Il convient d'ajouter 300 M€ de prêts à taux concessionnels proposés aux principaux pays touchés et le moratoire décidé en Club de Paris, à l'initiative de notre pays, sur les échéances 2005 des dettes indonésienne et sri lankaise.

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Two years after the tsunami which was happened on 26 December 2004, Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC) continues with recovery programs to assist the affected population in eight countries. Reconstruction and health programs in Indonesia are in full swing. Yet, in Sri Lanka, due to the deteriorating security situation, some rehabilitation activities were hampered. Whereas in the Maldives, India, and Thailand, key programs for the rehabilitation phase are either speedily progressing or completed. In Myanmar, Bangladesh and Seychelles, long-term disaster

Mr. Clinton, who is expected to step down as Special Envoy at the end of the year, will first travel to Tamil Nadu, India, and then on to Phuket, Thailand, before wrapping up his visit

The FAO interventions had considerable impact on the overall economy of the Seychelles and on the lives of the individual beneficiaries.

- Interventions in the fisheries sector enabled many fishers to resume fishing activities thus contributing to the restoration of adequate levels of fish production both for the local and export markets.

- Safety at sea has been enhanced owing to the provision of navigational and life saving equipment.

- Assistance to farmers has led to an increase in vegetable supply in the local market, thus reducing prices

This is a synthesis evaluation covering the international community's funding of the relief response to the tsunami of December 2004.(1) It is one of five similar thematic evaluations commissioned by the Tsunami Evaluation Coalition (TEC) which was set up to promote a sector-wide approach to the evaluation of the tsunami response and to maximise learning.

This synthesis is based on 30 evaluation reports covering bilateral donors, UN agencies, the Red Cross/Red Crescent

1 The report

This report synthesises the five Tsunami Evaluation Coalition (TEC) thematic evaluation reports, their sub-studies and other materials relating to the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis of 26 December 2004. These five studies are published alongside this Synthesis Report as a set,(1) and their titles are:

- Coordination of the international response to tsunami-affected countries

- The role of needs assessment in the tsunami response

Australia provided technical expertise to:

- formulate a reef monitoring strategy

- develop strategies to rehabilitate damaged coral reefs

- assess impacts to near-shore fisheries.

Emergency and Recovery Plan of Action (Appeal No. 28/2004); Operations Update no. 59; Period covered: 1 January to 31 March 2006; Appeal coverage: 39%. The list of contributions can be

FAO is working closely with the Government of Indonesia, line Ministries and NGOs in providing technical and policy guidance to plan and coordinate rehabilitation efforts in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors. FAO's emphasis is on optimizing sustainable outcomes and rebuilding livelihood opportunities for vulnerable fishing and farming families to enhance their food security and incomes.

FAO has provided technical guidance and expertise to the Government of Indonesia through its close collaboration