UNFPA SHIPS SUPPLIES TO ENSURE SAFE CHILDBIRTH,

 

MEET WOMEN’S NEEDS IN TSUNAMI-HIT COUNTRIES

 

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UN STAFF RECEIVE GENEROUS $500,000 MATCHING CHALLENGE GRANT BY

UN FOUNDATION TO ENCOURAGE DONATIONS FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS

 

RUMOURS OF UNSAFE FISH IN TSUNAMI ZONE UNFOUNDED,

 

NO INCREASED RISK OF FISH-BORNE DISEASES

 

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ROME, 14 January (FAO) -- There is no evidence that fish- and seafood-borne illnesses have increased in Asian countries hit by the tsunami, according to a new Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) assessment.

UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR URGES DONORS TO PROVIDE

 

CASH URGENTLY FOR TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORTS

 

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SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES GENEROUS PLEDGES FOR TSUNAMI RELIEF,

 

URGES ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL EARLY WARNING MECHANISM

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

DISASTER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE PREVENTED MASS DEATH TOLL, SAYS ESCAP

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TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORT:  ADOLF OGI CALLS WORLD OF SPORT TO COORDINATED ACTION

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GENEVA, 10 January (UN Information Service) -- Adolf Ogi, the Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, has issued a call for coordinated action to the sports world in response to the recent Indian Ocean tsunami on behalf of the United Nations system.

TAMPERE CONVENTION:  SAVING LIVES THROUGH EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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UNITED NATIONS FLASH APPEAL LAUNCHED IN JAKARTA

 

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JAKARTA, 6 January (OCHA) -- Today, the United Nations and its partners launched a Flash Appeal to respond to the urgent and immediate needs of the communities severely affected by the earthquake and tsunami that hit coastal areas in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Maldives, as well as Myanmar, Seychelles, and Somalia, on 26 December 2004.

TSUNAMI DISASTER:  UNFPA APPEALS TO DONORS FOR $28 MILLION FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH

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NEW YORK, 5 January (UNFPA) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is requesting approximately $28 million from donors to help meet urgent health, hygiene and protection needs for women and youth in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, the three countries hardest hit by last week’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.