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The press conference held in the Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar International Congress and Exhibition Palace by the Turkish Red Crescent President Talat Yilmaz about the "Asia is Crying" Campaign: The President of the Turkish Red Crescent, Talat Yilmaz, said that the concern…

LOAN AND PROJECT SUMMARY Borrower: Republic of Indonesia Classification: Targeting classification: Targeted intervention Sectors: Water supply and sanitation; health Subsectors: Water supply and sanitation; health and social services Themes: Sustainable economic growth; inclusive social development; gender and development Subthemes: Rural development; human…

I. Introduction In responding to the Aceh/Sumut emergency, the January MOH/WHO Reproductive Health/Nutrition/Child Health donors' coordination meeting requested Johns Hopkins University to develop a communication strategy to orchestrate the delivery of effective health message for the people in the affected areas.…

Episcopal Relief and Development is assisting families in Indonesia affected by the earthquake on March 28. An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck 75 miles north of the island of Nias, off the west coast of Sumatra. About 600 people are…

INTRODUCTION The earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004 combined to produce a natural disaster of unprecedented scale. With a quarter-million dead and hundreds of thousands more displaced, an energetic, all-out response was required from the world…

By Jane O'Brien NEW YORK, 31 March 2005 - Relief supplies are starting to reach areas damaged by the earthquake that struck Sumatra and nearby islands in Indonesia this week. More than 600 people are reported dead on the worst-hit…

Banda Aceh -- CARE has sent tonnes of relief items, including tents, blankets, water purification systems and medical supplies to Simeulue Island, where CARE has been assisting survivors since December's tsunami and is now well-positioned to respond after yesterday's earthquake. The…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief This Information…

An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck Sumatra at 11.09 pm March 28. The earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean near the islands of Nias and Similue but was felt as far away as Jakarta and Bangkok. In Banda Aceh and…

Overview In the evening of 28 March 2005, at 23:08 hours, a strong earthquake of 8.7 Magnitude (Mw -Moment Magnitude) occurred off the west coast of Sumatra Island in Indonesia (2.065°N, 97.010°E). To 07:13 hours on 30 March, the earthquake…