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China + 5 others
Avian influenza: assessing the pandemic threat

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Disaster psychosocial response: Handbook for community counselor trainers

"Disaster psychosocial response: Handbook for community counselor trainers" was developed as a guide to psychosocial interventions in the aftermath of the December 2004 tsunami. The concept of Community Counselors was developed as a potential tool for dealing with the complex task of identifying those displaying the effects of psychological trauma from within the community, taking into account the needs of special groups such as children and the elderly, and providing "psychological
first-aid" and counsel to them at the community level in a culturally appropriate manner.
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Internal Displacement - Global Overview of Trends and Developments in 2004

This report is based on the wealth of information and analysis that is included in the online IDP database run by the Global IDP Project.

With this Global Overview, the Global IDP Project hopes to contribute to raising awareness of the plight of one of the world's most vulnerable groups, and to promote ongoing efforts to improve responses to their needs, at the national and international level.

The report addresses the following issues:

- Global trends and developments
- Women and children,
- Health and Food
- Property issues
- Shelter and housing
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Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami: Situation Report No. 31

Overview
BAKORNAS reported (28 Feb.) that the latest figure on the human toll for the disaster for Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province indicate 124,573 bodies have been buried; 111,745 people are missing and 400,376 are displaced in 20 districts/cities. Meanwhile in North Sumatra Province, the numbers of people buried and missing remain at 130 and 24. The number of displaced people is 19,620 with the largest number present in Medan City (14,731).

On 1 March 2005, the Governor of Aceh Province, Azwar Abubakar, formally opened the Public Consultation Process

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Maldives Situation Report #31/2005

I. SITUATION

Water shortages are being experienced by Thaa Atoll Buruni following the breakdown of its water production plant. The island office says that the plant which was producing 500 litres of water daily broke down on Friday 27th of February. Bottled water is being brought in until repair is completed. The island office said that they have started using chlorinated well water for household needs despite some areas on the island still showing signs of saltwater contamination in the fresh water lens.

The National Disaster Management Centre

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Pakistan: Floods/Snowfall Information Bulletin No. 4

Report
IFRC
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organisation and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries.

In Brief

This Information Bulletin (no. 04/2005) is being issued for information only. The Federation is not seeking funding or other assistance from donors for this operation at this time.

  • Based on the needs described below reflecting the information available at this time. CHF 50,000 has been allocated from
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Sri Lanka + 5 others
Australian Red Cross statement on tsunami aid

In the light of recent isolated media reports alleging incorrectly that there will be a "Ten-year wait for tsunami victims", Australian Red Cross is issuing this statement.

The suggestion that those affected by the tsunami will wait for ten years to receive aid is completely false. From the start of the crisis Australian Red Cross has joined International Red Cross in mounting a massive relief operation to support the people affected throughout the region devastated by the tsunami.

"In the first 30 days, the Red Cross

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Indonesia + 2 others
Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka: Earthquake and Tsunami OCHA Situation Report No. 30

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2005/0048
OCHA Situation Report No. 30
Earthquake and Tsunami
Indonesia, Sri Lanka, & Maldives

Main Highlights

In Indonesia, on 1 March, the Governor of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) Province formally opened the public consultation process on the Government Blueprint, or Master Plan, on Reconstruction for NAD.

In Sri Lanka, the Government of Sri Lanka appeals to donors to limit their consignment to the most essential non-food items.

In the Maldives, Thaa Atoll Buruni faces water shortages following the breakdown of its water production plant.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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Iraq: Situation Report - Week in Review, 31 Jan - 13 Feb 2005

OVERVIEW

Throughout this post-election period, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Ashraf Qazi, continued to promote a broad-based national dialogue among all Iraqi political parties in implementation of UNAMI's mandate under Security Council Resolution 1546. Mr Qazi consulted with Iraqi leadership from across the political spectrum and pledged the UN's support to further advance the transitional political process following last month's landmark elections for a constitution-writing National Assembly. Based on

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Indonesia + 2 others
South Asia: AMDA emergency relief activities - Update 16

Since Dec. 26, 2004, AMDA has been actively engaged in emergency relief activities for the victims of the latest tsunami and earthquake in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India as AMDA Multi-national Medical Mission (AMMM.). The mission consists of participants from 10 different countries and has so far dispatched 98 medical staffs including doctors, nurses, a pharmacist, a social worker, and coordinators (not forgetting the group of 120 students and their medical professors).

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On the 19th and 20th Feb a medical health

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Plague in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - update

The multidisciplinary team arrived in Zobia, Bas-Uele district, Oriental province on 25 February where the suspected cases of pneumonic plague have occurred (see previous report). The team now consists of epidemiologists, a clinician, data manager, logistician and experts in social mobilization from the Congolese Ministry of Health and WHO (Country and African Regional Offices and headquarters), laboratory experts from the WHO Collaborating Centre, Institut Pasteur, Madagascar
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Iran: Tremblement de terre à Zarand

Report
MSF
Mardi 22 février, un séisme de magnitude 6,3 sur l'échelle de Richter a frappé la province de Kerman, au centre-est de l'Iran. Une quarantaine de villages autour de Zarand ont été touchés, dont certains presque totalement détruits. Près de 500 personnes seraient décédées et 30.000 personnes sont affectées. Notre équipe basée à Zahedan, au sud-est du pays, s'est immédiatement rendue sur place pour effectuer les premières évaluations. 48 heures après la catastrophe, nous démarrions notre activité médicale à Hotkan, un des villages les plus affectés.
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Dengue haemorrhagic fever in Timor-Leste - update 4

As of 28 February, WHO has received reports of 336 hospitalized cases of dengue infection and 22 deaths. Two hundred and sixty-three of the 336 cases had clinical features compatible with dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) and the remaining 73 cases were diagnosed as suspected dengue fever (DF) using WHO standard case definitions. Districts reporting DF/DHF cases are Baucau, Dili, Ermera, Liquica, Maliana, Manatuto and Viqueque, with 76% of the cases reported from Dili (see previous report).
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Côte d'Ivoire: Civil unrest has been an ally in the rise of polio

NEW YORK, 1 March 2005 - UNICEF and its partners have completed the first round of a campaign to eradicate polio in Côte d'Ivoire.

It's part of a global drive to defeat the disease in 2005. 100 million children are targeted in 22 countries, in five rounds throughout the year.

Last year Africa recorded around 85 per cent of all the world's polio cases. An epidemic in Nigeria re-infected 12 previously polio-free countries and re-established transmission in five - including Côte d'Ivoire, where 17 cases were reported in 2004.

Civil unrest has added to the challenges

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United Nations Sudan Situation Report 1 Mar 2005

Key Developments:

AU Commission Chairman Alpha Konaré met in New York today with Secretary-General Annan to discuss deepening cooperation and coordination between the two organizations across a broad range of issues, including the situation in Darfur.

Security Issues:

South Sudan

The security situation in Akoc was reassessed by a UN team and it was reported that the situation had normalized. As of 28 Feb., Akoc reverted from OLS security level 3 to OLS security level 2.

Militia build up in Shilluk Kingdom has

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Israel shares medical expertise with Africa

MDA Trains Uganda Red Cross Instructors
Last week, MDA instructors qualified 16 trainees, volunteers in the Uganda Red Cross, as first aid and basic and advanced level resuscitation instructors. These Ugandan instructors will in the future teach advanced studies to the other volunteers and in communities in Uganda.

This project is part of the collaboration between MDA in Israel and the Uganda Red Cross Society, and is intended to increase first aid capabilities within the country. It also will serve as a basis for further projects which will improve the urgent first aid

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Indonesia: Tsunami aid reaches 1 million survivors

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Across the kilometers of rubble where 200,000 people died Dec. 26 in a tsunami, dozens of mechanical excavators peck at the rubble like so many giant birds.

As isolated survivors search in the rubble for anything of value, the machines scoop up mud, boards, furniture, bricks, books, crushed cars, bicycles, and the other remains of this city of 350,000 people, smashed by a 30- to 50-foot wall of water.

Officially, 119,000 died in Aceh Province, most of them here in Banda Aceh. Another 115,000 are missing and presumed

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Pakistan: 200 schools, 140 Health facilities to be rebuilt by USAID in quake hit areas

MUZAFFARABAD, March 1 (APP) United State International Development Agency (USAID) will spend $ 200 million for the reconstruction of destroyed infrastructure in the Health and Education sectors in the quake ravaged areas of AJK and NWFP.
Talking to APP here on Tuesday, the Regional Director USAID Ms Lisa Chiles said that 200 schools and 140 health facilities would be reconstructed in the quake hit areas.

Incharge USAID Public Affairs Ms Rebecca Gustafson was also present on the occasion.

Ms Lisa Chiles said that US Assistance

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Thailand: Tsunami relief

Disaster in brief:

- Tsunami had destroyed Sumatra, Republic of Indonesia and it extended to SriLanka, India, Maldives Islands, Pocket Island, Thailand, and some African territories due to Tsunami waves and other damages.

- Phuket, Kayu Island, South of Thailand was most affected.

- The number of victims is more than 50000, the dead are 6000 in addition to 3000 missing persons.

Activities we conducted:

- Co-ordination was made with the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Kingdom of Thailand, Mr. Mohammed Al-Shaibani regarding the aid that will be provided by Kuwait Red Crescent Society.