tsunami

Devastation along Aceh's coast

UN agency helps tsunami survivors who will not relocate from ravaged village

4 February 2005
While the Indonesian Government is relocating to camps scores of thousands of people displaced by December’s devastating tsunami in Aceh province, the United Nations refugee agency is tending to the needs of 4,000 survivors who have made clear their ravaged fishing village is their home and they do not want to leave.
Carol Bellamy

US football players, international rugby and pop stars teams up for tsunami aid

3 February 2005
Leading United States football players, international rugby and Western and Asian pop stars are being recruited into the United Nations effort to bring relief and raise funds for the millions of people devastated by last month’s Indian Ocean tsunami.
Devastated homes on the northern coast of Sri Lanka.

UN takes first step in rebuilding Sri Lanka's fishing fleet, destroyed by tsunami

3 February 2005
In the first small step in a large-scale initiative to help restore the livelihoods of thousands of Sri Lankan fishermen devastated by December's Indian Ocean tsunami, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today handed over an initial $380,000 consignment of boat repair kits.
Former US President Bill Clinton

Former US President Clinton accepts role of UN envoy for tsunami relief effort

1 February 2005
Former United States President Bill Clinton has accepted the offer by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to become his special envoy for countries affected by last month's devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, Mr. Annan's spokesman confirmed today.
UNESCO head Koïchiro Matsuura

UN plans interim tsunami warning system that could be running almost at once

31 January 2005
In a first step to prevent a repeat of the horrendous toll reaped a month ago by the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, the United Nations is developing an interim early warning system for the region that could be operational almost immediately until a longer-term fully-fledged mechanism is put in place.

Indonesia welcomes more permanent UN presence in Aceh for tsunami relief

31 January 2005
The Indonesian military has welcomed a more permanent United Nations presence to reinforce aid coordination in the city of Calang in Aceh province, the area most devastated by last month’s tsunami, and infrastructure for a UN office is on the way there while several agencies already have staff on the ground.
Shelter in Aceh for women and children

Build up logistics, cooperation with private sector before next tsunami strikes – UN

28 January 2005
Briefing Member States on the key lessons learned from the United Nations-coordinated relief response to last month's devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, the world body's top relief official today stressed the need to build up logistics, communications and cooperation with the private sector before the next disaster strikes.

UN seeks $67 million for increased risk of malaria, dengue fever after tsunami

27 January 2005
Warning of an increased risk of deadly mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever sweeping across South Asian countries ravaged by last month’s tsunami, the United Nations health agency issued an urgent appeal today for $67 million to ward off a potentially severe public health crisis over the next six months.
Jan Egeland briefs press

One month into tsunami relief effort, UN faces even bigger rehabilitation task

26 January 2005
One month after a massive tsunami ravaged a dozen Indian Ocean countries on 26 December, the top United Nations emergency official today drew up a positive balance sheet of a "remarkably, singularly effective, swift and muscular" international response that saved tens of thousands of lives against tremendous odds.
Tsunami destruction on Indonesian coast

Beyond huge tsunami death toll, Indonesia faces massive loss of livelihoods – UN

25 January 2005
Beyond the enormous loss of life, Indonesia – the country most ravaged by last month's devastating Indian Ocean tsunami – faces a massive loss of livelihoods with the destruction of about 40,000 hectares of rice paddies and 70 per cent of the fishing industry, according to the latest United Nations assessments.