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The Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) was established in November 2005. RADA is the result of His Excellency President Rajapakse’s vision to create a single government agency to focus on reconstruction and development issues across all sectors

This report highlights the value of involving communities in their own recovery, the benefits of long-term over an exclusively short-term focus, and the need to establish community independence over dependence, rather than continuing to foster a cycle of

In the early stages of the tsunami disaster, regional coordination of logistics, procurement humanitarian coordination, information systems, resources allocation, and management were essential to respond to the vast needs throughout the tsunami affected

This issue of Humanitarian Exchange focuses on the emergency response to the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004.

This synthesis report is based primarily on 5 thematic evaluations undertaken by TEC member agencies during 2005/06. These focus on coordination of the international humanitarian response, the role of needs assessment in the tsunami response, the impact of the response on local and national capacities, links between relief, rehabilitation and development and the funding response to the tsunami.

Six months after the Indian Ocean tsunami, Mercy Corps is providing assistance for more than one million survivors of the disaster. This report outlines Mercy Corps' financial accountability, program strategy and country-by-country achievements after six

The report provides country-by-country breakdowns that include expenditure, plans and challenges, while highlighting children’s stories and key partners in relief and recovery. A unique international relief effort prevented any major outbreaks of disease

This book is dedicated to the millions of children whose lives were changed by the earthquake and tsunami in Asia last December. Many thousands of children lost their lives and many surviving children lost one or both parents. Children-especially those