Informes

Prime Minister Paul Martin today issued the following statement detailing federal government initiatives in response to the devastating earthquakes and tidal waves which have struck South and South-east Asia. "The shocking human toll of the terrible disaster in South and South-east…

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ALEXANDER DOWNER AA 04 099 As the scale of the Indian Ocean disaster becomes clearer and specific needs are identified, Australia will continue to provide support for the relief effort. The Government today made further contributions totalling $25 million.…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2004/0194OCHA Situation Report No. 6 Earthquake and Tsunami Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Somalia The Secretary-General has appointed Ms. Margareta Wahlstrom, the United Nations Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, as his Special Coordinator for Humanitarian Assistance to…

I. ISSUE The quake and tsunami waves originating near Aceh Indonesia on 26 December have left a swath of destruction of unprecedented dimensions. It is currently estimated that over 55,000 persons have been killed, a figure that…

Summary The Indonesian Government on December 28 welcomed all U.S. and other international assistance for emergency relief following the December 26 earthquake and tsunami affected northern Sumatra. A lack of supplies and equipment is hampering GOI efforts to provide relief to…

Kristen DeRoo Vanderberg/Stephanie Tombari Millions are still reeling in shock from one of the largest earthquakes in history that crushed southern Asia in the morning hours of December 26. As families in Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand struggle to…

December 27, 2004 Only 150 miles from the epicenter of the earthquake is Indonesia's Northern Sumatra Provence of Aceh, one of the areas most seriously affected by the huge tsunami tidal wave this weekend. Already the estimates of deaths are…

Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, December 27, 2004 - Action Against Hunger has responded to the earthquake and aftershocks in south Asia by providing immediate assistance to the tsunami victims of Sri Lanka in Batticaloa, Trincomalee, and Jaffna. This includes construction of…

SITUACIÓN El 26 de diciembre de 2004, a las 7:59 hora local (00:59 GTM), un gran terremoto de 8,9 grados de en la escala Richter golpeó la costa nor-occidental de Sumatra provocando enormes olas o tsunamis (de más de 10…

TORONTO / December 26, 2004 - The Canadian Catholic Organization for DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE (CCODP) is accepting funds to aid victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. The organization is…