Rapports

by Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo The United Nations special envoy for relief operations has stressed the important role the Red Cross and Red Crescent is playing in efforts to respond to the immense humanitarian needs following the tsunami that devastated…

One week on from the earthquake that has devastated parts of Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia, Save the Children continues to help relieve the suffering of the thousands of children and families affected by the tsunami. A flight will depart…

WASHINGTON, Saturday, January 1, 2005 Overall operational information Nine American Red Cross workers currently in or en-route to affected areas (Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia and India) with expertise to support relief effort in three primary areas: water sanitation services, family linking…

1er janvier: journée de terrain pour moi, profitant d'une accalmie durable de la pluie. Les plus réjouis sont les pensionnaires sinistrés des camps, qui enfin peuvent sécher leurs affaires. 10 cliniques mobiles sont parties au départ de Batticaloa, essentiellement pour…

Vatican City January 1, 2005-- We are now faced with the largest natural disaster of modern times. Within a few hours of the devastation, churches and schools had opened their doors to the survivors and our local Caritas members…

Volunteer physicians, nurses and paramedics have arrived in Sri Lanka and are moving into areas affected by the tsunami disaster. Additional volunteers are in transit and will arrive on Jan. 3. Other teams will depart for Sri Lanka Jan.…

Written by Bandula Jayasekara, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Saturday, January 01, 2005 -- SRIK LANKA -- Once described as a paradise island in the sun, Sri Lanka will take months or even years to recover…

Faced with the unprecedented disaster that struck Asian countries, I have decided to attend the Special ASEAN Leaders' Meeting on the Aftermath of the Earthquake and Tsunami on 6 January in Indonesia to express Japan's determination to extend the…

New York, January 1, 2005 -- When the Tsunami hit Sri Lanka with 50-foot waves traveling more than 1.2 miles inland, the country was already reeling from floods two weeks earlier. Over a period of 10 days, floods had…

Written By Bonnie Gillespie, Staff Writer and Photographer Saturday, January 01, 2005 -- As the new year dawned, millions of tsunami survivors, who were already struggling to cope with a catastrophic disaster, were plagued by unrelenting rainfall, flash floods and severe…