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11 Dec 2012

Niue (New Zealand) + 1 other
Protecting Niue’s school children

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— Australian Agency for International Development

January 2004 saw the worst cyclone in Niue’s history devastate the small island nation. Natural ecosystems and buildings alike were swept away by up to 296 kilometre per hour winds and waves reaching up to 50 metres high. Cyclone Heta was proof of Niue’s vulnerability to extreme weather conditions. It was also an important lesson for the country on planning ahead for natural disasters to secure the future of its people.

14 May 2010

Tonga + 3 others
Improving Response Capacity in Polynesia

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— UN High Commissioner for Refugees

The eCentre organizes its second emergency management workshop in the Pacific Islands, this time in Tonga.

From cyclones to tsunamis, floods to volcanoes, the Polynesian Islands face a wide range of natural hazards. When these occur, vast ocean distances and scattered populations on vulnerable and remote islands can create daunting logistical challenges for responders. Natural events can quickly overwhelm local capacities and resources, and even comparatively small-scale of disasters can have huge impacts on the affected people and countries.

To confront these challenges, the UNHCR

10 Jul 2009

Antigua and Barbuda + 26 others
Press conference by Alliance of Small Island States on climate change

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— UN Department of Public Information

In response to the announcement that leaders of the Major Economies Forum had agreed to hold rising temperatures to no more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) today reaffirmed its call for short- and medium-term targets that would limit increases to below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Addressing a Headquarters press conference on climate change, Dessima M. Williams, Permanent Representative of Grenada and Chairperson of AOSIS, welcomed the statements by the major economies,

14 May 2009

Samoa + 9 others
Commission on Climate Change and Development presents its final report to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

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— Government of Sweden, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Donors urged to honour their ODA commitments; local ownership is key; new and additional money for adaptation is needed together with effective global funding mechanisms. These are the some of the Commission's conclusions to help people adapt to the already visible effects of climate change.

Fighting poverty and fighting climate change are the ultimate issues of our time. They are inseparable and have to be addressed together, says Ms Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Chair of the international Commission on Climate Change and Development.

02 Dec 2008

Fiji + 6 others
Climate change and food security in Pacific Island Countries

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— Food and Agriculture Organization

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PREFACE

With increasing global temperatures, rising sea levels and more frequent and intense extreme weather events, Pacific islands countries, especially those in warmer latitudes, are the most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Their populations are expected to be among the first that will need to adapt to climate change or even abandon their traditional homeland and relocate. Unless we act now, climate change will constitute a major barrier to the achievement of sustainable development and viable food production goals for all Pacific

30 Sep 2008

China + 19 others
Asia and Pacific - Preparedness and Mitigation Programs Fact Sheet #1 (FY 2008)

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— US Agency for International Development

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U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)

BACKGROUND

Disasters including earthquakes, typhoons, floods, landslides, volcanoes, droughts, tsunamis, and wildfires affect populations throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Worsening socio-economic conditions of some populations are increasing the region's vulnerability. Demographic changes, urbanization, and environmental degradation have reduced

30 Sep 2006

Afghanistan + 20 others
Asia: Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Programs Fact Sheet #1 (FY 2006)

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— US Agency for International Development

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U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)

Background

People of the Asia-Pacific region are severely affected by natural hazards such as earthquakes, typhoons, floods, landslides, volcanoes, droughts, tsunamis, and wildfires. Asia's vulnerability is compounded by socio-economic conditions that steadily increase the impact of disasters. Demographic changes, urbanization, and environmental degradation

31 May 2005

Samoa + 6 others
Pacific Region Appeal No. 01.72/2004 Annual Report

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— IFRC

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In Brief

Appeal No. 01.72/2004;

Appeal target: CHF 2,051,861;

Appeal coverage: 90.1%.

Operational Context

Throughout the year 2004, Pacific national societies made further progress towards achieving common objectives agreed under the Pacific Action Plan 2003-2006 in the three priority areas of health and care, disaster management and capacity building. HIV/AIDS programming was scaled up and significant progress was made in improving the quality and depth of ongoing first aid training, while blood donor recruitment

06 Jan 2005

Swaziland + 16 others
ACT Appeal Rapid Response Fund 2005 - RRF- 5

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— Action by Churches Together International

Total Appeal Target : US$ 750,000

Balance Requested from ACT Network: 738,743.09

Geneva, 6 January 2005

Dear Colleagues,

During 2004, the ACT Rapid Response Fund assisted 26 ACT implementing members to save lives in sudden emergencies, providing financial assistance ranging from US$4,000 to US$50,000.

01 Nov 2004

Niue (New Zealand)
NZ offers Niue 20 million dollar aid

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CANBERRA, Nov 1, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has moved to strengthen links with Niue during a two-day state visit to the tiny Pacific island state with a promise of 20 million dollars (14 million US dollars) of investment.
Clark and her Niuean counterpart, Young Vivian, signed an agreement Monday on the New Zealand investment over the next five years, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio.

The money will be used for rebuilding the island's hospital at Kaimiti, which was damaged by Cyclone Heta in

06 Jul 2004

Bangladesh + 15 others
USAID/OFDA Asia disaster preparedness and mitigation programs fact sheet #2

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— US Agency for International Development

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)
Note: This updates Fact Sheet #1, FY 2004, dated November 26, 2003

Background

03 May 2004

Samoa
Samoa: Cyclone Heta's damages to be addressed

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The World Bank approved last week grants and credits of US$ 4.47 million to the government of Samoa to finance emergency recovery efforts needed to assist with cyclone damage. Samoa was hard hit in January 2004 when Cyclone Heta passed within 80 kms of the island. The Bank'sCyclone Emergency Recovery Project for Independent State of Samoa will help the government of Samoa begin to address the significant infrastructure repair that is now needed.
Seawalls constructed after the major cyclones Ofa and Val in 1990-91 and other emergency measures helped to

27 Apr 2004

Niue (New Zealand)
Niue: World's tiniest island state takes big steps post cyclone

Report

— UN Development Programme

Niue Government and international community use storm aftermath to bolster aid coordination
27 April, Wellington, New Zealand - For the first time, aid agencies involved in the rebuilding of the world's smallest island nation after Cyclone Heta's recent devastation, will meet in New Zealand to discuss improved methods of co-ordinating and managing their aid for Niue. The unprecedented donor meeting is an opportunity to examine cyclone diaster as a longer-term planning opportunity.

Niue Premier Young Vivian says "this

09 Mar 2004

Niue (New Zealand)
Niue agriculture gets $700,000 UN boost

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— East-West Center

ALOFI, Niue (Niue News, Mar. 4) - Niue agriculture stands to benefit from irrigation projects sponsored by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization.
The FAO will says it will pay the US$700,000 cost of irrigation equipment and four advisers being sent to Niue in the coming months.

News of the FAO's contribution emerged in Bangkok last week when Niue Premier, Young Vivian, and Niue's High Commissioner to New Zealand, Hima Takelesi, attended a regional conference of the FAO, the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission

24 Feb 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of) + 3 others
UMCOR Hotline 24 Feb 2004: Iran, American Samoa, Haiti, Liberia

Report

— United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)

Extracted from UMCOR Hotline 24 Feb 2004

New Housing at Bam, Southeastern Iran

About 4,800 survivors of the Bam earthquake soon will be able to leave their tents for semi-permanent housing. Funded in part by an UMCOR grant, the International Blue Crescent is setting up four housing sites where families can more comfortably await reconstruction of their residences, which were leveled during the 13-second quake in December 2003. Laundry and sanitation facilities, a medical clinic, and two fabricated schools are important parts of the new sites. In addition to the prefab

10 Feb 2004

Indonesia + 2 others
UMCOR Hotline 10 Feb 2004: Indonesia, Liberia, Samoa

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— United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)

Extracted from UMCOR Hotline 10 Feb 2004
Envoys to an international conference at the United Nations late last week pledged $520 million to rebuild war-ravaged Liberia, according to a New York Times report. Ninety-six countries are involved in the funding. Colin Powell, US Secretary of State, spoke of the critical need to find a place in society for the thousands of children who were forced into combat. But immediate humanitarian assistance for Liberia goes largely unfunded except by private and faith-based charities. UMCOR has begun preliminary work on a proposal to provide training for

04 Feb 2004

Niue (New Zealand)
Update on situation in Niue 4 Feb 2004

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Caritas Australia, as part of the regional Caritas Oceania network, will provide funding for a food distribution to the people of Niue.
While governments from several countries, including Australia, are addressing the large scale damage that was sustained to infrastructure, the Government of Niue has called on Caritas to assist with food relief. Cyclone Heta destroyed food crops and gardens. It will take months for new food crops to grow.

Caritas will provide trauma counselling for those who seek it, particularly relatives of the dead. Trauma counsellors

23 Jan 2004

American Samoa
Cyclone Heta ravages American Samoa

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— Church World Service

In early January, Cyclone Heta ravaged American Samoa, in the South Pacific, destroying or severely damaging some 1,600 homes, causing infrastructure damage, and damaging or destroying fruit and vegetable crops. Ninety percent of the affected families live below poverty level.
Though federal eligibility has been declared for emergency infrastructure repair and debris removal, federal funds are not yet available for personal losses of island residents and business owners.

"With five federally declared disasters

22 Jan 2004

Niue (New Zealand)
Tropical Cyclone Heta: NZ gives $5 million to help rebuild Niue

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— Government of New Zealand

Hon Phil Goff

New Zealand will provide $5 million for reconstruction work on Niue, Foreign Minister Phil Goff and Aid Minister Marian Hobbs said today.

"The emergency relief phase following Cyclone Heta is now nearly over and we need to think about how we can help set Niue back on its feet in the longer term," the Ministers said.

"The $5 million will come from the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID). Its exact use will depend on a needs assessment currently being carried out by the Niue

22 Jan 2004

Niue (New Zealand)
Niue: Premier proud of Cyclone response

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— Australian Broadcasting Corporation

It's just two weeks since a 300-kilometre-per-hour Cyclone, Heta, devastated Niue. And Premier, Young Vivian, says they have already completed the first phase of tidying up and are about to start phase two with the arrival of 40 construction workers from Tahiti. The Premier says he is very proud of how well Niueans have responded to the crisis.

Presenter/Interviewer: Geraldine Coutts

Speakers: Young Vivian, Premier of Niue

VIVIAN: "Well I'm really surprised with my people, the spirit in which they have carried out the

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