Reports

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has rushed fresh emergency supplies of tents, sleeping mats, and other equipment to the South Sulawesi region of Indonesia where thousands of persons have been killed or displaced by days of unceasing torrential rains. The…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2006/0114 OCHA Situation Report No. 4 INDONESIA - Flash Floods and Landslides in South Sulawesi Province This report is based on information received from the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator's Office in Jakarta. SOUTH SULAWESI PROVINCE I. SITUATION 1. Torrential rains…

Almost one month after the earthquake struck Indonesia, living conditions remain difficult but children and families are positive and forward looking rather than reflective and devastated. One village leader said he felt miserable for the loss that has been…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2006/0111 OCHA Situation Report No. 15 INDONESIA - EARTHQUAKE and Mt. MERAPI Volcano This report is based on information received from the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator's Office in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the UN team in Yogyakarta. HIGHLIGHTS 1. Owing to the…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) NOTE: The last fact sheet was dated June 16, 2006. KEY DEVELOPMENTS At the June 19 U.N. shelter cluster meeting, cluster lead the…

Account #6280 Amount requested: $2.3 million (This revised appeal has an increased number of target beneficiaries and outlines activities in both the crisis phase and post-crisis phase of the CWS response). SITUATION UPDATE: The latest death toll from the May 27 earthquake that…

The Yogyakarta Mayor announced his administration will start distributing building materials to enable the construction of temporary shelters. The initial target is stated to be about 7,200 families. The swift initiative calls for the delegation to identify opportunities to engage…

While construction work is being undertaken in other tsunami-affected countries where the Red Cross and Red Crescent is responding to community needs the focus of this fact sheet is on large-scale housing reconstruction projects in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) NOTE: The last fact sheet was dated June 14, 2006. KEY DEVELOPMENTS On June 16, USAID/OFDA provided more than $1.2 million to CHF…

(extract) Twice monthly news bulletin from the Jesuit Refugee Service International Office. REFUGEE NEWS BRIEFINGS 1. Indonesia: community solidarity provides hope for fast recovery "The moment the earthquake struck Yogyakarta city we mobilised our extensive network in the area and began supplying food and…