Aid Plea for Tsunami Hit Regions

World | January 5, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00
Aid Plea for Tsunami Hit Regions A man is sitting in the ruins of his home destroyed by the major tsunami that hit over ten countries in Southeastern Asia. World leaders are headed to Indonesia to see first-hand the massive operation to save millions of tsunami victims. Photo by WN

The United Nations children's agency, Unicef, urged the international community to prioritise youngsters made orphans by the tsunami disaster. Unicef head Carol Bellamy made the plea ahead of a donors' meeting on Thursday. As many as 50,000 children were killed, and more than a million have been hurt or lost families in the disaster. Unicef said it had identified four priorities the Jakarta meeting must take on board to help what it calls the "tsunami generation" of children. They include ensuring children get clean sanitation, water and nutrition; caring for, identifying and trying to reunite those separated from families; protecting them from exploitation; and ensuring they get back to school as quickly as possible.

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