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Resolutions Adopted at the
67th Annual Conference of Mayors
New Orleans, Louisiana
June 11-15, 1999 |
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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
COMMENDATION OF U.S. CITIES IN PROVIDING AID TO
CENTRAL AMERICA
WHEREAS, Hurricane Mitch was the worst natural disaster ever to strike the Western
Hemisphere, causing the deaths of more than 9,000 people, leaving millions homeless, and
resulting in more than $8.5 billion in damages to homes, hospitals, schools, roads, farms,
and businesses throughout the region; and
WHEREAS, Central America’s full recovery from the storms of Hurricane Mitch
are clearly in the national interest of the United States; and
WHEREAS, more than 5,000 U.S. military personnel have been working side by side
with our Central American neighbors to help rebuild these nations and restore hope to the
region; and
WHEREAS, part of the U.S. relief effort funded by the recently passed
supplemental bill will help local governments manage the crisis with advice and assistance
in reconstruction and in the management of the funding to ensure that assistance is used
efficiently and serves its intended goal,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The United States Conference of Mayors
commends the many U.S. mayors and cities that immediately reached out to our Central
American neighbors in their time of need and offered financial, material and personal
support around Hurricane Mitch Relief and Reconstruction.
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