tsunami

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.
Former US President Bill Clinton

Former US President Clinton visits Asia for last time as UN tsunami envoy

1 December 2006
Former United States President Bill Clinton starts his last visit to Asia today as the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, making stops in India, Thailand and Indonesia to review rebuilding progress after the ravages of the 2004 disaster that killed over 230,000 people and affected more than 12 countries in the region.
Former US President Bill Clinton chairs meeting

Annan lauds tsunami envoy Bill Clinton, says the UN will continue his rebuilding efforts

15 November 2006
Marking the final meeting of the international consortium set up to deal with the ravages of the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today praised former United States President Bill Clinton for making a “profound difference” to millions of survivors of the disaster.

UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery receives reports on restoration progress

31 October 2006
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, former United States President Bill Clinton, is attending two meetings in New York today, including one at which leading U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) will present a series of reports on lessons learned from their recovery work.

Deputy UN envoy for tsunami recovery deplores rising bloodshed in Sri Lanka

29 September 2006
The United Nations’ Deputy Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery today added his voice to the chorus of alarm at reports that more than 200 civilians had been killed and thousands more displaced during the past two months in fresh fighting between Government forces and Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka.
Special Envoy Bill Clinton

UN tsunami envoy Bill Clinton welcomes political reform progress in the Maldives

28 September 2006
The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, former United States President Bill Clinton, today welcomed the release of an opposition leader in the Maldives and the commitment by the archipelago’s Government to undertake further political reform as it rebuilds in the wake of the disaster.
Tsunami damage in Pangandaran, Java

Coastal residents of Indian Ocean States must be ‘tsunami-savvy’: UNESCO

2 August 2006
People living along the coast in vulnerable Indian Ocean countries must learn to be “tsunami-savvy” to survive, while authorities must have solid planning in place to evacuate affected areas, a senior official from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) warned today, just over two weeks after a deadly wave killed almost 700 people in Indonesia and displaced tens of thousands.

Latest tsunami shows need for complete warning system: UN regional group

24 July 2006
Following last week’s tsunami that killed hundreds of people on the south-central coast of the Indonesian island of Java, the head of a United Nations regional development commission called today for more comprehensive coverage from the warning systems now being developed in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the devastating waves it created.