Informes

This report was issued by OCHA New York, with inputs from OCHA Indonesia. It covers the period from 6 October 2009 to 7 October 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 8 October 2009. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES -…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated October 6, 2009. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) in Padang continues…

CARE distributes relief supplies in hardest-hit areas Padang Pariaman, Sumatra (Oct. 6, 2009) - As international relief operations intensify in the earthquake-shattered areas of West Sumatra, CARE is distributing aid into hard-hit areas reachable only by motorbike or on foot. CARE…

OBI Will Send 100% Of Donations Directly To Disaster Relief Efforts VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (October 5, 2009) - The humanitarian organization Operation Blessing International (OBI) has expanded its disaster relief efforts into India and Vietnam, in addition to major ongoing operations…

The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee is relying on trained community members and experienced staff to build a full-scale response to two powerful earthquakes that rocked Indonesia in the past week and recent storms in the Philippines and Samoa. "Right…

This report was issued by OCHA New York, with inputs from OCHA Indonesia. It covers the period from 05/10/09 to 06/10/09. The next report will be issued on or around 07/10/09. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - On 30 September, a powerful…

Padang, October 6- In the middle of a noisy and crowded church hall in Padang, ACT International members are drawing up an appeal for international assistance. It is not an easy work environment for them. The hall doubles as…

Tarpaulins have been delivered by Caritas to villages yet to receive any direct aid six days after the earthquake that rocked Sumatra. Three hours from the earthquake ravaged Padang, Caritas delivered temporary shelter to 1600 families who were unaware…

As a tsunami, earthquakes and typhoons battered huge swathes of the Pacific region, the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) system has experienced one of the busiest periods in its entire history in responding almost simultaneously to multiple natural disasters. Teams of…

PLAN has announced a US $2.8 million recovery program for earthquake-ravaged Padang, Indonesia. The program has already seen the start of a 6-month relief effort to reach those in immediate need and this will be followed by rehabilitation and reconstruction…