SYDNEY, Dec. 30 -- AsiaNet
AMERICA DONATES...
WASHINGTON: As of Noon yesterday, just three days after a
powerful tsunami impacted countries in southern Asia and
eastern Africa, Americans have generously contributed
approximately $18 million to the American Red Cross
International Response Fund, which supports both immediate and
long term relief efforts for disaster victims in countries
outside the United States.
http://www.redcross.org
UNICEF WARNING...
NEW YORK: UNICEF has warned that without immediate,
wide-scale action to provide safe water in the communities hit
by Sunday's massive ocean flooding, millions of people will be
at grave risk of water-borne disease.
www.unicef.org
DONATION HOTLINE...
SYDNEY: UNICEF Australia has opened a second donation
hotline and an updated Tsunami web donation option after being
inundated with callers wishing to donate to UNICEF's Southeast
Asia earthquake relief emergency appeal.
www.unicef.org.au
HEALTHCARE DONATIONS...
ABBOTT PARK: Abbott has committed $4 million in funding and
healthcare product donations to the victims of the natural
disasters in Southeast Asia and the eastern coast of Africa.
http://www.abbott.com
CORPORATE TRAVEL...
AUCKLAND: Executive Travel, an Auckland-based travel
agency, will utilize UATP to expand its corporate travel base,
enhance customer service and lower its distribution costs by
accepting UATP for all travel payments, including corporate
clients' service fees and agency-specific fares.
http://www.uatp.com
http://www.executivetravel.co.nz
KIMBERLY-CLARK DONATES...
DALLAS: Kimberly-Clark Corporation has announced it is
contributing $100,000 to the United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF) to assist in meeting the urgent needs of tsunami
victims in South Asia. In addition to this contribution, the
company also is donating Personal Care and Health Care products
to support relief efforts in the region.
http://www.kimberly-clark.com
http://www.unicefusa.org
AUSTRALIA DONATES...
SYDNEY: Thousands of donors are responding to Oxfam
Community Aid Abroads call for funds to assist the men, women
and children affected by the earthquake and tsunamis that have
devastated East and South Asia. We are overwhelmed by the
generosity of Australians who gave over $1.5 million within 48
hours to our Earthquake Tsunami Emergency Appeal, says James
Ensor, Acting Executive Director of Oxfam Community Aid
Abroad.
www.oxfam.org.au
PLAN REPORTS...
HAMBANTOTA: Plan Sri Lanka's Program Unit Manager R W W
Wijerathne reports from Hambantota, a coastal district
particularly hard-hit by the devastating Tsunami, as part of
its South East program unit. Mr Wijerathne managed to get
through to Hambantota within hours of receiving the news of the
disaster.
http://www.plan-international.org
WORKING GROUP...
JAKARTA: Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs has set
up a special working group to coordinate international relief
assistance and aids forwarded to the disaster areas in the two
provinces of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra.
INDONESIAN COALITION...
JAKARTA: As a demonstration of solidarity and support for
the Victims of Earthquake and Tsunami, the Civil Society
Coalition for the victims of The Earthquake and tsunami in Aceh
and North Sumatera, will intervene directly with immediate aid,
as well as planning into short and long term period.
www.walhi.or.id
RED CROSS...
JAKARTA: Responding to the Tsunami disaster, the Indonesian
Red Cross has mobilized some 900 volunteer workers to help the
victims in Aceh and North Sumatra. Since the first day of the
disaster the Indonesian Red Cross has performed a number of
tasks such as evacuating victims, collecting data and
distribution of food and medical aids.
CASINO PROJECTS...
LAS VEGAS: Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET) welcomed
today's announcement by the Republic of Singapore that it is
issuing requests for concepts for possible integrated
casino-entertainment development projects in Singapore.
http://www.harrahs.com
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