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Post hurricane needs assessment kicks off in Dominica

Roseau, Dominica- 18 October – Following the colossal category 5 hurricane that decimated the Caribbean island nation of Dominica on 18 September a UN-wide Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) kicks off today, led by a senior UNDP and World Bank team on the ground. Critical infrastructure—including electrical lines, houses, public…...

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‘Agriculture in Dominica, as we know it, now ceases to exist’ – OECS Commissioner

Hurricane Maria has destroyed the agriculture sector in Dominica. The Category Five hurricane flattened Dominica on 18 September. Both the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) – which is leading the Community’s response to the disaster  – and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said that there was 100…...

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Hurricane Maria could cost Dominica billions of dollars, says CDEMA

REGIONAL disaster management and relief authorities are predicting that it will cost Dominica several billions of dollars to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, which struck the Eastern Caribbean island last week, killing an estimated 20 people and leaving the small island nation in devastation....

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Secretary-General Calls for Cuts in Carbon Emissions, Greater Efforts to Build Resilience, amid Most Violent Hurricane Season on Record

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the High-Level Event on Hurricane Irma, in New York today: Thank you to everyone here for your solidarity with the millions of people across the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Irma.  I would like to express my deepest sympathies to those who lost…...

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Cayman Islands Premier delivers relief aid for Anguilla hurricane recovery

Hon. Alden McLaughlin, Premier of the Cayman Islands, on Friday 15 September 2017 delivered 15,000 lbs of relief aid to assist Anguilla in its post hurricane recovery. Anguilla, an Associate Member of CARICOM was pummeled by one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, hurricane Irma, on Tuesday 5…...

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