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Humanitarian issues


IHA/1065
29/6/2005
Press Release
IHA/1065

UN STILL NEEDS $2.6 BILLION TO MEET URGENT HUMANITARIAN NEEDS


FOR 30 MILLION PEOPLE IN 29 COUNTRIES


(Reissued as received.)


GENEVA, 29 June (UN Information Service) -- Six months after their launch of appeals for this year, the United Nations and its partners still require $2.6 billion to address the urgent humanitarian needs of 30 million people in 29 countries.

IHA/1063-POP/932
24/6/2005
Press Release
IHA/1063
POP/932

SIX MONTHS AFTER THE TSUNAMI:  UNFPA HELPS RESTORE REPRODUCTIVE

 

HEALTH CAPACITY AND PROMOTES WOMEN’S RIGHTS


(Reissued as received.)


BANGKOK, 24 June (UNFPA) -- Re-establishing quality reproductive health services is a top priority for UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, six months after the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

IHA/1061-SAG/377
23/06/2005
Press Release
IHA/1061
SAG/377

BUILDING BACK BETTER LIVELIHOODS IN TSUNAMI ZONE

 


Matching Know-How with Resources

Key Challenge of Recovery Effort Six Months On


(Reissued as received.)

IHA/1060-SAG/375
22/6/2005
Press Release
IHA/1060
SAG/375

FAO WARNS INDONESIAN FISHERMEN ABOUT SUBSTANDARD BOATS

 


Training Will Be Offered to Improve Boatbuilding Skills


(Reissued as received.)


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, 22 June (FAO) -- Fishermen in Sumatra who survived the tsunami are having their lives put at risk by the delivery of poorly constructed boats to replace the craft they lost in the December 26 disaster, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today.