Rapports

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2005/0029 OCHA Situation Report No. 26 Earthquake and Tsunami Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka Main Highlight In Sri Lanka the death of a senior LTTE member has spawned fears that the political situation may complicate humanitarian relief and reconstruction efforts. Funding…

OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA) Definition - OCHA was one of the first UN organizations to arrive in Aceh province after the tsunami occurred. The OCHA head of office for Banda Aceh arrived on the 27th Dec 04.…

Defence Minister Senator Robert Hill has praised the work of Australian Defence Force engineers, who today handed over Banda Aceh's main water distribution point to the International Federation of the Red Cross. Senator Hill said the engineers have produced enough safe…

Overview According to the latest information provided by BAKORNAS (07/02/05), 114,573 bodies have been buried, with 127,749 listed as missing. The total number of displaced people in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province is 412,438 scattered in 18 districts/cities. The Provincial Government of…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2005/0026 OCHA Situation Report No. 25 Earthquake and Tsunami Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka Main Highlights At a Press Conference on 7 February, Margareta Wahlstrom, the U.N.'s special tsunami relief envoy, said that donor countries are failing to provide enough…

The Red Cross and Red Crescent is active in seven countries hit by last December's earthquake and subsequent Bay of Bengal tsunamis. From Malaysia and the worst affected Aceh Province in Indonesia to Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Maldives and…

Section 1: Introduction Overview On Sunday, 26 December 2004, a major earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred off the west coast of northern Sumatra. This was followed by aftershocks ranging from 6.3 to 7.0 in severity. The earthquakes triggered…

Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew, National Defence Minister Bill Graham and International Cooperation Minister Aileen Carroll today provided an update on the Government of Canada's contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts for countries affected by the December 26 tsunami. Minister…

The IRC has been providing aid in Indonesia's Aceh province in northern Sumatra since 2001. When the tsunami struck on December 26, 2004, we responded quickly to the devastation. In this interview conducted on February 7, Michael Kocher, regional…

Plan has released emergency funds to provide sanitary hygiene kits and baby food for the families affected by flooding in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Torrential rains since 1 February have caused rivers to overflow and flood waters of up to…