We have never had this kind of logistical nightmare, ever. |
We have no security for our work. We are witnesses to massive attacks against the civilian population. |
We have not heard of any tsunami hitting anywhere. |
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. |
We have reason to fear that 2006 could be as bad as 2005. |
We have received more pledges in the past week than we have in six months. But it is too late for some of these children. |
We have received zero pledges for this appeal, |
We have seen 2004 and 2005 as the years of disaster, |
We have to date received no pledges. |
We must be acutely aware that all that has been built up by the thousands of relief workers and hundreds of millions of dollars in donor contributions could be destroyed, and we could be on the brink of losing this huge humanitarian operation. |
We must end this tyranny of silence. |
We need a change in mentality. You get a lot of headlines for foodstuffs for those who are already in disasters. You don't get any headlines for prevention. |
We need additional resources. I want more from everybody but I do recognize that some Europeans and the Americans give us already a lot. There are others who should step up to the plate. |
We need helicopters because the roads are gone, |
We need more resources to save 2 million to 3 million lives and we need much more resources in the next few days. |