Costa Rica, Nicaragua Daily News–The Tico Times, NGO to raise more roofs for Costa Rica earthquake victims

Costa Rica, Nicaragua Daily News–The Tico Times, NGO to raise more roofs for Costa Rica earthquake victims: "The Chilean nongovernmental organization Un Techo Para Mi País (A Roof for My House) plans to return next week to areas damaged by the Jan. 8 earthquake to build temporary wooden houses for the families left homeless."

Scoop: Myanmar: UN Launches Post-Cyclone Recovery Plan

Scoop: Myanmar: UN Launches Post-Cyclone Recovery Plan: "Myanmar: UN Launches Post-Cyclone Recovery Plan

Speaking at the launch of a plan to rebuild the lives of millions in Myanmar affected by last year’s Cyclone Nargis, the top United Nations official to the region today stressed that strong foundations need to be in place to move beyond emergency relief to restoring economies and social services.

The three-year Post-Nargis Response and Preparedness Plan (PONREPP) provides the blue-print for the reconstruction of communities devastated by the cyclone, which battered the country in early May, leaving around 140,000 dead or missing and displacing 800,000 from their homes."

Costa Rica, Nicaragua Daily News–The Tico Times, NGO builds prefab houses for Costa Rica earthquake victims

Costa Rica, Nicaragua Daily News–The Tico Times, NGO builds prefab houses for Costa Rica earthquake victims: "NGO builds prefab houses for
Costa Rica earthquake victims

About 100 volunteers with the non-governmental organization Un Techo para mi País (A Roof for my Country) built 15 temporary homes this past weekend for families left homeless after the Jan. 8 earthquake."

Myanmar needs $700 mln in cyclone aid - U.N. | International | Reuters

Myanmar needs $700 mln in cyclone aid - U.N. | International | Reuters: "BANGKOK, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Military-ruled Myanmar needs around $700 million in aid over the next three years to recover from last year's devastating cyclone, an aid coordinating group said on Monday.

The appeal, focused on eight key areas including nutrition, health and livelihoods, comes at a time when many governments are being squeezed by the global economic crisis."