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On Indonesia’s Nias Island, UNICEF helps rebuild the lives of quake-affected children

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

By Anna Stechert

GUNUNGSITOLI, Indonesia, 10 May 2006 — Well over a year since a violent earthquake shook the island of Nias in Indonesia, killing 800 people and destroying 90 per cent of the infrastructure, UNICEF continues to offer vital protection for children. More …

Indonesia: Aceh & Nias Partners – Reconstruction accelerated sharply in past six months but three years very hard work ahead

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

Jakarta, May 9, 2006 — The Agency for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (BRR) of Aceh and Nias today holds the second high-level Coordination Forum for Aceh and Nias (CFAN2) attended by Ministers, BRR, local governments of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra, Ambassadors, stakeholder representatives and Agency Heads of NGOs and donor agencies including the World Bank, United Nations, local and international NGOs, bilateral and multilateral institutions, and civil society. More …