Summary: On Tuesday 24 January, the Commitee examined Thailand’s Second Periodic Report. This summary highlights the main issues discussed by the government delegation and members of the Committee; it is produced by the NGO Group for the Convention...
Summary: The December 2004 tsunami is estimated to have killed more than 200,000 people and displaced more than 1.5 million. World Vision is working to meet the critical needs of impacted populations, with a special focus on families and children....
Summary: The portrayal of young people today can often seem negative, focusing only on the actions of the few rather than on the contributions of thousands of young people working to improve their lives and their communities. This report encourages...
Summary: One year after the tsunami dramatically changed their lives, children in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand feel hopeful about the future, while children in Indonesia are recovering at a slower pace, according to a survey of tsunami-affected...
Summary: One year after the tsunami, UNICEF recounts its role in providing immediate relief and ongoing care to the thousands of families and children affected. Helping bring children back to school, providing immunization services, and assisting...
Summary: Many thousands of children lost their lives and many surviving children lost one or both parents. Children – especially those living in poverty – are the most vulnerable victims of a disaster and its aftermath. This report brings the story...
Summary: This paper hopes to examine what has been achieved so far and what has still to happen, and to suggest what should be done better. On 26 December 2004, an earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a tsunami that hit...
Summary: This report intends to outline the work that has been undertaken to restore and improve the livelihoods of tsunami-affected people. It recognises the poverty in which many people were living before the tsunami. It describes how the tsunami...
Summary: The UN has effectively coordinated the immediate relief and rehabilitation efforts over the last 12 months, and will continue its work to work with to sustain and strengthen recovery efforts to “build back better” for many years to come.pdf...
Summary: Children from five countries across the Greater
Mekong Sub-region are gathering in Bangkok
from 11th to 17th October, 2004 to take part
in the Mekong Children’s Forum (MCF).
It’s the first time such an event has been held and gives...
