tsunami

UN continues aiding tsunami-hit Solomon Islands, but some areas still out of reach

12 April 2007
Relief efforts in the Solomon Islands following last week’s deadly tsunami are being hampered by the lack of access to the more remote regions, the United Nations humanitarian arm warned today, with some areas still not yet reached by emergency teams, ten days after the disaster struck.

Solomon Islands: UN continues to provide aid as 5,500 displaced in wake of tsunami

9 April 2007
After a deadly tsunami struck the Solomon Islands one week ago, the United Nations continues to provide aid and technical assistance in the wake of the natural disaster which has displaced at least 5,500 people in the South Pacific nation, the world body’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.

Solomon Islands at risk of malaria outbreaks and other health concerns, warns UN

5 April 2007
The Solomon Islands faces potentially serious health problems in the wake of Monday’s deadly tsunami, United Nations humanitarian agencies warned today, with diarrhoea outbreaks already being reported in camps for the displaced and a surge expected in the number of malaria cases.

Solomon Islands: UN aid workers start recovery efforts after tsunami

4 April 2007
United Nations emergency and relief workers have begun recovery efforts in the Solomon Islands, helping to set up and run temporary field hospitals to treat the victims of Monday’s undersea earthquake and subsequent tsunami that has killed at least 34 people and displaced more than 5,000 others.

Solomon Islands: UN assessment team deployed after yesterday’s deadly tsunami

3 April 2007
A six-member United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team has been dispatched to the Solomon Islands, a day after the Pacific country was struck by a deadly tsunami caused by a powerful underwater earthquake.

UN sends aid, experts to Solomon Islands in response to Pacific tsunami

2 April 2007
The United Nations Children’s Fund has pre-positioned emergency medical supplies to help thousands of people in the Solomon Islands while experts from the world body are poised to travel to the region in response to an earthquake and resulting tsunami which shook the region earlier today.

UN-backed tsunami warning system for Europe could protect millions of people

13 February 2007
Some 45 million people living along the coasts of Europe will benefit from a new life-saving United Nations-backed project to provide early warnings of an impending tsunami, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported today.

UN marks tsunami anniversary with relief airlift for fresh floods in Indonesia

26 December 2006
The United Nations marked the second anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami today with calls for enhancing early warning systems that can save hundreds of thousands of lives, expressions of regret that the catastrophe failed to unite Sri Lanka’s warring sides in pursuit of peace, and an aid airlift for victims of new flooding.
Former US President Bill Clinton

Lessons from Asia tsunami recovery effort must be passed on, UN envoy Clinton says

21 December 2006
United Nations agencies, aid partners and governments must pass on the lessons learned from dealing with the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed over 230,000 people and affected more than 12 countries, the UN’s special envoy for the disaster, former United States President Bill Clinton, says in a report highlighting 10 key measures to build upon.

UN details how Indian Ocean tsunami trust fund money has been allocated

18 December 2006
Nearly all of the money deposited into a United Nations trust fund to help with the recovery after the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 has been distributed, according to a report released today by the UN humanitarian branch.