Rapports

Manila (dpa) - The Philippines on Saturday dispatched a 12-member medical team to Sri Lanka to help the victims of Sunday's earthquake-induced tsunamis. The team - composed of doctors, nurses and sanitation engineers -was to stay in Sri Lanka for…

Following the launch of the global International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' Appeal to help victims of the Asian quake and tsunamis, a new target has been set at A$ 75.9 million, as the toll continues…

AA 04 101 As new information provides a clearer picture of the full extent of the Indian Ocean disaster Australia will continue to increase its support for the international relief effort. The enormity of this tragedy continues to grow. In Indonesia,…

Christian Aid's Asia specialist, Anjali Kwatra, is part of a Christian Aid emergency assessment team in Batticaloa, eastern Sri Lanka. Here is her eyewitness account. We spent the day in the village of Dutchbar three miles away from our base…

At the last days of 2004, when people in the world was waiting for new year coming with all hopes and wishes of a happy life, an earthquake of Richter scale of 9 created a huge giant waves to…

No. 196/04 More assistance to follow for reconstruction work MANILA, PHILIPPINES (31 December 2004) - The Asian Development Bank today announced that up to $325 million will be made immediately available in response to requests from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Maldives to…

On the fifth day after the devastating tsunami disasters that affected the coastal areas of most of Sri Lanka UNDP support to emergency operations has further intensified. UNDP continues to provide continuous secretariat support to the UNRC for the…

Following the disastrous effect of the Tsunami on Sri Lanka; there have been threat assessments predicting that landmines have been relocated by the flooding and now pose serious dangers to emergency efforts. NPAs (Norwegian People's Aid) preliminary analysis of the current…

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) has begun a $1.7 million Cdn./$1.4 million U.S. immediate and long-term response to devastation left behind by the southern Asia earthquake and tsunamis that have killed over 100,000 people in eight countries, one third of…

On 30th.December.2004 TRO Issued Mats, Bed sheet, and Milk food to 5000 victims of "Tsunami" . 60 care centres are maintained by TRO in Trinco District. Medical assistance and other services are also provided and also Co-ordinates Doctors and…