Secretary-General saddened by deadly impact of floods in Mexico, Central America
The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General is saddened by the loss of life and damage caused by the severe flooding and mudslides that have affected hundreds of thousands of people across Mexico and Central America. He extends his condolences to all those who have been affected by this natural disaster, and particularly to the families who have lost their loved ones.
The United Nations is currently assessing the extent of the needs created by the flooding and mudslides in the affected countries. The Regional Disaster Response Adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean is en route to El Salvador and a team of disaster assessment and coordination experts is being deployed in the region. United Nations officials remain in close contact with local authorities and stand ready to mobilize international support for emergency relief and recovery efforts.
Source: reliefweb.int
Diary Note Mexico: Amnesty International Secretary General to visit the country
Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan will lead a High Level Mission to Mexico between 8th and 10th August 2005.
Amnesty International’s delegation will include Susan Lee, Director of the Americas programme; Rupert Knox, Researcher on Mexico; Monica Costa, Campaigner on Mexico and Judit Arenas, Head of the Office of the Secretary General.
The delegation will visit the city of Chihuahua and Mexico City and will meet state and federal authorities and members of civil society. Amnesty International has invited representatives of the main political parties to a public discussion ahead
Central America, Mexico and Haiti: Floods from Hurricane Stan Emergency Appeal No. 05EA021
THIS EMERGENCY APPEAL SEEKS CHF 1,568,000 (USD 1,230,694 OR EUR 1,012,648) IN CASH, KIND, OR SERVICES TO ASSIST 10,250 FAMILIES (SOME 51,250 BENEFICIARIES) FOR 6 MONTHS
CHF 250,000 (USD 196,188 or EUR 161,463) has been allocated from the Federation’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to begin relief operations in response to the floods. Unearmarked funds to reimburse the DREF are encouraged.
A separate appeal seeking CHF 487,000 for 21,000 people (4,200 families) for floods and volcanic activity in El Salvador was launched on 5 October 2005
The situation
Mexico: International funding available for Mexico-Central America refinery
International funding is available for a proposed oil refinery in Central America that would help reduce the cost of fuel for countries in the region, Mexico's energy secretary said Wednesday.
"We've already received offers from monetary institutions to finance 100 percent of the project," Secretary Fernando Canales said in an interview with W Radio. Specifically, Canales mentioned the Inter-American Development Bank as a potential sponsor.
Mexican and Central American leaders formalized their agreement to build a refinery in an as-yet-undesignated Central American country during the Americas Summit last week in Argentina.
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Mexico, Central America floods, mudslides kill 162
Raging brown floodwater and banks of mud covered chunks of Central America and southern Mexico on Thursday after days of torrential rain and mudslides killed at least 162 across the region.
Rescue workers battled to get to remote villages, where hillsides have collapsed under the downpour, and thousands of evacuees from urban shantytowns hunkered down in emergency shelters as rain continued to pound the region.
The death toll soared on Wednesday as rivers swollen by rain from Hurricane Stan burst their banks in southern Mexico, and emergency teams found dozens of bodies buried under banks
Mexico's America Movil Confirms Purchase Of Smartcom
Mexican wireless phone company America Movil SA (AMX) confirmed the acquisition of Chilean mobile company Smartcom from Spain's Endesa SA (ELE), but gave the purchase price as $472 million.
Earlier Wednesday, Endesa announced the deal in a regulatory filing, saying that it had received EUR414 million, or $505 million, for the sale of the unit.
America Movil spokesman Gonzalo Garcia said he didn't know why there was a discrepancy in the figures, but that the $472 million represented the enterprise value of the Chilean company, and that the transaction involved 100% of the
Should US Cede Oklahoma To Mexico?
Despite the fact that politicians in America and Mexico will not admit it, the two North American neighbor nations are engaged in war.
Mexico is the aggressor as it continues to attack the US by sending millions of illiterate Mexican peasants across the border into US territory.
This invasion has a devastating impact on US homeland security, economic stability and the preservation of superior Anglican culture and language.
Conversely, applying the theory of addition by subtraction, Mexico is actually strengthened when its more needy and less productive elements migrate illegally to America.
Because of complex eco-political realities(bribes and
How to reach Mexico?
By far the most popular style of transport is independent travel relying on the network of buses of varying quality that criss-cross Central America and Mexico. Bus travel is certainly a very good way to get a feel for the countries you are travelling through. But don't shun the occasional opportunity to take a short flight - the view from above has the benefit of providing a different perspective.
Travelling under your own steam is also very popular and brings with it a freedom to explore that bus travel simply does not allow. We provide details on driving
Ernesto prompts evacuations in Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Ernesto threatened Haiti with deadly floods and prompted evacuations in Florida and Cuba on Sunday as it headed for the Gulf of Mexico a year after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
Residents of the battered United States Gulf coast jazz city were breathing more easily as the Atlantic seasons first hurricane took a path that left Louisiana outside the danger zone but raised alarms in Florida, weary from eight hurricanes in the last two years.
Cuba, facing its first hurricane in decades without President Fidel Castro at the helm, began evacuating 200 000 people from
Statement by OAS Secretary General, Jose Miguel Insulza, on the Elections in Mexico
The decision taken by Mexicos Federal Electoral Institute to refrain from naming a winner until a recount of all the votes cast on Sunday July 2 can be made will prolong by several days the official announcement of a new President of Mexico.
This appears to be the only possible decision, given that the narrow results available at this time make it advisable to exercise utmost caution in order to respect the verdict of the citizens.
In this context, we congratulate all Mexicans for the exemplary manner in which they
Mexico to hire consultant on oil project
Mexico and nine other countries mostly from Central America will choose by Jan. 20 a firm to help them study the best location for a regional oil refinery, said Mexico´s Energy Secretary at a news conference.
Presidents from the group of countries, which include Colombia and the Dominican Republic, in a meeting on Tuesday in Cancun also agreed to form a company with about US$100 million to buy oil and distribute the gasoline produced by the refinery, said Mexican Energy Minister Fernando Canales, according to the transcript of a news conference held today and
