Informes

IHA/1019 GENEVA, 1 March (UNISDR) -- Experts from Indian Ocean countries affected by the 26 December tsunami and other countries will gather in Paris this week to plan a coordinated tsunami early-warning system for the Indian Ocean. Organised by the…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched an emergency appeal to support the Afghan Red Crescent as it brings much needed humanitarian assistance to vulnerable displaced people during a cold snap that has left hundreds…

(New York, February 16, 2005) The Nepalese army is preventing local journalists and rights activists from publicizing abuses by the military or criticizing any government action, Human Rights Watch said today. Since February 1, when the Royal Nepal Army supported King…

By Patricia Nunan The United States says millions of aid dollars could be suspended unless Nepal's King Gyanendra ends his crackdown on the country's democratic institutions within 100 days. The U.S. ambassador to Nepal issued the warning after the king…

We, Ministers and Special Envoys of Australia, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Seychelles,…

SG/SM/9696 IHA/1008 Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message to the Ministerial Meeting on Regional Cooperation on Tsunami Early Warning Arrangements, delivered by Margareta Wahlström, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Special Coordinator for Humanitarian Assistance to Tsunami-Affected…

28 Jan 2005, Phuket, Thailand Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Exactly one month and two days ago, one of the worst ever natural disasters struck this place and this region. Today, the world has come to meet for the first time…

Banda Aceh/Delhi/Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned of increased risk of vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever across tsunami-affected areas in South Asia. One month after the disaster struck the region on 26 December, the organization…

Prevention programs critical in tsunami devastated areas Bangkok, January 24 - As Thailand rebuilds its tsunami-stricken coastline, the government and its non-government partners must be extra vigilant in promoting HIV/AIDS prevention in those areas, says Patrick Brenny, the UNAIDS Country Coordinator…

World Conference on Disaster Reduction Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 18-22 January 2005 A/CONF.206/L.6/Rev.1 Agenda item 8 Indian Ocean disaster: risk reduction for a safer future Note by the Secretariat This paper, prepared by the secretariat, reflects the many views expressed in the lead up to…