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Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

This article or section is about a current or ongoing event.
Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.

For aid organizations assisting the victims, see Donations for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.


The humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was prompted by one of the major natural disasters of modern times. On December 26 the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, struck off the northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, spawned tsunamis and wreaked havoc along much of the rim of the Indian Ocean. Particularly hard-hit were the countries of India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Many tens of thousands of people were killed, tens of thousands more were injured and over one million were made homeless.

The first tasks of the governments and humanitarian aid agencies were to bury the massive numbers of dead and prevent an epidemic of communicable diseases. The World Health Organization warned that the number of deaths from preventable diseases such as cholera, diphtheria, dysentery and typhoid could rival the death toll from the disaster itself. These diseases are largely spread by the bodily wastes of the living after the loss of normal sanitary facilities, the shared use of inadequate ones in makeshift refuges, and the lack of clean water. Many usual sources of water were spoiled by salt water, broken by the force of the tsunami, or contaminated with bodies of dead people or livestock, requiring water purification equipment or trucking potable water into the affected region. Other high priorities were delivery of medical supplies and personnel to overwhelmed hospitals and clinics, tent shelters and clothing to people who have lost their houses and belongings, and food, especially baby food. Several governments have appealed for body bags to assist in the safe disposal of corpses.

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Humanitarian situation

There have, as yet, been no confirmed deaths attributable to disease, starvation, loss of livelihoods and income or other conditions created by the natural disaster. The tsunamis exacted a heavy toll on coastal communities and especially fisherfolk in the region[1] http://www.icsf.net . In India and Thailand, government and Civil Society Organisations have been able to mobilise resources and are responding as quickly as possible. India is also providing assistance to neighboring countries. The people and governments in the nations of Sri Lanka and Indonesia are doing all they can but have been overwhelmed by the enormity of the catastrophe, especially in inaccessible areas.


Information about the impact of the earthquake and tsunamis on individual countries is available for:

Contributing countries and supra-national organisations


Governments, humanitarian organisations, Asian expatriates and individuals around the world have scrambled to offer aid and technical support. Individuals include Li Ka Shing, a Hong Kong tycoon and the richest man in East Asia, who pledged three million US dollars towards aid for victims and rebuilding because he was "saddened by the huge suffering caused by the disaster" ([2] http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/124572/1/.html ). The World Bank estimates the amount of aid needed at USD 5 billion [3] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4127433.stm . Although countries are providing relief funds, the UN has criticized both the US and Europe for allocating inadequate resources. As of 1 January 2005 over USD1.8bn (GBP1bn) had been pledged. Please help the cause.

In wake of the disaster, Australia, India, Japan and the United States had formed a coalition to co-ordinate aid efforts to streamline immediate assistance, however, at the Jakarta Summit on January 5, the coalition transferred responsibilities to the United Nations.

Criticism of donor response

On December 27, UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland reportedly categorized the response of rich countries to the disaster as "stingy" [4] http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041228-122330-7268r.htm , but later claimed to have been "misinterpreted" [5] http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/29/international/worldspecial4/29aid.html . Speaking at a press conference later, Mr. Egeland stated, "I've been misinterpreted when I yesterday said that I believed that rich countries in general can be more generous". He also stated "It has nothing to do with any particular country or the response to this emergency. We are in early days and the response has so far been overwhelmingly positive" ([6] http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7193859 ).

The US government, led by President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell, reacted with annoyance to the statement and on December 28 added another USD 20 million to their original pledge of USD 15 million, bringing the total up to USD 35 million, not including direct aid to be rendered by naval vessels dispatched to the region ([7] http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&e=2&u=/ap/20041228/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe
/us_quake
). On December 31 the US aid was increased ten fold to USD 350 million ([8] http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/31/us.aid/ ), with President Bush saying that that amount will probably increase. President Bush also signed a decree ordering flags to be flown at half-mast during the first week of the new year.

Serious concern has been raised that the international relief effort may falter if nations do not honour their pledges. On January 3, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the donor nations to ensure that their pledges will be fully honoured, pointing to previous cases where "we got lots of pledges, but we did not receive all the money."[9] http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=1247

On January 5, 2005, as countries jockeyed to make large donations, Jan Egeland said, "I'd rather see competitive compassion than no compassion," adding that too many countries were making pledges that may never arrive.[10] http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050106/w010602.html Following last year's Bam, Iran earthquake, which killed 26,000 people, Iranian official claim to have received just USD 17.5 million of the USD 1 billion originally pledged.[11] http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050106/w010602.html

List of major donors

The following table is a partial listing of cash commitments from various governments and nongovernmental organizations, taken from the UN http://www.reliefweb.int/appeals/fts_tsunami.html , the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4145259.stm and other sources ([12] http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3FEBA6A3-D338-4176-860E-8BEE68C83127.htm [13] http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/30/tsunami.spain/ ):


Country Government NGOs & Public
(Excludes corporate donations – see below)
Total
(in USD)
Permille of GNP [14] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28nominal%29
Australia AUD 1.77bn (see below) (USD 836.2m) [15] http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=25725 AUD 100m (USD 77.6m) 913.8m 1.6
Belgium 12m (USD 16.4m) EUR 6.2m (USD8.5m) 24.9m 0.08
Canada Federal C$ 80m (€49m, USD 65.4m), plus commitment to match all private donations as of Jan 11 2005 [16] http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/cpress/20050101/ca_pr_on_na/tsun
ami_donations
Provincial CAD 18.5m (€12m, USD 16m) [17] http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/12/30/ontairo-tsunami-041230.html
Public CAD 70m (€43m, USD 57.2) [18] http://www.canada.com/news/national/story.html?id=34e725aa-d8f6-4801-977c-da5098
bc188f
, BusinessCAD 36.3m (USD 30m)
162.45m 0.264
China, PR (mainland) CNY 522m (USD 63m) [19] http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=721&e=5&u=/nm/20041231/
wl_nm/quake_china_aid_dc
plus USD 20m [20] http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2005-01-06/17155448970.shtml
 ? > 83m > 0.04
Czech Republic USD 10m USD 5m 15m 0.18
Denmark DKK 420m (USD 76m) [21] http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/article.jhtml?articleID=224825 DKK 64m (USD 11.6m) [22] http://ekstrabladet.dk/VisArtikel.iasp?PageID=275261 87.5m 0.41
European Union USD 615m n/a 615m n/a
Finland €50m (USD 65.3m) [23] http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/tuoreet/artikkeli/1101978198902 €13.6m (USD 17.9m) by Finnish Red Cross donations [24] http://aasia.redcross.fi/ajankohtaista/notice/?id=918 83.0m > 0.20
France €42m (USD 57m)  ? > 57m > 0.03
Germany €500m (USD 662m) [25] http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,335563,00.html + €20m (USD 26m) for immediate aid €254m (USD 330m) [26] http://www.tagesschau.de/aktuell/meldungen/0,1185,OID3948906_MOD1,00.html including the results of several TV charity shows, industry, and private donations (Michael Schumacher donated more than 10m USD) > 992m > 0.49
Greece €1.3m (USD 1.7m) €15m (USD 19.9m) through private donations [27] http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=591457 made during a TV charity marathon which included the auction of articles such as commemorative items from the Athens Olympic Games and the Euro 2004 event, as well as the fountain pen of the retreating President of the Hellenic Republic. [28] http://www.ert.gr/eidiseis/en/newsDetails.asp?ID=4225 21.6m 0.12
Hong Kong HKD 50m (USD 6.41m) HKD 400m (USD 51.28m) 57.5m 0.36 [29] http://www.info.gov.hk/yearbook/2003/english/chapter03/03_01.html
India INR 7 billion (USD 160m) to affected areas within India, INR 1 billion (USD 23m) to other affected nations  ? > 183m > 0.3
Ireland €12m (USD 16m) Over €10.77m (Irish Independent 5/1/05) > 30.03m > 0.20
Italy €70m (USD 95m) [30] http://www.esteri.it/ita/0_1_01.asp?id=605 €22m (USD 30m) by SMS donors[31] http://www.tg5.it/altre_notizie/schede/scheda_041227201143.shtml > 125m > 0.085
Japan USD 500m [32] http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/01/japan.relief.pledge/index.html  ? > 500m > 0.115
Netherlands €30m (USD 41m) > €106m (USD 145m)[33] http://www.nu.nl/news.jsp?n=464630&c=29 > 186m > 0,44
Norway NOK 1.1 billion (USD 181m) [34] http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/innenriks/politikk/article322521.ece NOK 400m (USD 64m) [35] http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=261411 245m 1.11
Portugal €8m (USD 10.9m)  ? 10.9m 0.07
Qatar USD 10m [36] http://ocha.unog.ch/fts/reports/pdf/OCHA_10_14794.pdf  ? > 10m > 0.57
Spain €51m (USD 69m)  ? > 69m > 0.08
Saudi Arabia USD 30m [37] http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/05/content_2417074.htm 80m + , USD [38] http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/tsunam
i_saudi&cid=540&ncid=2337
> 110m >
Sweden SEK 500m (USD 75m) [39] http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/4823/a/36245 SEK 440m (USD 65m) [40] http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=147&a=361967 140m 0.465
Switzerland CHF 27m (USD 23.5m) CHF 100m (USD 86.3m) 109.8m 0.35
Republic of China (Taiwan) USD 50.0m [41] http://english.www.gov.tw/index.jsp?action=cna&cnaid=5776 USD 60m 110m 0.34
United Kingdom GBP 50m (USD 96m) [42] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4136545.stm >£100m (USD 145m) [43] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4144843.stm as of 4 January 2005, which the government has pledged to match 241m 0.13
United States USD 350m [44] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4138763.stm USD 402m red cross and individuals [45] http://blog.simmins.org/td.pdf 752m 0.07
World Bank USD 250m [46] http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/asia.quake/index.html n/a 250m n/a
Total ...bn


Pledged amounts as percentages of GDP

The table below examines the amounts pledged for humanitarian efforts in light of rough national economic power, which is arguably a more useful measures. There are a number of caveats that should be kept in mind while reading the table:

  1. The figures do not include the cost of operating military resources deployed to provide aid, and it is unclear how this should be quantified. While some would argue that military resources are already paid for and that the relief effort can be regarded as a logistics training exercise, the increased operational costs are an unbudgeted expenditure. Others would argue that the military resources provide the only infrastructure that will deliver aid in a timely manner to save lives to the hardest hit and neediest areas, and without this quickly deployable infrastructure the other contributions, no matter how large would be useless or arrive too late.
  2. Use of Gross Domestic Product (or Gross National Product) should be treated with caution as this does not accurately measure a country's ability to provide aid. Similarly, whether to use 'nominal' or 'real' GNP/GDPs can be argued. Some GDP/GNP figures are also out of date e.g. for the year 2002, or even 2001, so comparisons between countries may not be for the same time period. A better comparison might be used by examining Purchasing Power Parity-adjusted GDP/GNP figures (as used in the CIA factbook).
  3. "Aid" is an ambiguous term that may cover a wide variety of methods, such as 'soft' loans or 'tied aid', where the money has to be spent buying goods ands services from the donating country. The terms by which the aid is accepted play a large role in determining how useful it is.
  4. This is aid for one particular disaster. Without knowing how much aid the various countries and their people donate to other disasters, one cannot draw conclusions on their overall level of generosity.
  5. The numbers below are the pledged contributions. Arguably, only funds that are actually transferred should be counted. For example, after the Bam earthquake in December 2003, the Iranian government received only USD 17.5 million of the USD one billion that was promised. [47] http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=388438

With all the caveats in mind, the following table lists some countries in order of nominal aid donated divided by GDP.


Country Aid
(US$ millions)
GDP (2003 or earlier)
(US$ billions)See [48] http://www.worldbank.org/data/databytopic/GDP.pdf
% of GDP
Australia 914 518.4 0.18
Qatar 25 17.47 0.14
Norway 245 221.6 0.11
Saudi Arabia 97.5 188.5 0.052
Sweden 140 300.8 0.047
Germany 992 2400 0.042
Denmark 87.5 212.4 0.041
Republic of China (Taiwan) 110 293.2 [49] http://www.dbresearch.com/servlet/reweb2.ReWEB?rwkey=u834 0.038
Hong Kong 57.5 158.6 0.036
United Arab Emirates 25 70.96 0.035
Switzerland 109.8 309.5 0.035
Kuwait 10 35.37 0.028
Canada 163 834.4 0.020
Singapore 15 91.34 0.016
United Kingdom 241 1795 0.013
Japan 500 4326 0.012
Italy 125 1466 0.0085
Spain 69 836.1 0.0083
United States 733 10880 0.0067
China 63 1410 0.0045
India 23 599 0.0038
France 57 1748 0.0033


Pledged amounts on a per capita basis

Another way of looking at the figures.


Country Aid
(US$ millions)
Population (July 2004 or earlier)
See CIA Factbook http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
per capita (US$)
Norway 245 4,574,560 53.56
Australia 914 19,913,144 45.90
Qatar 25 840,290 29.76
Denmark 87.5 5,413,392 16.16
Sweden 140 8,986,400 15.58
Switzerland 109.8 7,450,867 14.74
Germany 992 82,424,609 12.04
Netherlands 186 16,318,199 11.40
Hong Kong 57.5 6,855,125 8.39
United Arab Emirates 20 2,523,915 8
Canada 163 32,507,874 5.01
Republic of China (Taiwan) 110 22,191,087 (July 2000) 4.96
Kuwait 10 2,257,549 4.42
United Kingdom 241 60,270,708 4.00
Japan 500 127,333,002 3.93
Singapore 15 4,353,893 3.45
United States 733 293,027,571 2.50
Italy 125 58,057,477 2.15
Spain 69 40,280,780 1.71
Saudi Arabia 30 25,795,938 1.16
France 57 60,424,213 .94
China 63 1,298,847,624 .05
India 23 1,065,070,607 .02


Asia and Oceania

Australia
  • Federal Government — After committing and distributing to international aid an initial AUD 10 million pledge (USD 7.7 million), the government of Australia announced on December 29 and 31 that two additional disbursements of AUD 25 million (USD 18.1 million) each would be committed [50] http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/125089/1/.html : AUD 10 million to aid organizations, AUD 10 million to Indonesia, and AUD 5 million (USD 3.6 million) to Sri Lanka. Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer has indicated Australia will offer further aid as needed. On January 5 in Jarkarta, Prime Minister John Howard announced an Australian aid package of AUD 1 billion ([51] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4147727.stm ) for Indonesia (USD 766.89m), significantly exceeding the half billion expected [52] http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=27893 . The bilateral aid package[53] http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=27924 consists equally of grant assistance and highly concessional funding.
  • State governments — The governments of the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia have all pledged monetary assistance to a combined total of AUD 17.45 million (USD 13.6 million).
  • Military — As part of Australia's aid-assistance, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is working extensively in the region, alongside American forces. Eight Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules are currently assisting in the massive clean-up in Indonesia. Four Hercules are moving stores within Indonesia, while another four planes are establishing an air bridge to move material and personnel from Australia. At the outbreak of the disaster, three were immediately dispatched, laden with essentials such as medical supplies, water purification units, blankets and bottled water. Also, a Royal Australian Navy amphibious transport ship HMAS Kanimbla was dispatched from Sydney on New Year's Eve, to arrive in Indonesia on January 13, whilst four Australian Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopters are working in Aceh, where the ADF has established a field hospital and water plant. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) also has teams on the ground, particularly in Thailand, including body identification teams. Teams of medical and emergency professionals are being continuingly sent with the call going out for volunteers ready and willing to fly to the affected areas to further assist with the relief and rebuilding operation. Crates of desperately needed body bags for the victims occupied an entire plane chartered as part of Australia's assistance. The estimated cost of this additional support is above AUD 60 million (USD 46.5m).
  • Public/Corporate — Australia's three major commercial television networks, Seven, Nine and Ten took the unprecedented step of pooling resources to organise a special concert telethon, to air on 8 January. Simultaneously broadcast on all three networks and in most capitals on the Triple M radio network, the telethon will be an extraordinary display of solidarity and co-operation in the usually fiercely competitive market. Overall corporate response has been criticised as inadequate, particularly considering bumper profits. The Australian public has raised over AUD 100 million (USD 77.6 million) so far. As a sign of respect to the victims of the disaster, New Years Eve celebrations around the country were either toned-down or cancelled. Most of those celebrations that did proceed organised collections for charities in an attempt to avoid criticism. Australia's largest New Year's celebration in Sydney alone raised over AUD 1.1 million for Oxfam-Community Aid Abroad http://www.oxfam.com/ .
Cambodia The Royal Cambodian Government has donated USD 40,000 total: USD 10,000 each to India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. See Xinthua news report http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/28/content_2389198.htm
China, PR (mainland) The PRC government will send RMB 521.63 million (USD 63 million) to South and Southeast Asia. The overall donations from the Chinese public until Jan 6 2005 are RMB 75 million.
Hong Kong (China) As of Jan 2 2005, citizens of Hong Kong have donated a total of HKD 400 million (USD 51.28 million) (CRHK, HKET).

Hutchison Whampoa Limited and Li Ka Shing Foundation of Hong Kong announced on Dec 28 2004 that they would donate HKD 24 million (USD 3.08 million) for the relief fund. Performer Karen Joy Morris (aka. Karen Man Wai Mok) pledged to donate HKD 200 thousand (Ming Pao). Performers of EEG also pledged to donate a total sum of HKD 630 thousand. Sir Run Run Shaw has donated HKD 10 m.

Hong Kong Jockey Club has donated HKD 10 m, and will donate HKD 1 for each dollar it received from donors (target at a minimum HKD 10 m). MTR donated HKD 0.5 for each passenger trip on January 2, 2005, with a total sum at HKD 1 m. KCR donated all the fares collected in the four-hour extention of train services on January 1, 2005.

Hong Kong Red Cross has collected HKD 100 m (global target USD 46 m / HKD 360 m). MSF has stopped collected donations for the tsunami, and requested donors to donate to its other programmes. World Vision Hong Kong has collected HKD 50 m.

A variety show TV programme on TVB and RTHK on January 2 2005 has collected HKD 40 m. (HKET)

Various NGOs, companies and individuals have set off to the affected countries to offer assistance.

The government of Hong Kong has sent 120 personnels to help Hong Kong residents and search for missing people. Police and medical teams are stand-by to offer assistance.

India The federal government has pledged INR 1 billion (USD $23 million) to Sri Lanka and Maldives in addition to warships and aircraft to distribute relief supplies. A federal budgetary allocation of INR 7 billion (USD 160 million) has been earmarked for immediate distribution to affected Indian provinces.
Japan The Japanese government will provide USD 500 million in aid to affected countries. Emergency medical teams were sent to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Maldives.

Japan, which is the world's second largest donor of Official Development Assistance (known as ODA), is also dispatching Self-Defense Forces vessels off Northern Sumatra to supply aid. Land, Air, and Maritime Forces were already ordered preparation.

Malaysia Malaysia has also sent rescue teams abroad to as local damage were minimal and this freed the Special Malaysian Rescue Team (SMART) to fly to Indonesia. The team 73-member combination unit from SMART, Malaysian Red Crescent Society http://redcrescent.org.my/directory/aboutus.html and the Fire and Rescue Department were sent to medan with food supply, medicine and clothing for about 2,000 victims. An additional military doctors team in a CN 235 aircraft and a Nuri helicopter http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helikopter_Nuri were also sent to Acheh. Further aid are being sent using C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. MERCY (Malaysian Medical Relief Society) Malaysia http://redcrescent.org.my/directory/aboutus.html , a volunteer body for humanitarian relief consisting of doctors and nurses have also flown to Sri Lanka. Currently, it has two teams based in Kesdam Military Hospital, one of the 2 surviving hospitals in Banda Acheh. Malaysia also has opened its airspace and two airports, Subang Airport and Langkawi International Airport to relief operations and acts as a staging base to forward relief supplies to Aceh.
New Zealand
  • Government — The New Zealand government announced it will donate NZD 10 million (USD 7.2 million).
    • Military — Also, an airforce (RNZAF) C-130 Hercules, working in unison with the Royal Australian Air Force, has been sent for evacuation and transport of relief supplies. . New Zealand has also sent an RNZAF 757 aircraft to the Thai city of Phuket with a specialist victim identification team on board.
  • Public — The New Zealand government also announced that it would match, dollar for dollar, the amount pledged by its citizens to various charities. As of 31 December 2004, this equates to a further NZD 4 million. [54] http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.cfm?DocumentID=21938
North Korea The impoverished government of North Korea has pledged USD 150,000. [55] http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=388438
Pakistan
  • Government of Pakistan has announced a PKR 10 million (USD 0.2 million) relief package for the earthquake victims of Sri Lanka. This consists of goods such as tents, medicines, drinking water and food items.
  • Military Pakistan plans to send 500 military personnel in medical and engineering teams to Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
    • Airplanes2 C-130 airplanes with relief goods and 250 doctors and engineers left forIndonesia and Sri Lanka each.[56] http://pakistantimes.net/2005/01/04/top.htm .Six more C-130 will fly to Indonesia in a week to help in the relief work.
    • Navy ships Ships Khyber and Mua'awan are being sent to Sri Lanka. On board, these ships have three helicopters, a marine Expeditionary Force, doctors, and paramedics. Besides, relief goods - medicines, medical equipment, food supplies, tents, blankets- are being sent in huge quantities.Pakistan Navy ships, Tariq and Nasr, on a good will visit to the Maldives, saved 367 foreign tourists, representing 17 nationalities conducted aerial surveys to judge the extent of damage, distributed food and medicines, and provided medical assistance.[57] http://www.dawn.com/2005/01/02/top5.htm
Singapore The Singaporean government has pledged SGD 1,000,000 (USD 0.606 million) to the Singapore Red Cross Society http://www.redcross.org.sg/ to help them start an appeal for public donations. As of January 6,2005, the Singapore Red Cross has collected more than S$24 million [US$14.54]. A Singapore Investment company, Temasek Holdings has earmarked US$10 million for relief work. The government has also offered the use of its air and naval facilities to the United Nations, the United States, Australia, France, Japan, and other countries and relief agencies involved in the relief efforts in the region.

The Singapore Arm Forces has deployed two helicopter landing ships - RSS Persistence and RSS Endurance - off the coast of Meulaboh, one of the worst hit area cut off from Aceh. It has also dispatched six Chinook helicopters and two Super Puma helicopters to Sumatra. RSS Edurance is loaded with 51 vehicles from Singapore Armed Forces' engineers, including bulldozers, dumptrucks excavators. The Singapore Humantarian Reliefs Operation involves more than 900 military, civil defence, medical and other staff - of whom 700 are in Meulaboh. the humanitarian assistance provided by its military, medical and rescue teams is estimated to cost SGD20 million [US$12.12 million] over two weeks. The Singapore Government has offered to rebuild hospitals and clinics in Aceh, Indonesia.


South Korea The South Korean Government has pledged an aditional $1.4 million on December 28 in addition to an earlier offer of support of $600,000. A 20-person emergency aid team consisting of 5 medical specialists, nurses and administrative staff has been dispatched to Sri Lanka by The Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare and a medical aid group. On December 29, a shipment with medicine and medical supplies worth 200 million Won ($192,000) will follow the team.
Republic of China (Taiwan) The ROC government has pledged USD 50.0 million in aid to affected countries. If private philanthropic donations are calculated, relief aid from the ROC would be expected to reach USD 60 million. Other forms of humanitarian aid include over 30,000 tons in emergency supplies and 50 medical teams to be dispatched to affected areas.[58] http://english.www.gov.tw/index.jsp?action=cna&cnaid=5776


Europe

Austria The government has sent €10m (USD 13.2m). The Austrian public has also donated approximately €18m. [59] http://orf.at/050107-82448/index.html
Belgium Belgian government has sent €12m (USD16.4m). Various organisations such as Artsen zonder Grenzen are sending medical teams. The Belgian public has also donated more than €6.2m.
Bulgaria The Bulgarian Military Academy of Medicine has allocated 200,000 BGN (€100,000) worth of aid to Indonesia and Sri Lanka in the form of medicines and emergency equipment. The Bulgarian Red Cross and the national emergency agency have sent emergency equipment, drugs, and shelters.
Croatia The Croatian government has decided to allocate 4m HRK (€520,000) for aid to the stricken region. The amount shall be split equally between India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand.
Czech Republic The Czech government will give aid worth 200m CZK (€6.5m or USD 8.7m), in various forms [60] http://www.cssd.cz/ . Public donations add about USD 5m.
Denmark The Danish government will give aid worth DKr 300 million (€40.38m.)

Danish PM Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that Denmark will increase this ammount if it is deemed necessary by the UN or emergency relief organisations.

Finland The Finnish government has already delivered €4.5m to help the victims of the tsunamis, 5.5m are to be given to helping aid organizations when requested. In addition, €75,000 and a field hospital from the Finnish Red Cross and €25,000 from Save the Children Finland will be sent.
France The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced on December 29th a first aid of €22.16m. €15m have been allocated to the UN's agencies and Red Cross, while €1.56m should be used for the immediate assistancy. Another €5.6m part of this sum is the first French participation to the European aid. EUR 20 million have been pledged on December 30th, mostly for clean water installations. €100,000 have been given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 27th, and a plane with 100 rescue personnel and 800kg of medical supplies was sent.
Germany The German government has initially allocated €20m (USD 26m) for immediate aid. Fast-response teams of the governmental technical relief organisation (THW) were sent to Thailand and Sri Lanka for rescue purposes on December 28th, together with drinking water purification equipment to be installed in Galle (Sri Lanka). Additional water purification equipment was sent to the Maledives and Indonesia on first days of this year. During the last weeks, several medical and supporting units of the German armed forces have been sent to the region, including a supporting frigate and medevac airlifts. Australian and German forces have joined to build a large-scale field hospital at the scene. The German chancellor has proposed to release the most affected countries from their debts and to create a scheme under which every EU nation "adopts" (where one has to note that the German word for adoption or godparenthood has a less demeaning undertone than the English one) one of the most severly affected countries and ensures long-lasting aid. German charities (TV shows, private donations) top as of 5/1/2005 more than 130m USD (over 140 €). Additionally, the German government will give 500 million € in a period of 3 to 5 years for long-term-help.
Greece Greece will allocate €0.3m (USD 0.4m) to the Maldives and Sri Lanka, and two planes will carry to those countries over 6 tons of humanitarian materials.

Greek people raised over 15m Euros ( 19.9m $)in a telemarathon, while the Greek government added 1m Euros ( 1.3m $) to the initial amount.

Hungary Hungary sent a medical and rescue team of 10 as well as two containers and ten pallets of emergency goods to Thailand and Srí Lanka .
Iceland The Icelandic government has pledged 5m ISK (USD 70.000) to the Icelandic Red Cross [61] http://utanrikisraduneyti.is/frettaefni/frettatilkynningar/nr/2495 which will "make sure the money gets into the right hands". An aeroplane from Loftleiðir Icelandic (a subsidiary of Flugleiðir ) Phuket island departed from Iceland on December 28, 2004 to pick up Swedish survivors; along for the ride are a little under 10 tons of Iceland Spring Water manufactured by Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson [62] http://www.egils.is/gamalt/individual/006314.php
Ireland, Republic of The Irish government pledged €10m (USD 13.5m) in response to the earthquake-caused disaster in South Asia [63] http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/1231/quake.html . On January 7th a Work a Day for Free initiative will take place, where workers throughout the country will donate a days wages to disaster relief. An estimated €1m has been raised by Pubs and Hotels in collections over the past week. The Civil Defence has raised over €120,000 in collections in Dublin over the first few days of January. A family walk in Dublin raised €70,000. All together the amount raised by the public is predicted to top the €10m already donated by the government. (Source: Irish Independent 4 January 2005.)
Italy The CEI (Italian Conference of Bishops) has already sent 100,000 euros (part of a donation of USD1.7m from Caritas Internationalis) and is collecting national donations [64] http://www.db.caritas.glauco.it/caritastest/Notizie/Maremoto/Asia_20041227.pdf . Private moneyraising efforts coordinated by newspapers and telephony companies have collected more than €12.6m ([65] http://www.tg5.it/altre_notizie/schede/scheda_041227201143.shtml ). The government has pledged €3m (USD 3.9 million). As of December 31, 5 Italian flights have arrived Sri Lanka carrying an advanced team of 8 experts of the Italian Civil Protection Department with 50 tons of equipment and goods (2 field hospitals, 20 doctors and medical staff, medical kits, field kitchens, water pumps, water storages, etc.)
Luxembourg Luxembourg has announced it will donate at least €5m (USD 6.5 million) as humanitarian aid.
Netherlands The Dutch government has reserved €27m (USD 36m) for aid to the affected area. The Dutch Red Cross has dedicated EUR 100,000 (USD 0.13 million) for emergency aid. Several private initiatives have started, which vary from calls to give money to Samenwerkende Hulporganisaties (Giro 555) to collecting food and other supplies for the affected areas. These initiatives have raised €112m.
Norway The Norwegian government has allocated NOK 1.1 billion (USD 180m) to be distributed to the UN, the Red Cross and other aid organisations. The prime minister has also pledged to provide more funds as needed in aid relief coordinated by the United Nations. The Royal Norwegian Air Force and Scandinavian Airlines have established airlift shuttles in order to provide emergency transport services between Thailand and Scandinavia for as long as is necessary. An ongoing appeal [66] http://www.folkeappellen.org/ is trying to convince the government to provide a total amount of NOK 10 billion (USD 1.64 billion) from the Norwegion Petroleum Fund [67] http://www.norges-bank.no/english/petroleum_fund/ to this and future disasters.
Poland The Polish government will donate PLN 1m (USD 0.3 million) to Polish aid non-governmental organizations.
Portugal The Portuguese government has approved €8m (USD 10,9m) in aid to victims of the tragedy. The country has already sent a plane with relief supplies to Sri Lanka, and the Government has announced that a second plane with humanitarian aid would be sent in next days, this time to Indonesia.
Romania The Romanian government has approved €32,000 worth of medical aid, tents and beds to Sri Lanka.
Russia Two transport planes of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations landed on Sri Lanka December 27, carrying humanitarian aid. The planes were carrying 110 tents and 2200 blankets with a total weight of 25 tons, Russia also sent a rescue helicopter Bo-105, on board of which rescuers will fly over the area of the calamity and will search for and evacuate people. One more plane sent December 30 with tents, drinking water, water cleaning stations and other humanitarian aid.[68] http://www.mchs.gov.ru/news.php?fid=1104239728460635&cid= The town of Beslan, scene of the 2004 school hostage crisis, will donate 1m Rubles (USD 36,000) from the fund set up after the mass hostage-taking. [69] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4142561.stm
Slovenia The Slovenian government has approved 20m SIT (€84,500) for immediate delivery.
Spain
  • The Spanish government has approved an aid package totalling €51m (USD69.3m): €1m (USD1.3m), for immediate delivery, allocated to the relief shipments conducted by the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation (AECI) and NGOs. €50m line of credit, with favorable terms that include long periods of repayment and low interest, will support the reconstruction efforts in all countries affected by the quake. Two cargo planes with humanitarian aid took off on December 28 to Sri Lanka and another three, of the AECI and the Red Cross, were dispatched on December 31 to Sumatra in Indonesia and Thailand.
Sweden SEK500m (USD75m) will be distributed through SIDA, the Swedish International Development Agency. An extensive relief effort on behalf of the government has been engaged including military personnel, forensic teams, search and rescue teams as Sweden is probably the nation not directly affected by the earthquake/waves to be hardest hit. The Swedish public is also supplying Ngos with money in a never before seen extent (about SEK330m, or USD50m), as well as materials such as clothes and other equipment. Swedish media has still criticized the government for not doing enough for their nationals and for others.
Switzerland The Swiss government has allocated CHF 27m (USD23.8m). Four teams of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA http://www.deza.ch/index.php?navID=60&lID=1 ) have been deployed in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Another team of SHA and WHO doctors and logisticians is on the Maldives. Various relief organizations contributed CHF 1 million. The ongoing appeal for donations organized by the Glückskette http://www.glueckskette.ch has resulted in CHF 144.5m being collected and is still going on. January 5th will be a national donation day.
United Kingdom
  • Government — The UK government announced on 30 December 2004 that the UK was increasing its aid to GBP 50m (USD96m), from an initial pledge of £15m of aid in the early stages, after further analysis of the scale of the crisis. The government has also promised to match the public donation. As current president of the G8, the UK government and Chancellor Gordon Brown is pushing for the suspension of debt repayments to the industrialised nations.
  • Public — By the end of 6 January 2005 the total from UK citizens stood at £100m (190m USD) [70] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4152933.stm who responded by donating at a rate of up to £1m per hour in the first week.
  • Corporate/Notable — Large donations were also made by HM The Queen, and other notable celebrities and wealthy individuals. Half of the FTSE 100 companies had announced sizeable donations of money/resources, with many other companies donating their services and resources at no cost.
Vatican City The Pope has authorized the immediate release of USD 6m, which are to be delivered to the International Red Cross, for use in the humanitarian relief effort.


Middle East and Africa

Iran Iran has sent 221 tons of relief supplies consisting of medications, tents, blankets, clothes and foodstuff to Indonesia as well as donating USD 675,000 through the Red Crescent.
Israel The Israeli government has sent supplies worth some USD 100,000 to each affected country. In addition, an Israeli medical team was dispatched to Sri Lanka, and 150 IDF doctors and rescue and relief teams were mobilized for the region with 82-tons of aid including 9 tons of medicine, nearly 4,000 liters of mineral water, 12 tons of food, over 17 tons of baby food, 10,000 blankets, tents, sheeting, as well as power generators. An additional offer of assistance to India in the form of search and rescue teams from their Home Front Command as well as food and medicine has also been extended, and the Israeli Ministry of Health has been dispatched to Thailand on medical mission. [71] http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/519314.html , [72] http://www.uja.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=142051
Kuwait The Kuwaiti government has donated KWD 3.0 m (USD 10 million) as humanitarian aid.
Morocco The Moroccan Foreign Ministry has said that aid, consisting of medical supply, vaccines and blankets, will be dispatched to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Maldives.
Mozambique The Mozambique government has given a "symbolic" [73] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4134485.stm USD 100,000 to an aid appeal, and is encouraging businesses and individuals to donate to accounts set up by the local Red Cross.
Qatar Qatar has offered $25m, plus food, medical and logistical supplies. [74] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4151241.stm
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has pledged a USD 30 million aid package consisting of USD 5 million worth of food, tents and medicine, to be transported and distributed via the Saudi Red Crescent and another USD 5 million in funds which will be given to several international aid groups such as the Red Cross and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Syria Syrian airplane loaded with 40 tons of medical and food aid took off from Damascus Airport to Indonesia Thursday. The Syrian government newspaper Al-Thawra quoted Syria's Health Minister, Maher al-Hussami, as saying that the load included 20 tons of medicine, food and drinking water, as well as 880 blankets
Turkey Hit in August and November 1999 by a series of earthquakes that killed over 20,000, Turkey announced that it will donate TRY 1.7 millions (USD 1.25 million), which will be used in reconstruction projects and be allocated to Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Maldives. Türk Kızılayı http://www.kizilay.org.tr is also collecting funds.
UAE USD 20 million and 30 tons of food and medicine in the care of the Red Crescent, which is to deliver them to India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka [75] http://www.channelnewsasia.com/killerwaves/aid.htm .


Americas

Brazil The Brazilian government is awaiting a UN decision on joint humanitarian aid. In the meantime, initial emergency aid of 10 tons of food and 8 tons of medicine will be delivered to Thailand and India by the Brazilian Air Force. In the country, private citizens and small businesses have organized a national effort to collect food, medicine and clothes for the populations affected. In Rio de Janeiro, 70 tons, donated in the city alone by locals, were delivered on January 2 to the Consul of Sri Lanka. Many more tons are to be handed to the local embassies and consulates of the countries affected.
Canada
  • Federal Government: The Canadian government has pledged, as of 02 January 2005, CAD 80 million (USD 67 million), an increase to the original figure of CAD 4 million offered by the federal government, which had previously been revised to 40 million, as an immediate contribution toward the aid effort and will also be providing blankets, water purification devices, and generators through the Canadian International Development Agency. The Canadian federal government has also announced a debt moratorium for the countries most severely impacted by the tsunamis.[76] http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20041230.wdebt30/BNStory/Fron
    t
    . Also, Canada has announced it will send its DART (Disaster Assistance Response Team) to Ampara in Sri Lanka.[77] http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/02/martin-meeting050102.html
  • Provincial Governments: In addition to the federal funds, the provincial government of British Columbia has given CAD 8 million (USD 6.6 million) to the Canadian Red Cross, the provincial governments of Ontario and Alberta have each pledged CAD 5 million (USD 4.1 million), the provincial governments of Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia have each given CAD 100,000 (USD 82,000), and the provincial governments of the Northwest Territories and Prince Edward Island have pledged CAD 25,000 and 20,000 respectively. As of 03 January 2005, Canadian governments have pledged CAD 98.5 million in aid; this translates to CAD 3.05 per capita.
  • Private Sector: Measuring the extent of individual and corporate philanthropy is more difficult, although the government estimated on 05 January 2005 that donations to tsunami victims had reached more than CAD 70 million. The federal government created incentives for private donations: it announced that it would match donations dollar-for-dollar and decided to bend the rules by allowing tsunami-related donations made before 11 January 2005 to be claimed on 2004 income-tax returns. [78] http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/cpress/20050101/ca_pr_on_na/tsun
    ami_donations
Chile The Chilean government has set up a group of four physicians, one engineer and one architect that will fly to Indonesia on January 1, 2005 and will remain there for twenty days. In addition, it has opened a special bank account for public donations.
Mexico The Mexican federal government has pledged a small aid package of an initial USD 100,000 (MXN 1,150,000), announced by Interior Secretary Santiago Creel, while search teams have been dispached by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE). These teams are experienced following the 1985 Mexico City earthquakes that killed thousands and could be helpful in the rescue of trapped and buried victims. The Mexican Red Cross has also invited Mexican citizens to give aid which will be distributed amongst local agencies.
United States
  • Federal Government: The United States government has allocated US$400,000 (£200,000, 300,000€) to India, Indonesia, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka. Officials are currently working on a $4 million (£2 million) aid package to help the Red Cross. Also, the United States has dispatched disaster teams to aid the nations affected. The United States is also preparing an initial $15 million (£8 million) aid package for affected nations. An additional $20 million (£11 million) has been offered as an emergency line of credit. On New Year's Eve, the aid was raised to $350 million (£190 million, €260 million).
  • Military: The United States has dispatched numerous C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifters and ten C-130 Hercules tactical airlifters containing disaster supplies, nine P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft for search and rescue support, and several teams from the Departments of State and Defense to coordinate additional assistance. They are using Utapao Naval Air Base in Thailand as their regional hub. Additionally, the United States has offered assistance from its troops stationed in Japan. USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier battle group, which was in port in Hong Kong, was dispatched to the coast of Sumatra to provide support to the Indonesian province of Aceh. In addition, a amphibious battlegroup led by USS Bonhomme Richard, scheduled for a port call in Guam, were dispatched to render assistance. A total of 48 Navy and Marine Corps helicopters are involved. Each ship can produce around 90,000 gallons of fresh water per day. The U.S. Navy has also deployed the USNS Mercy, a 1,000-bed hospital ship (to be initially staffed to support 250 patient beds).[79] http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=16523 Total Department of Defense personnel involved in the relief effort numbers over 12,600.[80] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4145259.stm
  • Private Sector: As of January 4, 2005, U.S. based relief groups and non-governmental organizations reported having raised over $400 million, and one charity said online pledges were arriving at a rate of $100,000 an hour. Notable donors include American corporations; among them the Coca-Cola Company ($10 million), Dow Chemical Company ($5 million), The New York Stock Exchange Foundation ($1 million), Microsoft Corporation ($3 million), and Dell ($3 million initial, up to $5 million through employee fundraising). Drug companies such as Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Bristol-Myers Squibb have provided medical supplies and drugs in addition to monetary assistance. Hollywood celebrities have also donated; Steven Spielberg ($1.5 million), Sandra Bullock ($1 million), among others. Private citizens, communities, and schools have also begun fundraising efforts and have contributed; U.S. President George W. Bush donated $16,000 from his personal funds, the city of Fargo, North Dakota gave $10,000 of taxpayer money, and motorists in Chattanooga, Tennessee have been allowed to donate money to the relief effort in place of paying for traffic citations. [81] http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050105/ap_on_re_us/tsunami_
    americans_respond
    President Bush also called for a nationwide fundraising drive, headed by former U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and ordered American flags to fly at half-staff "as a mark of respect for the victims of the Indian Ocean Earthquake and the resulting Tsunamis."[82] http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/01/20050101-2.html


Contributing non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

ADRA Silver Spring, Maryland--The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing its response in India, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the Andaman Islands to assist those affected by last Sunday's quake and tsunami.

ADRA has set up a crisis command center in Bangkok, Thailand to coordinate its network-wide response.

ADRA International is urgently soliciting emergency donations for this response. To rapidly respond to this disaster only monetary donations are being accepted at this time. Donations can be made to the Asia Tsunami Crisis Fund online www.adra.org/Donation.html http://www.adra.org/Donation.html or by calling 800-424-ADRA (2372). See more information at www.adra.org http://www.adra.org/ADRANews/123004a.html .

African Union The African Union Commission Chairman Alpha Oumar Konaré has announced that the organisation will putforward USD 100,000 towards disaster relief. [83] http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/125070/1/.html
American Friends Service Committee Building on AFSC programs and contacts in Asia, AFSC is providing relief and planning longer-term recovery, particularly to those who might be overlooked by other agencies or relief programs. See the website at www.afsc.org http://www.afsc.org .
American Jewish Committee AJC Establishes Tsunami Relief Fund, Allocates First $60,000. [85] http://www.ajc.org/InTheMedia/PressReleases.asp?did=1454
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is reporting today that it has collected more than $1 million in individual contributions to the organization's non-sectarian South Asia Tsunami Relief mailbox. [86] http://www.jdc.org/news_press_123004.html
American Jewish World Service We are particularly focusing our efforts on providing direct material relief to the poorest families in affected areas, including providing food, water storage containers, cooking supplies, blankets and temporary shelters and partnering with Direct Relief International to provide immediate shipments of basic medical supplies, water purification materials and oral rehydration therapies to the heavily affected communities in India and Sri Lanka. [87] http://www.ajws.org/index.cfm?section_id=15
European Union The EU is providing immediate emergency aid of EUR 3 million (USD 4.1 million) for victims to meet "initial vital needs", with more substantial aid (30 million EUR) to be provided later. This is separate from contributions by individual member countries.
F.I.R.S.T. The Fast Israeli Rescue and Search Team is heading a search and rescue mission to Tamil Nadu, India. [88] http://www.uja.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=142051
IFRCS In Geneva, the IFRCS appealed for CHF 7.5 million (about USD 6.6 million) for "immediate support" to an estimated 500,000 survivors.
IRW Islamic Relief Worldwide has increased its emergency appeal to USD 5 million. This includes an initial USD 270,650 for relief and rehabilitation intervention in the region, and USD 27,000 to meet the immediate needs of victims in Sri Lanka. [89] http://www.irw.org/asiaquake/
Kindhearts Kindhearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development has representatives in the region providing various forms of assistance. Kindhearts is currently collecting donations for its Indonesian relief opperations. [90] http://www.kind-hearts.org/tsunami/Tsunami_EM123104.htm
Latet The non-governmental Israeli Humanitarian Aid organization, Latet ("to give"), has dispatched a jumbo plane to Sri Lanka with 18 tons of equipment and is sending an aid delegation to Thailand. [91] http://www.uja.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=142051
Magen David Adom The Israeli "Red Cross" dispatched over 4000 much-needed vials of Albumin by air at midnight, Wednesday, December 29, in order to relieve the casualties of a devastated Sri Lanka. [92] http://www.magendavidadom.org/newsitem.asp?Flash=249
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Dispatching 32 tons of relief supplies to Sumatra; medical and assessment teams have been sent to many of the affected areas. [93] http://www.msf.org/countries/page.cfm?articleid=C1D6EFBE-2016-4103-91407901A067D
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Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Donating more than $2.5 million US in cash plus purchasing $1 Million US worth of food, clothing, and medical supplies.

[95] http://www.mcc.org/respond/rapid_respond/asiaearthquake/index.html

UNHCR The UNHCR in Sri Lanka is opening up its local relief stockpiles to deliver immediate emergency assistance. [96] http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home/opendoc.htm?tbl=NEWS&id=41d00ad12&pag
e=news
UNICEF Clothing and more than 30,000 blankets and sleeping mats to Sri Lanka
1,600 water tanks, 30,000 blankets, medical supplies and hundreds of thousands of water purification pills to India
Similar supplies to Indonesia and the Maldives[97] http://www.channelnewsasia.com/killerwaves/aid.htm .
United Nations Development Program USD 100,000 each to Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, the Maldives and Thailand to help them assess and coordinate emergency needs[98] http://www.channelnewsasia.com/killerwaves/aid.htm .
United Nations Population Fund Up to USD 1 million and extra staff to help ensure that the special health needs of pregnant and nursing women were met [99] http://www.channelnewsasia.com/killerwaves/aid.htm .
Medical Institute of Tamils Providing urgent medical assistance [100] http://www.miot.org.uk .
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Providing various forms of assistance [101] http://www.lds.org/newsroom/showrelease/0,15503,3881-1-20743,00.html .
Lions Clubs International USD 200,000 from the Lions Clubs International Foundation has been distributed through Lions clubs in the affected areas. Other pledges of support have been received including 120,000 from the Lions of Sweden and 200,000 from the Lions of Korea.
Buddhist Tzu-Chi Foundation of Toronto The Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu-Chi Foundation of Toronto, has number of ongoing fundraising events throughout the city. Volunteers are focusing on the Asian communities in the Greater Toronto Area. All money raised will be 100% donate to the affect area without administration fee. [102] http://www.tzuchi.org.tw
United Jewish Communities, Toronto Just 24 hours after UJA Federation of Greater Toronto opened its Tsunami Relief Fund, the fund has already raised more than $150,000 from over 500 donors. [103] http://www.jewishtoronto.net/content_display.html?ArticleID=141874
Ve'ahavta The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian and Relief Commission, Ve'ahavta ("You Shall Love"), is collecting donations which will be used to send more search and rescue personnel and logisticians, facilitate emergency feeding stations, and assist in the financing of other necessary relief items. [104] http://www.veahavta.org/AsianCrisisReliefFund.htm
World Jewish Aid The aim of the aid given by World Jewish Aid is to help people survive. As the situation deteriorates water contamination and disease threaten the lives of the survivors. According to AWJ, their partners on the ground in India, Indonesia and other affected areas are slowly being able to tell them where their aid should be directed so they can target their response. [105] http://www.worldjewishaid.org.uk/search_projects/?data=wja_channels&id=3


Contributing corporations

A much more complete list of American corporate donations may be found at [106] http://blog.simmins.org/td.pdf .

Pfizer $35m ($10m cash; $25m drugs) [107] http://www.pfizer.com/are/news_releases/2004pr/mn_2004_1229.html
Coca-Cola $10m
Bristol-Myers Squibb $5m ($1m cash; $4m drugs) [108] http://www.bms.com/news/features/data/fg_features_5275.html
Exxon Mobil $5m [109] http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/Newsroom/NewsReleases/xom_nr_301204.asp
BP $3m [110] http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=97&contentId=7003634
Abbott Laboratories $4m ($2m cash; $2m drugs) [111] http://www.abbott.com/news/press_release.cfm?id=871
Microsoft $3.5m [112] http://www.hostreview.com/news/news/041231Microsoft.html
Citigroup $3m [113] http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/press/2004/041229a.htm
J.P. Morgan Chase $3m [114] http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=7202564
Royal Dutch/Shell Group $3m [115] http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=media-en&FC3=/media-en/html/iwgen/new
s_and_library/press_releases/2004/asia_disaster_release_31122004.html&FC2=/media
-en/html/iwgen/news_and_library/press_releases/2004/zzz_lhn.html
UBS AG $3m [116] http://www.blick.ch/news/killerflut/artikel16050
Cisco Systems $2.5m [117] http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2004/corp_122904.html?CMP=ILC-001
AIG/The Starr Foundation $2.5m [118] http://www.corporate-ir.net/media_files/nys/aig/releases/123104.pdf
Wal-Mart Stores $2m [119] http://www.walmartstores.com/wmstore/wmstores/Mainnews.jsp?template=NewsArticle.
jsp&categoryOID=-8300&contentOID=14391&catID=-8248&year=2004
Daimler Chrysler $2m [120] http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/dccom/0,,0-5-7151-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-9-0-20050104-0-
0-0-0-0-0,00.html#446992
Johnson & Johnson $2m + drugs [121] http://www.jnj.com/news/jnj_news/20041228_135519.htm
Vodafone £1m ($1.95m)
Tetra Laval Group $1.5m (including provision of liquid foods) [122] http://www.tetralaval.com/content/press.asp?navid=4&ref=22
Deutsche Telekom €1m (~$1.4m) [123] http://www.telekom3.de/en-p/medi/3-ne/2004/12-d/041229-quake-ar.html
Siemens AG €1m [124] http://www.siemens.com/index.jsp?sdc_p=cz3s5uo1235906pnfl0mi1033535&sdc_sid=1677
87263&sdc_bcpath=1026937.s_4%2C&
Allianz Group €1m [125] http://www.allianzgroup.com/azgrp/dp/cda/0,,605884-44,00.html
BASF €1m [126] http://corporate.basf.com/de/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=1681&id=f*wq_67CBbc
p.hI
AXA Group €1m [127] http://www.axa.com/presse/scripts/comm/index.asp?rep=681&langue=US
ChevronTexaco $1.24m [128] http://www.chevrontexaco.com/news/press/2005/2005-01-03.asp
Infosys INR 50m (~$1.1m) [129] http://www.infosys.com/home/tsunami_tragedy.asp
Altana €750,000 (~$1.05) [130] http://www.altana.de/root/index.php?lang=en&page_id=202&cms_press_id=323&preview
=true
Boeing $1m [131] http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2004/q4/news_041230.html
ConocoPhillips $1m [132] http://www.conocophillips.com/news/nr/010305_disaster.asp
IBM $1m [133] http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2005/01/tsunami.html
Nike $1m
Pepsi $1m + soft drinks + water [134] http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/30/news/fortune500/corporate_aid/
Merrill Lynch $1m [135] http://www.ml.com/?id=7695_7696_42133_42135_45194_45993
American Express $1m
The Walt Disney Company $1m [136] http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayPressRelease.asp_Q_id_E_12314Relief
General Electric $1m [137] http://www.ge.com/stories/en/20304.html?category=Community
First Data Corp. (Parent company of Western Union Money Transfer) $1m [138] http://news.firstdata.com/media/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=151449
General Motors $1m [139] http://www.gm.com/company/gmability/community/global_aid/index.html
HSBC $1m [140] http://www.hsbc.com/hsbc/news_room;jsessionid=VQ1W2XINPQ531QFIYNLCGWQ?cp=/public
/groupsite/news_room/2004_archive/hsbc_pledges_usd1_million_to_tsunami_appeal.jh
tml&isPc=true
Verizon Communications $1m [141] http://newscenter.verizon.com/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=88618&PROACTIVE
_ID=cecdc9cdcdcbcfc9ccc5cecfcfcfc5cecec9c7cfcfcdcac8c9c5cf
ING $1m [142] http://www.ing.com/ing/contentm.nsf/content/8B4AE72F03D529F0C1256F7A0053E7C9!Ope
nDocument&sc=news&lan=en
Qantas AUD $1m + flights [143] http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn/au/publicaffairs/details?ArticleID=2004/dec
04/3196
page detailing the response by Qantas.
Cable & Wireless $1m [144] http://www.cw.com/media_events/media_centre/releases/2005/01_04_2005_57.html page detailing the response by Cable & Wireless.
Dhiraagu (The Maldives' national telecommunications company) $1m [145] http://www.dhiraagu.com.mv/newsdesk/index.php?newsid=393 (also noted on page detailing the response by Cable & Wireless.)
Bayer €500,000 (~$700,000) [146] http://www.baynews.bayer.de/BayNews/BayNews.nsf/id/2004-0764
Nestlé CHF640,000 ($560,000) [147] http://www.nestle.com/Media_Center/Speeches_Statements/Current+Speech+or+Stateme
nt/Nestle+response+to+the+tsunami+disaster+in+South+Asia.htm
The Home Depot $500,000 [148] http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?CNTTYPE=PROD_META
&CNTKEY=SuperFeatures2%2fMiscellaneous%2fSV_Tsunami_Disaster_Relief_1204&BV_Sess
ionID=@@@@0903304647.1104596419@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccegadddhikgdihcgelceffdfgidgnl.
0&MID=9876&pos=15
Texas Instruments $500,000 [149] http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/press/company/2004/c04059.shtml
Carrefour €300,000 (~$420,000) [150] http://www.carrefour.com/docs/com_asiesudest_en.pdf
Hitachi Yen 20m (~$200,000) [151] http://www.hitachi.com/information/support_1229/
Altria $150,000 [152] http://www.altria.com/responsibility/04_05_01_05_00_humanitaid.asp
Independent News & Media €100,000 [153] http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=597276
MTR Corporation Limited HKD $0.5 per passenger trip on January 2 2005 [154] http://www2.881-903.com/apps/news/html/news/20050102/2005010214415152400.htm
Projected goal: HKD 1 million (roughly USD $128,000) [155] http://hk.news.yahoo.com/041231/12/18318.html .
MAC $ 10,000 [156] http://www.marubeni-usa.com/main.html
KCR Corporation All fares collected during the 4-hour extention service on January 1, 2005 morning.
Fonterra Milk powder and infant formula throughout the region
Wing On Travel Tour guides set off to affected areas to offer assistance and translation services.


External links

  • Al Jazeera – How the tsunami aid stacks up http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3FEBA6A3-D338-4176-860E-8BEE68C83127.htm
  • UN financial tracking http://www.reliefweb.int/appeals/fts_tsunami.html
  • BBC News: World helps - but will it forget? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4130127.stm
  • Tsunami Leaves Asia All Shook Up http://thanks4supporting.us/tsunami Photos of relief work in Penang Island, Malaysia & other photographs, articles, etc.
  • Are you a survivor? Got a story to tell? http://surfandturf.biz Join us at the tsunami forum.
  • BCZ.com Indian Ocean Earthquake Memorial http://special.bcz.com Sign here to support the cause.
  • Wave of Destruction: Worldwide Tsunami Relief Donations http://www.nakagawa.ca/ascorbic/tsunami/ for an alternative chart.
Last updated: 02-19-2005 01:13:13
Last updated: 05-06-2005 01:27:49