2008 was an extremely busy year for the Caribbean region. The Caribbean Regional Representation Office (CRRO) in Port of Spain, Trinidad and the newly established Regional Representation for the Latin Caribbean (LCRR) in Santo Domingo, covering Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti faced various emergency operations, in addition to the upscale in activities undertaken by the various programmes of the Regional Representations.
The 2008 hurricane season saw the passing of several hurricanes and tropical storms in the region, leaving many countries affected and three International Appeals launched in response, as well as an International Appeal for the response to the flooding experienced in Suriname.
The full report can be consulted at:
 Annual Report 2008 (540Kb) - pdf
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