By Indonesia correspondent George Roberts

Indonesian authorities have arrested more than 120 asylum seekers who were trying to reach Australia.

Water police intercepted them at the mouth of a river in west Java as they attempted to make their way to the ocean and beyond to Australia.

On board were 126 asylum seekers from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, but five managed to escape from authorities.

The APRC Annual Report 2011 showcases our impact over the year highlighting results in priority areas of work, including: MDG acceleration and social protection; gender equality; climate change and crisis resilience. Finding effective approaches to these complex issues required thinking outside of the thematic silos and combining the knowledge and expertise of all APRC practice teams.

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Indonesia

As the Mt. Merapi volcano continues to threaten surrounding communities in Java, CWS responds to the needs of affected families.

Volunteers and staff of partner Mitra

Tuberculosis is the world's seventh-leading cause of death. It killed 1.8 million people worldwide last year, up from 1.77 million in 2007. It is one of three primary diseases that are closely linked to poverty, the other two being AIDS and malaria.

Here are some key facts about tuberculosis:

* Tuberculosis is spread easily through

"He is very curious about what is happening in the tent and he kept asking me to take him here," says Salmiati of her 16-month-old boy, Alif, as he peers into a tent full of children.

The tent is big enough to hold the 30 children and their mothers, who are taking part in fun and educational activities, or FEAT, a Church World Service created child-friendly program that will help mitigate the trauma they've experienced from recent earthquakes in West Sumatra.

"Sari, my daughter, is more clingy

2009 Asia Pacific Joint Regional Celebrations

United Nations International Day for Disaster Reduction and ASEAN Disaster Management Day

Strengthening Regional Cooperation towards Hospitals Safety

14 October 2009

Hospitals and health facilities are in the frontline when floods, hurricanes, cyclones, and earthquakes strike. It has been estimated that, for not integrating disaster risk reduction and safety measures as part of their design, construction and functionality, more than 90,000 hospitals and other health facilities in the world's 49

- Working toward food security in southern Pakistan; meeting needs of displaced families in northwest Pakistan

- Families in Afghanistan affected by severe flooding

- Communities in Baja peninsula, Mexico, suffer hurricane damage

Indonesia - A magnitude 7 earthquake hit the island of Java on Sept. 2, killing at least 64 people. An estimated 28,000 people need shelter.

CWS Indonesia dispatched an assessment team to Tasikmalaya and Garut Districts to determine needs of displaced

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament

1. INTRODUCTION

Development Goals (MDGs). Evidence has long suggested that disaster risk reduction (DRR) has a high cost-benefit ratio. The UN's International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) defines DRR as: "Actions taken to reduce the risk of disasters and the adverse impacts of natural hazards, through systematic efforts to analyse and manage the causes of disasters, including through avoidance of hazards, reduced

"Making hospitals safe from disaster" was the theme of tomorrow's International Day for Disaster Reduction, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the Emergency Relief Coordinator, John Holmes, said this afternoon at a Headquarters press conference to make the announcement.

The second Wednesday of October was designated in 1989 to be the International Day, Mr. Holmes went on. The purpose of