Indonesia, which is the world's largest island country and located between the Indian and the Pacific Ocean, regularly faces the hardship of many natural disasters, including earthquakes, tsunamis,...
The Humanitarian Response Fund (HRF) is an NGO funding mechanism managed by OCHA that aims to provide immediate funds to respond to short-term humanitarian needs triggered by conict or natural...
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Indonesia is composed of 17,583 islands and home to 245 million people (2007), the fourth largest population in the world. The islands lie on the edges of the Pacific, Eurasian and Australian...
A major earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck off the city of Padang on the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, killing at least 75 people. Following is a list of various disasters to hit...
This appeal seeks CHF 7,358,414 (USD 6.58 million or EUR 4.46 million) to fund the planned programmes that are to be implemented in 2008-2009. The overall budget is CHF 7,358,414 (USD 6.58 million or...
General Situation In the last couple days, aid agencies are starting to come to Bengkulu and West Sumatra. Most of the aid agency is delivering aid to Muko Muko Utara and Lubuk Pinang sub district...
A 7.9 Richter scale earthquake struck West Sumatra with the epicenter located 150 kilometers south west Bengkulu, Wednesday, 12 September 2007 at 6.10 PM local time. This earthquake also raised an...
Padang, Indonesia - Muslim Aid together with IOM (International Organization for Migration) and The University of Andalas have been giving trainings on how to build earthquake resistant houses for...
Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Hundreds of families left homeless by the powerful earthquake that devastated Yogyakarta almost a year ago are still living under makeshift tents. Executive...
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Opinion "ESTABLISHING GLOBAL OPERATIONAL STANDARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE FROM COLLAPSED STRUCTURES" Arjun Katoch International disaster managers responding to earthquakes bemoan...
Qatar Charity carried out a set of humanitarian projects via its office in Indonesia last year. Such projects came within the framework of fighting poverty and relieving distress among the Muslim...
IOM is to build 150 permanent houses in earthquake affected communities in Yogyakarta as part of an Australian-funded programme that will at the same time train people in safe building methods and...
Taiwan Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation (Tzu Chi), together with members from its subsidiary Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA), has provided free medical care for the poor...
On Tuesday, 6th March 2007, the 6.3 magnitude quake struck close to the city of Padang in the west of the Sumatra Island, followed by several aftershocks, killing at least 70 people, flattening...
Mercy-USA for Aid and Development (M-USA) is collecting funds to aid the survivors of the deadly earthquakes that struck Indonesia's island of Sumatra on March 6, 2007. The magnitude-6.4 and 6.3...
Mbah Rejo Dimulyo had lost his wife and his home in one fell swoop. The 78-year old resident of Yogyakarta was left distraught after the earthquake that hit this Indonesian city on 27th of May 2006,...
Ref: OCHA - 2007/0034 OCHA Situation Report 7 Indonesia - Earthquakes West Sumatera Province This report has been prepared by the HC/RC Office in Indonesia based on information provided by the...
Mercy-USA for Aid and Development (M-USA) is collecting funds to aid the survivors of the deadly earthquakes that struck Indonesia's island of Sumatra on Tuesday, March 6. The magnitude-6.4 and 6.3...
Westport, Conn. (March 16, 2007) - Following the deadly March 6 earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra - the same island that suffered the highest number of fatalities in the...
