Informes

Relief operations by Oxfam staff on the spot are under way in four of the countries worst hit by the massive tsunami wave that is known to have killed over 70,000 people. Sri Lanka The government has specified that drinking water…

The Earthquake that struck in the early hours of Sunday 26th December 2004 and the resultant tsunami waves that hit the coastline of Sri Lanka has created an unprecedented crisis in the country. While the entire…

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…

Immediate Needs of Children and Women in Sri-Lanka and the Maldives Sri Lanka ISSUES The tidal wave that hit Sri Lanka on the morning of 26 December has had a devastating impact on the island’s population. With over 10,000…

The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has taken prompt actions to help tsunami victims in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. A 36-member relief team, consisting of medical personnel and volunteers will leave Taiwan for Sri Lanka on Dec. 29, 2004. Shortly…

ROME - Today the United Nations World Food Programme sent its first truckloads of relief food to 12 districts in Sri Lanka that have been devastated by the massive tidal surges sweeping the Indian Ocean region. The 168 tonnes…

Sri Lanka / Situation d'urgence suite au tsunami Depuis dimanche, les populations du Sri Lanka vivent l'horreur : villages dévastés, destruction des biens matériels et des réserves de nourritures, destruction totale des récoltes en cours, inaccessibilité à l'eau potable. Action contre…

As the death tolls near 50,000 and recovery efforts continue across Asian coasts impacted by Sunday's tsunamis, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) has begun to implement some of its initial response to the crisis. A portion of the initial funding of…

(Communicated by the IDF Spokesman) An IDF humanitarian and medical delegation will be dispatched to the area of devastation in Sri Lanka in the wake of the earthquake disaster. The delegation will be sent following the decision of the Defense…

First deliveries of emergency aid funded by the Federal Foreign Office are now reaching the victims of the tsunami disaster in South and South East Asia. As a start, 1 million euro worth of basic humanitarian items such as rice,…