there are many thousands, potentially tens of thousands, up there in the mountains that are wounded we haven't gotten to.
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The problem with tsunamis is that it takes hours -- or minutes -- for this wall of water to come, and there's just very, very little time.Jan Egeland
The United Nations stands ready to help with any kind of disaster expertise that might be required ... in full recognition that the United States is the country in the world that possesses the greatest civilian and military search and rescue and recovery assets themselves,
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Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active for many years here, especially through the local staff and international staff here in Somaliland and in Somalia at large.
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We need better coordination on the international side, just as they need better and more effective efforts on the Somali side. We have too many reconstruction and development assistance plans.
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Had there been better prevention, better early warning, better schools, earthquake-safe buildings - tens of thousands of lives would have been saved both in the Indian Ocean tsunami and in the South Asian earthquake,
Jan Egeland
It could end tomorrow. It's as serious as that.
Jan Egeland
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