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Over 76K Lebanese families benefit from social Aman Program

Published on: January 4, 2023
15:41

By: Pavel López Lazo

Beirut, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) As many as 76,403 Lebanese families have benefitted from World Bank-funded Emergency Social Safety Net (or Aman) Program, according to Hector Hajjar, Minister of Social Affairs.

Black Florida residents point to lack of relief efforts for Ian

Published on: October 6, 2022
18:31

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Today´s complaints from residents in areas ravaged Category 4 Hurricane Ian have confirmed how hard it would be for Black and poor people to access government´s disaster relief assistance.

Temporary relief for Biden

Published on: November 13, 2021
07:12

By: anonimo

Havana, 13 nov (Prensa Latina) U.S. President, Joe Biden, needed good news after weeks of poor poll ratings and election losses, and it came with the congressional approval of his .2 trillion infrastructure package.

UN requests funds for humanitarian relief to Central American nations

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:10

By: Prensa Latina

United Nations, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday asked the international community for million to assist 8.3 million people in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

Sub-Saharan Africa reports less than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths

Published on: August 19, 2021
13:41

By: Prensa Latina

Nairobi, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) With 887 deaths on Wednesday, according to the report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday, the Covid-19 death toll in Sub-Saharan Africa dropped to less than 1,000 per day.

UN pledges relief from Agent Orange effects in Vietnam

Published on: August 10, 2021
11:57

By: Prensa Latina

Hanoi, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will continue to support Vietnam to eliminate the effects of Agent Orange, the representative of that international agency here, Caitlin Wiesen, said on Tuesday.

Angola seeks relief of financial tensions worsened by Covid-19

Published on: June 12, 2021
11:35

By: Prensa Latina

Luanda, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) This week Angola requested a new extension of payment to external creditors to alleviate its financial tensions aggravated by the Covid-19, while it continues reforming in its economy.

OECD warns about insufficient public development assistance

Published on: April 14, 2021
11:23

By: Prensa Latina

Paris, Apr 14 (Presa Latina) The 161 billion dollars allocated in 2020 to public development assistance accounts for just 1 percent of the economic relief in force worldwide, an international institution said on Wednesday.

Covid-19: new emergency relief payment begins in Brazil

Published on: April 6, 2021
08:10

By: Prensa Latina

Brasilia, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) As of today, Brazilian government will grant a new emergency relief in four installments for informal and non-fixed income self-employees, in order to ease the financial situation of Brazilian families due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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