Han pasado 24 meses desde que el 26 de diciembre de 2004 un terremoto de 9 grados en la escala Richter golpeara la costas de Sumatra (Indonesia) provocando una serie de tsunamis que barrieron las poblaciones costeras del Océano Índico, de Indonesia a Somalia. Salvo algunas excepciones no hubo sistemas de alerta temprana y las comunidades no contaban con mecanismos de preparación frente a desastres. Esto resultó en una gran pérdida de vidas humanas (más de 225.000 personas fallecieron o continúan desaparecidas) y una devastación que afectó a todas los ámbitos

Indonesia has made significant strides in reducing poverty and strengthening democracy since the economic crisis and political transformation of 1997-1998. However, a number of problems remain. Over 50% of the population lives on less than US$2 per day and an estimated 37 million people live below the poverty line according to the national definition(1). The number of the 'near poor' in Indonesia is estimated to be 115 million(2). The country is still designated a low-income food-deficit country, ranking 108th of 177 countries in the United Nations

Irwandi Yusuf, who two years ago was languishing in an Acehnese prison, won 38.2 per cent of the vote, the Aceh Independent Election Commission said.

His closest rival, Ahmad Humam Hamid, an Acehnese intellectual, received 16.62 per cent of the votes in the eight-candidate race.

Irwandi, a former guerilla with the separatist

In Brief

At this stage, the Indonesian Red Cross Society (Palang Merah Indonesia or PMI) is not able to launch an international appeal. Currently, added operational support resulting from the massive flooding in Aceh, Northern Sumatra and Riau is provided by releasing stocks from the PMI warehouses and advancing

OCHA Situation Report No. 4
Floods in Aceh, Indonesia

This situation report is based on information received from the RC/HC Office in Jakarta, Indonesia and the Office of the UN Recovery Coordinator in Aceh and Nias (UNORC).

General Situation

1. The United Nations is responding to the request by the Government of Indonesia to coordinate emergency relief to the North, East and Central Aceh regions that have been affected by widespread floods since 22 December 2006. The affected districts include

Encore des centaines de milliers de déplacés extrêmement vulnérables

Suite aux inondations, plus de 6500 maisons

As dawn breaks and while other are still curled up lazily in their beds, the fishermen of Banda Aceh are sorting out their catch from a night of hard work at sea.

"This is our life, up at night, barely resting at day," says fisherman Usman as he wades through his harvest of deep sea fish, hauling them into large plastic containers.

Usman, 52, says he doesn't mind the long hours of fishing. "This is the only thing I've done since I was 12 years old."

The JLT Program guarantees the right of land ownership to both men and women (either husbands and wives or siblings) for those living in relocation areas on land purchased by BRR or the local government in Aceh. The 58 land certificates issued today name both the