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TSUNAMI RESPONSE


The terrible tsunami tragedy that has transformed the shores of the Indian Ocean in both Asia and Africa, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and seriously affecting the livelihoods of millions of people in many countries, raises many challenges for civil society. On this page, CIVICUS members reflect on how they are responding to the tragedy and how you can assist them in their response. The page also provides a number of useful on-line links and resources relating to civil society’s role in this disaster.

CIVICUS Members’ Response to the Tsunami Tragedy

• ACORD in solidarity with Tsunami victims: Where is Africa?

By Agency for Co-opration and Research in Development (ACORD)


• Statement by The Global Call to Action against Poverty on the policy implications of the Tsunami

By Global Call to Action against Poverty


• Gender and natural disasters: Why we should be focusing on a gender perspective of the Tsunami disaster

By Rochelle Jones, Association for Women's Rights in Development


• Counterpart Responds to Tsunami Survivors

By Counterpart in partnership with SkyLink Aviation Inc. of Canada


• Counterpart - Support Tsunami Relief

By Counterpart in partnership with SkyLink Aviation Inc. of Canada


• No more excuses!: The Tsunami must not be allowed to wash away the Millennium Development Goals
  By Vicente García-Delgado, CIVICUS UN Representative (New York)