The Tsunami Disaster : Beyond Relief Towards Development

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The second event in the Lectures and Conversations Series, "The Tsunami Disaster : Beyond Relief Towards Development" will take place on 25 July 2005 at UN Headquarters in the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium, from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. It is held in commemoration of the birthday of Dag Hammarskjöld who was born on 29 July 1905.

The event focuses on the UN and worldwide response to the Tsunami of December 2004. Under-Secretary-General Shashi Tharoor will interview Kathleen Cravero, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery and Margareta Wahlström, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator.

UN and IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) humanitarian presence in the Tsunami-affected regions (As of May 2005):

Useful links and background documents

The UN Response - provides links to statements and activities of the Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Special Envoy for the Tsunami-affected Countries, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Jan Egeland. Also points to related news stories, press releases, and useful links. Includes a map entitled "UN family at work, pulling together for tsunami aid and recovery". Produced by UN News Centre.

South Asia: Earthquake and Tsunami - Dec 2004 - latest updates from governments, news agencies, academic institutions, NGOs, UN and other international organizations. Also contains maps, country profiles, background and sectoral information. Produced by Reliefweb News.

South Asia Earthquake and Tsunami: Affected population figures:

Tsunami Flash Appeal Expenditure Tracking - summarises expenditure by UN agencies on projects in affected countries and the region. Maintained by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Recent Documents

A/RES/59/279 - Strengthening emergency relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and prevention in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.

A/59/669 - Letter dated 2005/01/11 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the United Nations.
Transmits Declaration on Action to Strengthen Emergency Relief, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Prevention in the Aftermath of the Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster of 26 December 2005.

A/60/63 - Oceans and the law of the sea : report of the Secretary-General.

E/2005/48 - Report on post-tsunami actions undertaken by the World Tourism Organization : note by the Secretary-General.

E/ESCAP/1331 - Report on the current economic situation in the region and related policy issues : note by the Secretariat.

OCHA/CAP/2005/1 - Indian Ocean Earthquake-Tsunami 2005 Flash Appeal : Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP).

Additional titles on tsunamis and disaster relief from UNBISnet.