‘Adopt an island’ – new UN initiative to help Maldives recover from tsunami

9 February 2005

Big businesses can now adopt small islands in the tsunami-ravaged Maldives under a new United Nations programme to provide funds for people to rebuild their homes in the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago, with the top price tag at over $4 million.

Tsunami response shows way to deal with world’s long-standing ills – UNICEF

7 February 2005

The inspirational worldwide outpouring of humanitarian aid after the Indian Ocean tsunami is a lesson that belies the myths of compassion fatigue and the world as a heartless place in confronting crises in other emergencies and from other scourges, the head of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today.

UN boosts logistical ability to deliver food in tsunami-ravaged Indonesia

7 February 2005

With nearly 500,000 people already having received a one-month supply of food in Indonesia’s tsunami-ravaged Aceh region, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rapidly increasing its logistical capacity, with seven to 10 helicopters now at its disposal and reinforcement by sea starting up today.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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