The White House on Thursday waived an act that was preventing foreign ships from delivering supplies to Puerto Rico, more than a week after Hurricane Maria devastated the US territory [...] The Jones Act requires goods sent between US ports to be carried on ships built, owned and operated by the US. But lawmakers said it slowed the delivery of much-needed aid to Puerto Rico, where millions of Americans do not have electricity, adequate access to clean drinking water or a reliable fuel supply. 

As emergency assistance begins to arrive in cyclone devastated Vanuatu, an international conference on disaster risk reduction considered actions to assist threatened Pacific island nations in warding off future disasters.

Compiled by Molly Claflin and Millicent Jefferson

A two part summary of press reports on public diplomacy issues and the December 2004 Tsunami Crisis.  A supplement to John Brown’s Public Diplomacy Press Review.

CPD Media Monitor Report by Molly Claflin and Millicent Jefferson

A two-part summary of press reports on public diplomacy issues and the December 2004 Tsunami Crisis.  A supplement to John Brown’s Public Diplomacy Press Review.