Rapports

Vienna (dpa) - President Heinz Fischer pledged Austrian support on Monday for international aid efforts following the South Asian earthquake and tidal wave disaster. In a message to the heads of state of the stricken countries, he expressed his "deepest…

London (dpa) - Britain was sending tents and plastic sheeting to Sri Lanka after coordinating with the government there on how best to provide assistance, the Department for International Development said Monday. Officials said the number of British dead had risen…

Louis Michel, the European Commissioner responsible for humanitarian aid has pledged today "the rapid release of further substantial humanitarian aid from the European Commission for the victims of the floods in South and South-East Asia". This will come on top…

Agency Seeks Funds to Meet Massive Needs Across South Asia UNITED NATIONS, New York -- In the aftermath of devastating tsunamis that struck several South and South-east Asian countries on Sunday, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is calling on governments,…

On December 27 (Mon), the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance in kind, equivalent to about 14,700,000 yen, including tents, sleeping mats, plastic sheets, electric generators, water purifiers and portable water tanks, to the Government of the Democratic…

On December 27, the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance in kind, equivalent to about 15,500,000 yen, including tents, electric generators, sleeping mats and soap, to the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, which…

CARE is rapidly scaling up its emergency response in areas most severely affected by Sunday's tidal wave. CARE Sri Lanka has close to 250 staff spread across 17 offices in the country. On the day of the tsunami CARE mobilized…

"This is a massive humanitarian disaster and with communications so bad in many areas, we still don't know the full scale of it" said Andrew Hewett, Executive Director of Oxfam Community Aid Abroad. Oxfam Community Aid Abroad has already started work…

NPA's mine action program in the northern Sri Lanka was hit by the Tsunami. The area, nearly at sea level and flat, was severely damaged. We are working to get an overview of the situation and to get in…

This press release is issued by Media Relations & Public Information, UNHCR, Geneva. UNHCR in Sri Lanka is opening up its local relief stockpiles to deliver immediate emergency assistance to victims of Sunday's devastating tsunami, which left thousands of dead,…