Informes

New Delhi (dpa) - Two Indian aircraft equipped as mobile hospitals left for Sri Lanka Friday to treat victims of Sunday's tidal waves. Sunday's earthquake off Indonesia and the tidal waves that followed wrought devastation in the coastal belts of India,…

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, December 31, 2004 -- At a time when people are typically celebrating the start of a brand new year, the people of southern Asia and eastern Africa will begin the year 2005 recovering from tragedy and disaster.…

31 décembre. La mousson tropicale s'abat à pleines eaux sur Batticaloa. Dans les camps, les réfugiés s'entassent, par exemple, sur les tables de classes pour garder les pieds au sec. Depuis ce soir la principale route d'accès est coupée…

Suite au séisme et au raz-de-marée du 26 décembre en Asie du Sud-Est, Jean Asselborn, Vice-Premier ministre et ministre des Affaires étrangères du Grand Duché de Luxembourg, s'est concerté avec ses homologues sur les efforts de secours et de…

New York, 31 December 2004: UNDP will integrate risk reduction into recovery and reconstruction programmes in the Asian tsunami aftermath. The aim is to avoid as early as possible rebuilding pre-existing risks and vulnerabilities in the devastated areas. The Government…

Period Covered 30th to the 31th December, 2004 Date of transmission: 31th December, 2004 20:00 hrs Key Developments WHO has mobilized 190 New Emergency Health Kits to cover essential medicine needs of 2 million people for three months - delivery will…

Oxfam's longstanding commitment to development in Asia will continue beyond crisis through rebuilding process BOSTON -- International humanitarian agency Oxfam America announced today that due to the overwhelming generosity of concerned citizens, the agency has raised over $7.5 million dollars (and…

Medair's emergency response team are on the ground in Colombo and will be traveling to Ampara on the East Coast tomorrow. Ampara is one of the most remote and worst affected areas in the region. Joshua Rey, the Medair…

(PORTLAND, ORE. -- Dec. 31, 2004) More than 30 disaster volunteers with Northwest Medical Teams head to south Asia this coming week, equipped with nearly $100,000 in life-saving medicines. This weekend alone, two medical teams from Portland depart to help…

December 31, 2004: CRF has announced a number of new developments in its efforts to deliver aid to the victims of the Asian Quake and Tsunami: 1) Over $30,000 CAD have been raised to date. Much more funding is anticipated…