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The Government has announced an allocation of €10m from public funds for the relief of victims of the disaster. The Government stands ready to provide further assistance, as part of the co-ordinated international relief effort. In this regard, the Ministers…
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On January 2, Belgium committed 10 million euro (USD13.5 million) in addition to the 2 million euro (USD 2.7 million) already budgeted in immediate relief for the populations affected by the tsunami. This brings Belgium's public relief for the…
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News No. 05/2 - 5 January 2005 Last week, following the disaster in Asia, the ICRC launched a special website (www.familylinks.icrc.org) to provide information for people on the spot and around the world who are concerned about the safety of…
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The immediate priority for the health of the displaced populations in the aftermath of the Southeast Asia earthquake and tsunami remains access to adequate supplies of safe drinking water. Additionally, pressing needs are sanitation and hygiene, shelter and access to…
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To date, the Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC) has received a total of HK$243 million of donation from the Hong Kong community for its relief operations to help the tsunami disaster victims. Latest major donations are HK$3 million from…
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As the emergency relief operation coordinated by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies develops for victims of the devastating tidal waves in Asia that have left some 150,000 people dead, Secretary General Markku Niskala, in…
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By Tapiwa Gomo, Harare As the events in South East Asia unfold after the unprecedented disaster that left approximately 150 000 dead, several missing and thousands injured, the Red Cross society in South Africa has launched a fundraising drive to…
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Long-term Red Cross and Red Crescent assistance to Asian communities devastated by the tsunami on 26 December will amount to more than 650 million Swiss francs (€ 419 million or US$ 556 million), the International Federation of Red Cross…
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PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - International police organisation Interpol said on Wednesday it was creating a support group to help teams working to identify the victims of a tsunami in southern Asia that killed around 150,000 people. Senior police officials…
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The New Zealand public have now donated more than $3.2 million to the Red Cross South Asia Tsunami appeal. "This is the most money ever raised from public donations to a New Zealand Red Cross emergency appeal," Operations Manager Andrew…
