Rapports

KUWAIT, Jan 2 (KUNA) -- The Cabinet decided at its weekly regular session on Sunday to increase the aid allocation for south Asian nations stricken with the recent deadly tsunami by eight million US dollars.The cabinet, during the regular…

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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 Revised Preliminary Appeal…

as at 19.00 hrs 02 January 2005 Note: Updated status reports on each country, and on action taken by selected organisations, are maintained by the CHAD Operations Room and are available on request. The sitrep now covers the past 24…

Ottawa, Ontario - Prime Minister Paul Martin today announced new federal government response measures to the tragic earthquakes and tsunamis which struck South and South-East Asia on December 26, 2004. "This tragedy is beyond measure, beyond comprehension," said Prime Minister Martin.…

On December 26, 2004 at 0058 hours GMT, a strong earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.9 on the Richter Scale, occurred off the west coast of Northern Sumatra (Aceh). A subsequent tsunami hit South and Southeast Asia and East…

There is no direct risk of contagion or infectious disease from being near human remains for people who are not directly involved in recovery or other efforts that require handling dead bodies. Individuals in affected areas should instead exercise caution to…

WASHINGTON, Jan 2, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The World Bank will provide more money above its pledge of 250 million dollars for further reconstruction after tsunami in South Asia, the organization's president James Wolfensohn said Sunday. "The 250 million…

Volunteers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation started a large-scale fundraising campaign in Taiwan and other countries where the humanitarian group maintains chapters on Jan. 1, 2005. Thousands of Tzu Chi volunteers took to the streets on Jan. 1…

On December 26, 2004 at 0058 hours GMT, a strong earthquake (http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/earthquakes.shtm), which had a magnitude of 8.9 on the Richter Scale, occurred off the west coast of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. A subsequent tsunami (see http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/tsunamis.shtm) hit South, Southeast Asia,…