The humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe is very serious. The need for international aid is big and growing. |
The important thing is that we give and that we as citizens also demand that our countries give generously to those who have been so hard hit. |
The insecurity in Sri Lanka has claimed over 100 lives in recent weeks with increasing civilian casualties. |
the largest, most destructive natural disasters ever. |
The loss of life, the new displacement of families, the destruction to businesses and property, as well as threats to humanitarian workers, are creating a climate of fear and tension for civilians. |
The number one priority is to get to those who have nothing. If we don't, we will become a disaster within a disaster. |
The Oslo process was a road to peace, |
The people of Zimbabwe are suffering under several big problems. I am hopeful that we will have a more positive partnership in 2006 than we have had in the past. |
The point here is it could have been avoided. It didn't have to reach these proportions. |
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. |
the race against the clock. |
The schools that collapsed on the children should not have collapsed. They were death traps. |
The secretary general said it may take as much as five to ten years. We hope it will take much less time. |
The United Nations is grateful for the additional pledges so far of 525 million dollars to the assistance efforts in northern Pakistan. |
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, |