UN lists projects for some $1 billion tsumani aid

The United Nations wants major donors to allocate nearly $1 billion of promised monies for spending on basic needs for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami over the next six months.

The so-called "flash appeal", launched by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Thursday, is aimed at getting commitments for specific projects from the more than $3 billion worth of aid promised and from new contributions.

The appeal, spelled out in a 95-page report, is mainly for Indonesia ($371 million), Maldives ($66.6 million), Seychelles ($8.9 million), Somalia ($10 million) and Sri Lanka ($167 million). The remainder is to be spread throughout the region:

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Specific projects include:

• $222 million for FAMILY SHELTER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS.
• $214.7 million for FOOD
• $143 million for COORDINATION/SUPPORT SERVICES (includes transport, communications).
• $121.7 million for HEALTH.
• $109.7 million for ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• $60.8 million for WATER AND SANITATION.
• $29.7 million for MULTI-SECTOR needs.
• $27 million for EDUCATION
• $27 million - Human Rights/Rule of LAW groups and trainers,
• $14 million for AGRICULTURE.
• $4.2 million to clear MINES in Sri Lanka
• $3 million for SECURITY

Source: Reuters