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21 Sep 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of) + 22 others
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (A/59/374)

Report
— UN General Assembly
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A/59/374

Fifty-ninth session
Agenda Item 39 (a)

International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development
Report of the Secretary-General*

Summary

The present report has been prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 58/25, in which the Assembly requested a report on the progress made in improving international response to natural disasters. The report also updates the activities of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group, in response to General Assembly resolution

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05 May 2004

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Federated States of Micronesia - Typhoon Sudal OCHA Situation Report No. 2

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2004/0069
OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Federated States of Micronesia - Typhoon Sudal
Occurred on 9 April 2004

This report is based on information provided by the UNDAC team in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

Situation

1. On Friday 9 April, Typhoon Sudal passed Yap State of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), causing extensive damage to public and private utilities and food crops in the mainland of Yap, whose population is 8,000. The outlying islands of Ulithi and Fais were also struck by the typhoon.

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22 Apr 2004

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Micronesia: Relief agency says hundreds still in Yap shelters

Report
— East-West Center
By Katie Worth

HAGATNA, Guam (Pacific Daily News, April 22) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency has so far brought about 100 people to the region to provide support to typhoon-devastated Yap, an agency official said.

The agency also has sent 20,000 gallons of water to Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, and 23 flight missions with emergency supplies.

Yap was slammed by Typhoon Sudal on April 9, leaving hundreds homeless and the island's utility system in disarray. A recent damage assessment by the International Red Cross put the number

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16 Apr 2004

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Micronesia: President Urusemal and Yap leadership meet on typhoon

Report
— Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
Palikir, POHNPEI (FSM Information Services): April 16, 2004 - President Joseph J. Urusemal is on Yap for a consultation meeting with the State's leadership in the wake of Typhoon Sudal's destruction during the Easter weekend.

President Urusemal had notified Governor Robert Ruechó of his intent to meet with the leadership to help "facilitate survey assessment and immediate mitigation and recovery activities as may be needed" for coordination of short and long term relief programs.

The initial consultation meeting is also

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15 Apr 2004

Micronesia (Federated States of) + 1 other
FSM and Fiji to receive Forum natural disaster funding

Report
— Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The governments of the Federated States of Micronesia and Fiji will each receive payments from the Regional Natural Disaster Relief Fund, administered by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
Secretary General Greg Urwin says amounts of 11-and-a-half thousand US dollars will be provided to assist with relief efforts, following recent damage from Typhoon Sudel in Yap and the flash floods in Fiji.

The Secretariat also has offered to provide technical assistance similar to the relief that was extended in January to Niue and Samoa following Cyclone Heta, and to Vanuatu in February in

Australian Broadcasting Corporation:

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13 Apr 2004

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Federated States of Micronesia - Typhoon Sudal OCHA Situation Report No. 1

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2004/0054
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Federated States of Micronesia - Typhoon Sudal
13 April 2004

Occurred on 9 April 2004

This report is based on information provided by the Government of Federated States of Micronesia.

Situation

1. On Friday 9 April, Typhoon Sudal passed Yap State of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) with winds of more than 200 km/hour and waves of more than 10-meters high. The typhoon battered the State, whose population is 12,000, for more than five hours, causing extensive damage to public and private utilities and food crops.

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12 Apr 2004

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Micronesia's Yap atoll severely damaged by Typhoon Sudal: report

Report
— Agence France-Presse
AUCKLAND, April 12 (AFP) - Nearly all the buildings on Yap atoll in Micronesia have been badly damaged or destroyed in a fierce typhoon which hit last week, the Guam Daily News reported Monday.
Typhoon Sudal stormed into Yap, with a population of 8,000, on Friday and links to the Federated States of Micronesia atoll have only been partially restored.

One person died in the typhoon and the homes of more than 1,500 people have been badly damaged, officials said Sunday.

A Yap State official, Tom Lutte, told the Guam Daily News the island was devastated.

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12 Apr 2004

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Micronesia: Typhoon Sudal leaves Yap in state of emergency

Report
— Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
Palikir, POHNPEI (FSM Information Services): April 12, 2004 - A State of Emergency has been declared for Yap in the wake of typhoon Sudal's destruction to the State during the Easter weekend.
The Declarations issued by both the Governments of the State of Yap and the Federated States of Micronesia on April 9, states that effects of the typhoon have "cost extensive damages to public and private properties, food crops and private homes... and damages to the coastline areas."

The Government of the United States have

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11 Apr 2004

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Micronesia: Typhoon Sudal Information Bulletin No. 1/04

Report
— IFRC
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocated: N/A
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In Brief

This document is being issued based on the needs described below reflecting the information available at this time. Based on further updates and details from assessment reports, or

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11 Apr 2004

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Concern mounting over scale of destruction on romantic Yap

Report
— Agence France-Presse
AUCKLAND, April 11 (AFP) - Concern was mounting Sunday over the scale of cyclone destruction wrought by a cyclone to the island of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).
Yap, a series of atolls making up one of FSM's four states, is famous for its large stone money

The island of around 8,000 people was hit by Tyhoon Sudel late last week and has been cut off since.

A United States Coastguard C-130 Hercules flying in from the US island of Guam 828 kilometres (515 miles) to the north managed to land Saturday.

Yap Disaster Office spokesman Philip

Agence France-Presse:

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10 Apr 2004

Micronesia (Federated States of)
President orders disaster aid for Micronesia Typhoon response

Report
— Federal Emergency Management Agency
Release number: 04-042
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the U.S Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that President Bush has ordered federal disaster aid for the Federated States of Micronesia to supplement response efforts for Typhoon Sudal in the state of Yap.

Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response, said the President took the action under a major disaster declaration issued directly after receiving from FEMA Micronesia's expedited request for federal aid.

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