Argentina/Paraguay: Drought - May 2009 Updates

The activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2013/01000 CONTEXT The Latin American region is considered one of the most disaster prone...

This report covers the period 01 January 2010 to 31 December 2010. In brief Programme purpose: Support five National Societies in the Southern Cone and Brazil to effectively operationalize Strategy...

HIGHTLIGHTS: - COLOMBIA: more than 2 million people affected by rains. An UNDAC team is providing support. - VENEZUELA: authorities are constructing temporary shelters to allow the start of the...

DESTACADOS: - COLOMBIA: más de 2 millones de afectados por las lluvias. Un equipo UNDAC está brindando apoyo. - VENEZUELA: construcción de albergues temporales para permitir año escolar. - URUGUAY y...

Fueron los especialistas de Consorcios Regionales de Experimentación Agrícola, que temen que se produzcan caídas de rindes y quebrantos en maíz y soja; advierten sobre el efecto en la provisión de...

Unas 30.000 familias indígenas y rurales que habitan en el centro y el norte del Chaco Paraguayo se han visto afectados por la dura sequía que azota a la región occidental desde hace al menos cinco...

La iniciativa de Promover la reducción del riesgo de desastres en las comunidades más vulnerables por efecto de la sequía en el Chaco Paraguayo que está llegando a su etapa final trabajó en la...

This report covers the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009. In brief Programme purpose: Support five National Societies in the Southern Cone and Brazil to effectively operationalize the...

The countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are highly vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, including drought, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, landslides, tsunamis, and volcanic...

1 - Introduction MARS Food-Sec bulletin 01/2010 is the first covering the 2009-2010 summer cropping season (October 2009 to April 2010). The main analysis refers to the time period October to...

La Secretaría de Emergencia Nacional (SEN) envió hoy cinco camiones cargados con 823 kits de víveres que tiene como destino el departamento de Presidente Hayes, Chaco. La provisión de alimentos forma...

La Secretaría de Emergencia Nacional (SEN) envió ayuda humanitaria a familias afectadas por el temporal de ayer en el departamento de Misiones. La Secretaría de Emergencia Nacional (SEN) envió ayuda...

HIGHLIGHTS: URUGUAY: Local authorities evacuated over 1,540 people due to floods. PANAMA: Some 4,184 people in the province of Darien were affected by overflowing rivers. EL SALVADOR: Damages caused...

Glide No. DR-2009-000104-PRY 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...

This report covers the period 01/January/09 to 30/June/09. In brief Programmes summary: The Regional Representation has established closer relationships with the National Societies allowing for...

SANTIAGO, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday that the fight against hunger in Latin America went back when people suffering from hunger...

Executive Board concludes two-day meeting in Rome Rome, 15 September - Poor farmers seeking to better their lives against the backdrop of climate change received a boost this week. During its two-day...

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS Latin American Countries Adopt the Incident Command System USAID/OFDA is providing assistance to 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that are implementing the...

OTTAWA, Ontario - The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board, on behalf of the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced Canada's support of a...

El panorama desalentador que se observa en el interior del Chaco a raíz de la sequía, suma que en las poblaciones urbanas el drama de la falta de agua golpea a diferentes localidades como Avia Terai,...