Reports

Sálvano Briceño, Director, Inter-agency secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Almost 2 weeks following the deadly tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands of people in the Indian Ocean region, Sálvano Briceño notes 10 valuable lessons to be learned…

Phnom Penh (dpa) - The cash-strapped Cambodian government and the nation's former king, Norodom Sihanouk, have pledged around 100,000 dollars between them to help victims of the Asian tsunami, a government spokesman said Friday. Foreign Ministry secretary of state Kao Kim…

London (dpa) - The G7 group of industrialised nations have agreed to freeze debts owed by tsunami-hit countries in Southeast Asia, British Chancellor Gordon Brown told the BBC Friday. Speaking prior to a meeting of the Paris Club of…

Aujourd'hui vendredi, l'oeuvre d'entraide suisse Chaîne du bonheur et la DDC se sont rencontrées pour un échange d'informations. Tous les acteurs suisses sont intéressés à une étroite collaboration. La coordination et le recours aux synergies doivent permettre à l'aide suisse…

JAKARTA, Jan 6 (Reuters) - A joint draft statement for Thursday's global tsunami crisis summit welcomes debt relief for devastated Asian countries and supports an early warning system. The document -- circulated among the 26 nations and groups attending the…

On December the 26th the world witnessed one of the greatest natural disasters in recent history. We mourn together with the families of those who died and send our condolences and thoughts to the nations affected by this enormous…

Why has the international community waited until to today to organise a "Relief Summit" in Jakarta, asks GOAL's John O'Shea. The humanitarian agencies chief in a statement says: "This fact alone shows how out of touch major governments and the United…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organisation and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief Revised Preliminary Appeal No.…

NEW YORK, 6 December 2005 - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said today that tsunami-devastated regions in Asia urgently need a billion dollars to provide water, food and shelter over the next six months. He met with the leaders of…

Riyadh/Cairo (dpa) - The Saudi government is to triple its aid pledge to tsunami-hit regions of South Asia following criticism that the gulf region was not contributing enough, it was announced Thursday in Riyadh. The government has raised its pledge to…