Tuesday, May 24, 2005

New website to track pledges for tsunami relief, UN official says

New website to track pledges for tsunami relief, UN official says: "New website to track pledges for tsunami relief, UN official says

Jan Egeland
24 May 2005 � Arriving in Geneva to chair a meeting on disaster mitigation, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator today announced the launch of a 'first of its kind' website to track funds pledged to the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, while urging that more attention be given to the world's neglected humanitarian emergencies.
Speaking to journalists, Jan Egeland said the new web page, accessible through www.reliefweb.int, would contain updated information on all tsunami-related pledges received and dispersed. He said he hoped that similar Internet-based real-time reporting would also be used to account for the large sums expected to be received for recovery and development efforts."

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