Suriname: Floods - May 2006 Updates

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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

Surinam was hit by heavy rains in early May 2006. The banks of the Surinam River in the interior of the country overflowed, resulting in floods in an area the size of the Netherlands. Dozens of...

This report covers the period of 01/01/2006 to 31/12/2006 of a two-year planning and appeal process. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

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Participation d'un détachement d'hélicoptère belge à des opérations de secours au Suriname Sur proposition de M. André Flahaut, Ministre de la Défense, le Conseil des Ministres a marqué son accord...

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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

Rain Water Harvesting With the rainy season, waters are rising again in the East of Suriname. In some areas the situation is critical again. In the Ampomatapu area people have sought a safe haven in...

Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2006)-This past week, in a brief ceremony in Suriname, the Resident Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the representative of the Inter-American...