Sentences with phrase «aid agencies said»

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- Health workers are rushing to the site of a fresh Ebola outbreak in Guinea to bolster efforts to contain the virus and prepare for the likelihood of more cases, aid agencies said on Friday.

Foreign aid agencies said relief resources were stretched thin after a big earthquake in central Bohol province last month and displacement caused by fighting with rebels in the country's south, complicating efforts to get supplies in place before the storm struck.

The humanitarian fallout from the conflict is also huge and aid agencies say it is too big for the country to handle on its own, heaping pressure on already overstretched resources.

Aid agencies say Cyclone Pam could be one of the worst disasters ever to hit the region, the BBC reports.

Not exact matches

Aid agencies who are at the forefront of dealing with the influx say they are struggling and need more funding, a comprehensive long - term plan and better coordination with Ottawa.

Vancouver has asked the British Columbia provincial government for more money for refugee aid agencies, said city spokesman Jag Sandhu, and the province has promised C$ 6 million a year over three years.

She said that if confirmed as SBA administrator, she would rely on her experience running the WWE to understand the needs of the entrepreneurs the agency would be tasked with aiding.

Many other cities in Syria are held by rebels or other factions in the civil war, and they are likely to come under further attack, said aid agencies.

FEMA said Wednesday that the agency's aid work for Puerto Rico has not changed since it began aiding the island and that joint assessments were being conducted regularly regarding response and recovery efforts.

Andronicus Adeyemo said there were also a number of people wounded, though the aid agency did not have an exact figure.

«We know churches are not relief agencies, but they have a role to play when there is suffering and loss,» said Daniel Zeidan, who coordinates partnerships between Samaritan's Purse and local churches whose communities need aid.

Giovanna Reda, Head of Humanitarian Programmes for Asia, Middle East and Latin America at aid agency CAFOD, said:

«While total state spending has been held to 2 percent annual growth and most state agency budgets have remained flat, school aid has increased by 27 percent over the last five years, proving that it's already a funding priority,» Peters said.

Cuomo's man visits Stony Point, promises up to $ 300,000 per home, but says those who already agreed to SBA loans are stuck with that aid Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D - Westchester / Rockland) this week announced that local governments in Westchester and Rockland Counties have so far received $ 35,338,879 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance grants to -LSB-...]

I believe if we continue doing what we're doing the state goes down the road to ruin,» Cuomo said during a speech formally announcing the austere plan, which also calls for a massive government restructuring, the merger or consolidation of 11 state agencies into four, and a 10 percent cut in aid for SUNY and CUNY schools.

Kenneth Adams, president of Empire State Development, New York's primary business - aid agency, said governments aren't forgoing funds they now use to pay for police, education, health care and other services because the zone tenants and employees are generally new to the state.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo decried President Donald Trump's proposed budget, saying it takes a «wrecking ball» to federal agencies that provide needed aid to New Yorkers.

He said the state aid agency is working with «corporate relocation specialists» to vet the locations before narrowing its selections and submitting «a proposal to Amazon with multiple sites.»

Empire State Development, the state's primary business aid agency, is coordinating efforts to compete for the online shopping giant's proposed second North American headquarters — a $ 5 billion - plus campus that Seattle - based Amazon has said could employ up to 50,000.

«Despite reductions in the tax revenue forecast and minor reductions in state aid, the budget adds more than $ 700 million in new agency needs in fiscal year 2018,» Kellermann said.

Schlachter said her organization is preparing to find ways to fill this gap but hopes Congress will be able to negotiate some funding for USAID, the government agency that distributes civilian foreign aid.

Cuomo, in his prepared remarks released last night, said he plans today to urge President Obama to issue a disaster declaration for the area and free up aid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Though the administration said the focus on aid was strong, when two Cabinet secretaries spoke at a conference on another subject — including Energy Secretary Rick Perry, whose agency is helping restore the island's power — neither made any mention of Puerto Rico or Hurricane Maria.

Meanwhile, the Ankobiahene of Nkonya, Nana Ampem Darko, also shared his thoughts on the matter on Eyewitness News, saying he was saddened by the killings and called on people of Nkonya and Alavanyo to aid the security agencies to take action.

N. Scott Banks, who became Legal Aid's attorney - in - chief last year, said the agency has made changes to its bookkeeping and accounting practices.

Auditors also said that although Legal Aid, as a nonprofit, is required to return any unused county funds, the agency failed to remit a total of $ 38,296 in health insurance rebates and refunds for polygraph tests, legislative awards and short - term disability to the county.

The coordinator said the agency in collaboration with some aid organisations assisted the victims with shelter and evacuated carcasses of dead animals to guard against outbreak of diseases.

Nassau IDA chief Joseph J. Kearney defended his agency, saying its aid packages to the dealerships «were a proper interpretation of the statute... If Albany wanted to do away with retail in its entirety they would have said so,» he said, referring to state government.

The head of New York City's public hospital system said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration has agreed to disperse hundreds of millions in aid to the agency, ending a funding dispute that left the hospitals dangerously low on cash.

It'll mean a name change for AIDS Community Resources, but more importantly, Executive Director Michael Crinnen says it will allow the agency do what it does best — coordinate care for sufferers of a chronic disease, and hopefully keeping them out of the emergency room.

But she said they could not provide school aid runs for next year without a formula from Cuomo's budget agency.

«Nothing is more political than a U.N. agency,» said Cowal, «but also nothing gets more political than the fight against HIV and AIDS.»

Also this year, the agency is shifting $ 154 million from expiring AIDS grants towards the new priorities, says Collins — a major disruption for a set of researchers who must now apply for non-AIDS money to continue their work.

«The combination of micro scale navigation aiding sensors will provide navigation accuracy that a traditional IMU — equipped with only accelerometers and gyroscopes — can not accomplish,» the agency says.

Philippine Army Major Ruben Guinolbay said help from the United States, other countries and aid agencies was slowed by the lack of clear information.

But CSIRO Staff Association Secretary Sam Popovski in Melbourne said the «backflip» on climate science capacity was «merely a Band - Aid» given that the agency is proceeding with the staff cuts.

Aid organizations and governmental agencies say that timely and accurate data are vital to ending extreme poverty.

The White House has not said exactly how it would reduce nondefense spending by $ 54 billion to the targeted $ 461 billion, but has promised to slash foreign aid, the Environmental Protection Agency, and programs that address climate change.

Fallon defended the firm, saying: «Faced with that challenge and reality, we as a leading learning company have a responsibility to work with every part of society, government, local authorities, aid - agencies, charities, and, yes, local entrepreneurs and private companies as well — to give as many people as we can the chance of a better education and a better start in life.»

Brooks, who has been executive director for the past 16 years, said he pointed out to lawmakers that the SEAA's statute specifically directs the agency to only deal in grants and other aid related to higher education — so lawmakers modified the SEAA's statute during the session, allowing them to administer the school voucher program.

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Around 10,000 cows have been shifted so far in an evacuation aided by the government, Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said, but there are 20,000 more to relocate.

Neil Thorns, Director of Advocacy at the aid agency CAFOD, said: «No one said implementing the Paris Agreement was going to be easy and whilst making some progress, countries have left themselves with plenty to do at next year's talks in Poland.

«It will be important to bring their cutting - edge data and expertise to bear as the state seeks to address the effects of this epidemic of dying trees and aid in the recovery of our forests,» says Ashley Conrad - Saydah, deputy secretary for climate policy with the California Environmental Protection Agency.

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Court of Protection: after holding that an application to the Court of Protection concerning serious medical treatment was properly brought under s21A of the Mental Capacity Act — and therefore will benefit from non-means tested legal aid — Mr Justice Charles criticised the Legal Aid Agency, saying it would «advance any point it considers to be arguable to avoid paying legal aid&raquaid — Mr Justice Charles criticised the Legal Aid Agency, saying it would «advance any point it considers to be arguable to avoid paying legal aid&raquAid Agency, saying it would «advance any point it considers to be arguable to avoid paying legal aid&raquaid».

Freddie Hurlston, who was previously head of criminal justice system initiatives at the Legal Services Commission (the predecessor to the LAA), said many of the staff assessing the bids were from a temporary staff agency on around # 9.30 an hour and had no knowledge of legal aid or previous experience of public sector procurement.

Hertel says that the Center for Innovation can help legal aid organizations by acting as a broker between the agencies and vetting potential technology solutions.

The administrative & legal failings of the Legal Aid Agency need urgent examination, says John Ford