to increase 2.6 percent to a record 2 164 million tonnes. The bulk of the increase is expected to be in wheat following significant expansion...

Monday, April 28, 2008-The regional heads of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), UNDP (United Nations Development...

KINGSTON (JIS): Friday, April 25, 2008 Six new housing solutions will be built in Bath, St. Thomas, for needy persons who were affected by Hurricane Dean last year, with funding being provided by the...

- Agency pre-positioning supplies to 'jump-start' response when storms hit - Global warehouses store additional aid for large disasters Seattle, WA, April 25, 2008- After a record two Category 5...

MANDEVILLE (JIS): Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - Ten schools across the island have received cheques from the Digicel Foundation as part of its Hurricane Dean school rebuilding exercise. Executive...

Glide no: TC-2007-000135 This Revised Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 2,927,000 (USD 2,927,000 or EUR 1,864,331) in cash, kind or services to assist 108,550 beneficiaries for Appeal target (current): CHF...

This report covers the period of 01/01/2006 to 31/12/2007 of a two-year planning and appeal process. In brief Programme summary: Natural and weather related disasters are increasing in frequency. The...

This report covers the period of 01/01/2006 to 31/12/2007 of a two-year planning and appeal process. In brief Goal: National Societies in the Caribbean region are implementing efficient, responsive...

KINGSTON (JIS): Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - The Hurricane Dean Rehabilitation project has received $981.55 million for the 2008/2009 financial year. This is outlined in the Estimates of Expenditure,...

MANDEVILLE(JIS):Tuesday, April 01, 2008 The Ebony Park Production Crop project in Toll Gate Clarendon has sold over $3.8 million worth of various produce from six of its 35 farmers during January and...