We stand by the report. The eviction campaign was the worst possible thing at the worst possible moment. ... The important thing now is to look to the future. We have to help these people.
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So it's a nightmare trying to reach community after community which are homeless, roofless, without food, without water. It is this race against time I fear we are now losing for many of these outlying villages.Jan Egeland
This is the race against the clock that we've been talking about for some time, ... freeze to death if they don't get assistance in weeks.
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I think it would be a massive undertaking to actually have a full-fledged tsunami warning system that would really be effective in many of these places,
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This year has really been the year of natural disasters, with nature at its worst and humanity at its best.
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They are in a desperate situation. We need more helicopters to reach them. We need more helicopters soon. Those who have given helicopters, thank you. Others, give us more.
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We have not reached agreement with the government on the text (of an appeal), we have not agreed on how many are affected, how to help them, the role of (non-governmental organizations) NGOs and other operational aspects.
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