Rapports

"Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation has grave concerns that our ability to respond in a timely manner is being hindered by excessive administrative, bureaucratic and control requirements imposed." Unfolding Humanitarian Tragedy The recent Tsunami is the worst disaster to hit Southern and South East…

December 29, 2004 - The list of things not affected by the December 26th tsunami is far shorter than the things that were destroyed. Road, rail, port and other infrastructure suffered extensive damage - inhibiting immediate relief efforts and…

Media Contact: Elizabeth Walsh Stamford, CT, December 29 2004 - An AmeriCares airlift has left Amsterdam and will arrive in Sri Lanka on Thursday, bringing 30,000 pounds of medical relief to aid the millions of people affected by Sunday's earthquake…

The Norwegian government has so far pledged three million Norwegian Kroner to Norwegian Church Aid to help bring assistance and aid to tsunami victims in Southern India and Sri Lanka. Norwegian Church Aid's contribution to the relief effort in these…

Wednesday December 29, 2004 - The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda is sending $1 million to support its international relief effort in South Asia. These funds will be used directly to provide relief to the victims of the…

(PORTLAND, ORE. -- Dec. 29, 2004) Three teams of local volunteers are scheduled to depart Portland in the next four days -- two for Sri Lanka, and one for Indonesia. A team of volunteers to Thailand departed yesterday and…

HIGHLIGHTS: Natalie Guillerm, Associate Protection Officer returned to work today after a narrow escape from the tidal wave in Unawatuna. Her hotel room was filled with water and she managed to swim/dive out. She was saved by a holding onto…

As noted in yesterday's update, Direct Relief's initial assistance departed today for India and Sri Lanka. Today, an additional five Bristol-Myers Squibb-furnished medical boxes, each valued at over $20,000 were provided to ER physicians traveling tomorrow to Sri Lanka to…

LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The United Nations mobilised what it called the biggest relief operation in its history following Sunday's giant wave which killed tens of thousands of people. In just three days, some 50 to 60 nations have…

HONG KONG, Dec 29, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- With 65,000 confirmed dead in Asia in the worst earthquake and tsunamis on Sunday, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, and Thailand, the four hardest hit countries find themselves not well equipped…