Press Release - ASEAN Stresses Importance of Wider Involvement from Line Ministries in Implementing Post-Nargis Recovery in Myanmar
ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, 2 July 2009

The Post-Nargis recovery work in Myanmar requires the involvement of a wider range of line ministries and also more funds in order to be more effective and sustainable. This was one of the messages conveyed during the meeting of the ASEAN Humanitarian Task Force for the Victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (AHTF). |More|

Visit to Seik Gyi Village, Myanmar, 6 September 2008
Welcome to Seik Gyi Village Houses in Seik Gyi SG Surin at Seik Gyi  
General Photos on Cyclone Nargis
An old man, Hlaing Pone, Laputta A boy and his little sister, Kadon Kani, Pyapon Tent site A boy in a tent, Hlaing Pone, Labutta
Field Visit
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan Visit
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan Visit
 
22nd Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group - Initial Findings in a Cyclone Nargis Response Assessment Indicates Positive Progress, Yangon, Myanmar, 5 June 2009
21st Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group - The Tripartite Core Group strengthens cooperation to implement the PONREPP, Yangon, Myanmar, 22 May 2009
20th Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group - The Tripartite Core Group sends off Assessment Teams for the second Periodic Review, Yangon, Myanmar, 7 May 2009
Press Release - One Year on: ASEAN Calls for Intensified Support to Survivors of Cyclone Nargis, Yangon, Myanmar, 2 May 2009
ASEAN Hub Officers: Frontrunners of Humanitarian Coordination in the Delta- Affected Townships of Myanmar
19th Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group (2 May 2009): One Year after Nargis: The Tripartite Core Group Continues to Support the Affected People, Yangon, Myanmar, 2 May 2009
Press Release - ASEAN Hub Coordinator Delivers Training on Humanitarian Accountability to Humanitarian Actors in Myanmar
Press Release - ASEAN Hub Coordinator Delivers Training on Humanitarian Accountability to Humanitarian Actors in Myanmar
ASEAN Hub Officers: Frontrunners of Humanitarian Coordination in the Delta- Affected Townships of Myanmar
Press Release - Pressing Need for Recovery Support in the Delta, Yangon, Myanmar, 30 March 2009
17th Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group – Tripartite Core Group mandate extended for one year, Yangon, Myanmar, 4 March 2009
Press Release – ASEAN Extends Leading Role in Humanitarian Assistance in Myanmar, ASEAN Secretariat, 2 March 2009
Press Release - The Islamic Development Bank Group to Support Rebuilding of Nargis Destroyed Schools in Ayeyarwardy Delta, Yangon, Myanmar, 19 February 2009
Press Release - Nordic Ministers Visit Cyclone-Affected Communities in Myanmar, Yangon, 23 January 2008
Press Release - TCG launches three-year recovery plan for cyclone Nargis affected communities, Bangkok, 9 February 2009
Press Release - Timor-Leste donates $500,000 for humanitarian aid to Cyclone Nargis survivors in Myanmar, ASEAN Secretariat, 2 February 2009
Post-Nargis Social Impacts Monitoring: November 2008
14th Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) - TCG Study Tour to Thailand Shares Experience and Lessons Learnt in Natural Disaster Management, Yangon, Myanmar, 14 January 2009
Press Release - The Government of the Republic of the Philippines Contributes to ASEAN’s Continued Humanitarian Effort in Myanmar
Yangon, 21 January 2009
Press Release - ASEAN Humanitarian Task Force Meet on Post-Nargis Relief and Recovery Efforts in Myanmar, Bangkok, 17 January 2009
13th Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group - TCG Reports Review the Current Situation for Cyclone-Affected People, Yangon, Myanmar, 19 December 2008
12th Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group - Periodic Review: Urgent Needs Still to be Met for the Cyclone Affected People, Yangon, Myanmar, 15 December 2008
11th Press Release – High Level Roundtable on Post Nargis Relief and Recovery Efforts in Myanmar, “Continued commitment by Tripartite Core Group to recovery efforts for Nargis survivors”, Yangon, Myanmar, 26 November 2008
10th Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group - Six months after Cyclone Nargis Continued need for relief and long term support, Yangon, Myanmar, 2 November 2008
9th Press Release - TCG Launches First Periodic Review of Humanitarian Relief and Early Recovery Efforts in Cyclone Nargis Affected Areas, Yangon, Myanmar, 19 October 2008
ASEAN Ambassadors to Myanmar and TCG Members View Progress of Early Recovery in Three Cyclone-Hit Villages, 8 October 2008
8th Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group - ‘Continued Commitment is Key to Sustained Assistance to Cyclone Survivors’, Myanmar, 30 September 2008
7th TCG Press Release - Secretary-General of ASEAN, DR Surin Pitsuwan Visit Marks the 100-Day Establishment of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG), Myanmar, 11 September 2008
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Surin Pitsuwan, Observes Progress of Community-Based Early Recovery Pilot Project at Seik Gyi Village, Yangon, 6 Sep 2008
6th Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group – US Special Advisor Gambari Says Myanmar Coordination Body is a Model, Yangon, 25 Aug 2008
5th Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group – Myanmar and the UN Find Solutions to Foreign Exchange Loss of Cyclone Nargis Humanitarian Aid, Yangon, 13 Aug 2008
4th Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group - Cyclone-Nargis Response Enters a New Phase in Relief and Early Recovery, Yangon, Myanmar, 30 Jul 2008
Joint ASEAN-UN Press Release - Comprehensive Assessment of Cyclone Nargis Impact Provides Clearer Picture of Relief and Recovery Needs , Singapore, 21 Jul 2008
Press Release – 3rd Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group, Yangon, Myanmar, 18 Jul 2008
PONJA Report Ready for Launch on 21 July 2008, ASEAN Secretariat, 15 Jul 2008
ASEAN Ready to Increase Cooperation with the UN Systems in Assisting Victims of Cyclone Nargis, ASEAN Secretariat, 10 Jul 2008
UN Expresses Appreciation to ASEAN Leadership in Assisting Victims of Cyclone Nargis, ASEAN Secretariat, 10 Jul 2008
US$303.8 Million Still Needed to Assist Victims of Cyclone Nargis, ASEAN Secretariat, 10 Jul 2008
2nd Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group - Further Inroad to Relief and Early Recovery for Victims of Cyclone Nargis, Yangon, 2 Jul 2008
Media Release - Secretary-General of ASEAN witnesses first hand the damage wrought by Cyclone Nargis on the Irrawady Delta, 26 June 2008
ASEAN Humanitarian Task Force Convenes ASEAN Roundtable for Post-Nargis Joint Assessment in Yangon, ASEAN Secretariat, 24 June 2008
1st Press Release of Tripartite Core Group, Yangon, Myanmar, 24 June 2008
Press Release – Welcome Back Ponja Teams, Yangon, 21 June 2008
Post Nargis Joint Assessment Teams Complete Assessment of Cyclone Nargis-Affected Areas, ASEAN Secretariat, 21 Jun 2008.
Press Release - SG Surin Assured of Smooth Aid Operations, ASEAN Secretariat, 14 June 2008
Press Release - ASEAN Secretariat Receives US$850,000-Grant from World Bank for Myanmar Cyclone Nargis Response, ASEAN Secretariat, 16 June 2008
Press Release - Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister Sent off 250-Person Post Nargis Joint Assessment Teams, Yangon, 9 June 2008
Press Release - PONJA Advance Teams Seen Nargis’ Most Remote of Most Affected Areas, Yangon, 8 June 2008
Press Release - Tripartite Core Group Witnessing the Unloading of Relief Supplies for the Cyclone Nargis-Affected Areas, 7 June 2008
News Updates on ASEAN Humanitarian Relief Efforts for Cyclone Nargis, 6 June 2008
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Surin Pitsuwan: ASEAN-UN to Deploy 200 Assessment Team Members to Irrawaddy Delta, Yangon, 4 Jun 2008
Media Release – Secretary-General of ASEAN sees Signs of Progress in Assisting Cyclone Nargis Victims, 30 May 2008
Media Release - Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister to Lead Coordinating Core Group in Yangon, 28 May 2008
ASEAN-UN International Pledging Conference on Cyclone Nargis, Yangon, Myanmar, 25 May 2008  
Press Release - Chair of ASEAN Humanitarian Task Force Meets International Organisations and Groups to Coordinate Humanitarian Operations for the Victims of Cyclone Nargis, 27 May 2008
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Surin Pitsuwan's Activities as Chair of ASEAN Humanitarian Task Force for the Victims of Cyclone Nargis, 26 May 2008
Press Statement – Inaugural Relief Flight for Victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar from Don Mueang Airport Thailand, Bangkok, 24 May 2008
Press Statement – Working Visit of H.E. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary – General of ASEAN to Yangon, Yangon, 21 May 2008
Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting Chairman's Statement, Singapore, 19 May 2008
World Bank Pledges Support for ASEAN, Washington, 15 May 2008
Media Release - ASEAN to lead international Coalition of Mercy for Myanmar, Secretary-General of ASEAN Surin Pitsuwan to meet World Bank President Robert Zoellick in Washington DC, Issued 13 May 2005, ASEAN Secretariat
Media Release - ASEAN forms Emergency Rapid Assessment Team for Myanmar, ASEAN Secretariat, 13 May 2008/SPAN>
Press Release - ASEAN Stands Ready to Help the Affected Population in Myanmar in Response to Cyclone Nargis, ASEAN Secretariat, 9 May 2008
Press Release - ASEAN Secretariat Sets Up Emergency Fund for Myanmar, ASEAN Secretariat, 8 May 2008
Emergency Relief for Cyclone Victims in Myanmar, ASEAN Secretariat, 5 May 2008
 

 

 

Terrible tragedy has a way of bringing people closer together.br> 
Those whose lives have been destroyed by Cyclone Nargis cling to each other for comfort; sharing their suffering, their food, their water and helping each other slowly rebuild their homes and businesses. |More|
At a swollen stream at a village outside Pyapon in the cyclone Nargis ravaged Irrawaddy Delta, a man searches through the grass, his dog by his side. Once, not that long ago, he would have trawled for fish; now his dog sniffs out water field rodents.  |More|

A trip to the field to assess the damage of Cyclone Nargis is a lesson in hardship; the hardship of the survivors and my own suffering during hours of travelling over bumpy roads! |More|

 

 

   

 

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