Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Bahamas, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
HIGHLIGHTS
7.3 million people affected by disasters in the last quarter of 2012.
92 per cent of media coverage for Hurricane Sandy focused on the United States, while only 9 per cent focused on affected Caribbean countries.
Guatemala reconstructs after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake.
