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The fourth edition of ‘Shelter Projects’, is launched at a time when shelter is more relevant than ever as an instrument of humanitarian response. The case studies in this edition reflect the...

By Rick D'Elia Beneath the daily downpour, Eligio Machado Rizo stands knee-deep in a muddy ditch in the impoverished northern highlands of Nicaragua. Eligio is president of the potable water...

By: Nadia McGill Silver Spring, Maryland [January 30, 2008]-Nearly five months after Hurricane Felix ripped through Latin America and the Caribbean, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)...

ACTED Indonesia: A new boat to go beyond road access problems ACTED teams working in the ?eld do so in collaboration with local economic and social actors as well as with the populations. In the...

This year, three key developments have influenced WHO's emergency work: 1) the increasing demands from Member States to strengthen WHO's emergency response operations; 2) the implementation of the...

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This report covers the period of 01/06/07 to 31/10/07. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease, the International...

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Appeal Amount: US$ 351,182 (238,994 euros) Background In October, a tropical wave provoked heavy rains in Nicaragua, resulting in flooding and landslides throughout much of the country. A total of...

ROME, le 4 décembre 2007 - UPS et TNR, deux grandes entreprises de logistique, se sont unies pour aider la cause humanitaire, en mettant à disposition gratuitement des hangars pour les entrepôts de...

ROME - Two major logistics companies, UPS and TNT, have joined forces for a humanitarian cause by offering free warehousing facilities to the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depots (UNHRD), run...

Compañeros del Instituto Nicaragüense de Turismo donaron 25 mil 583 córdobas equivalente a un día de salario en apoyo a los afectados por las intensas lluvias y será destinado a la compra de ayuda...

By Michael Christie MIAMI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - For a second year in a row, the United States has escaped a severe hurricane hit, pushing memories of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans...

(Extract) Bangladesh Several thousand people were killed when Cyclone Sidr hit the southern coast of Bangladesh on Nov. 15. Needs among survivors are urgent for food, shelter, and medicine. Church...

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM CWS EMERGENCY APPEAL: NICARAGUA FLOODS Appeal Number: 6760 Appeal Amount: $50,000 SITUATION: Torrential, and in some cases record, rains hit the...

Appeal Target: US$ 306,444 Geneva, 15 November 2007 Dear Colleagues, Torrential rains hit the Pacific Western Region of Nicaragua from 10 to 15 October 2007, reaching 15,620 millimeters per square...

OTTAWA-Today in Nicaragua, on behalf of the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, the Honourable Helena Guergis, Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs and International...

Flooding continues to be a problem along the northern Honduran coast as well as the northeastern portion of Nicaragua. This is the result of several weeks of heavy rainfall onto soils already...

According to United Nations estimates, 24,000 people have been affected and close to 2000 homes damaged in Nicaragua as a result of the extreme rainfall and flooding that occurred across Central...