News Focus: Tsunami in South Asia



Key resources:


Untitled Document Earthquake and flood-affected areas
UN Tsunami Envoy Bill Clinton
UN report on Tsunami recovery highlights lessons learned
As we have learned in other parts of the world in the wake of massive disasters – from Kobe to New Orleans, Tangshan to Bam – rebuilding the physical, social, and human capital of shattered communities takes years.

UN Tsunami Envoy Bill Clinton - 21 Dec. 2006

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• Statements
• Press remarks



Photo report: Secretary-General visits tsunami-devasted regions in Indonesia | Sri Lanka | Maldives

 
Bill Clinton - Special Envoy for the Tsunami-affected Countries


• Press remarks


Erskine Bowles - Deputy Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery
Jan Egeland
OCHA: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs



Margareta Wahlström - Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator
Statements & briefings:

 UN family at work: pulling together for tsunami aid and recovery
UNICEF - UN Children's Fund UNHCR - UN High Commissioner for Refugees WFP - UN World Food Programme FAO - UN Food and Agriculture Organization IFAD - UN International Fund for Agricultural Development WHO - UN World Health Organization UNESCO - UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNDP - UN Development Programme HEWS - UN Humanitarian Early Warning Service UNEP - UN Environment Programme World Bank UNHCHR - UN High Commissioner for Human rights UNFPA - UN Population Fund ILO - UN International Labour Organization WMO - UN World Meteorological Organization WTO - World Tourism Organization IMO - UN International Maritime Organization UN-HABITAT - UN Human Settlements Programme ITU - International Telecommunication Union ISDR - International Strategy for Disaster Reduction UNV - UN Volunteers
Other useful links
The UN Foundation sets up the Tsunami Relief Fund
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  on supporting the UN recovery effort
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Related press briefings

Press Conference on United Nations Assistance to South Pacific Tsunami Zone

Related press releases

Secretary-General ‘Deeply Saddened’ by Loss of Life, Destruction of Property in Wake of Tsunami in South Pacific

‘FROM TRAGEDY CAN COME WISDOM’ -– LESSONS THAT OPEN MINDS, SAVE LIVES, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT TSUNAMI LESSONS LEARNED EVENT