Reports

Ottawa (June 23, 2005) - Six months after the deadly tsunami devastated lives in Southeast Asia, CARE is working with communities to rebuild homes, health centres and livelihoods - a process that will take as long as five to…

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Six months after the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunamis devastated huge swaths of South and Southeast Asia, a tremendous amount of work still needs to be done, so that those most affected can regain their economic…

IP/05/780 Brussels, 23rd June 2005: The European Union and the United Nations will hold a joint conference on 24 June to focus on the efforts made so far in meeting the huge humanitarian challenge resulting from the tsunami of 26…

BANGKOK: Having launched one of the most complex emergency operations in its history, during which it delivered food, medicine and even helped evacuate the injured, the UN World Food Programme has shifted focus to long-term recovery. WFP continues to be…

OVERVIEW This update marks six months since a massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra triggered the worst natural catastrophe in living memory. Within this relatively short period of time, a great deal has changed: the dead have been buried,…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the wake the powerful 28 March 2005 earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra there was a pressing need for a comprehensive damage assessment of the islands of Nias and Simeulue. The International Organization for Migration and…

Through the Eyes of the Children This report is dedicated to the millions of children whose lives were affected by the devastating Asian earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004. It brings to donors, staff and friends of…

Aceh, Indonesia - Saturday, June 18, 2005 - In Indonesia, International Relief and Development is designing, supervising and administering a USAID/OFDA-funded contract to repair and rehabilitate the Lamabaro water treatment plant. This plant provides water for the whole city of…

GENERAL ISSUES Nias Residents in Gunung Sitoli, the capital city of Nias, have been asked not to construct permanent building on top of their destroyed houses, as the local government want to redesign the city. If they insist in doing so,…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org In…