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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://english.aljazeera.net//news/asia/2009/05/20095231825236195.htmlMyanmar's leaders fail to hold any events to remember the victims of last year's cyclone.2009-05-02T08:38+0200aljazeera-enenaljazeera-en-5561f66cac20dd8dddd6c71c6237850aHorizontalMattersNaturalDisastersHumanitarianAidFoodSecurityFoodAidEcho20090502083800http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/266744,aid-for-myanmars-cyclone-nargis-only-a-fraction-of-aid.htmlBangkok - World aid for Myanmar's Cyclone Nargis has amounted to 300 million dollars, or 2.5 per cent of what was spent on the 2004 tsunami, aid agencies said Thursday as the first anniversary of the storm approaches. The total tsunami support was 1...2009-04-30T12:25+0200earthtimesenearthtimes-c9034a939dafcfc2dbfea3bcef7b70e9SocietyHumanitarianAidNaturalDisastersUnitedNationsENVEcho20090430122500http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/27/content_11266583.htmJAKARTA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 5.9 rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Monday morning, with no report of damage or casualty, meteorology agency said here. The quake jolted at 12:22 Jakarta time (0522 GMT ) with epicenter at 224 kms northwest Tolitoli of Central Sulwesi and at 712 kms in depth, the agency said.2009-04-27T09:26+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-c2121eb5ec6cc88cf187c4e4b4e20f68NaturalDisasters20090427092600http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6645862.htmlAn earthquake with the magnitude of 5.3 struck eastern parts of Indonesia on Monday morning, but with no report of damage or casualties, local meteorology agency said here. The quake jolted at 01:14 Jakarta time (1814 GMT Sunday) with the epicenter at 28 km southeast Melongue town of north Suawesi and at 34 km in depth, the agency said.2009-04-27T09:18+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-5d72e412356a22bd52631aeba76a5529NaturalDisasters20090427091800http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/27/content_11265338.htmJAKARTA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with the magnitude of 5.3 struck eastern parts of Indonesia on Monday morning, but with no report of damage or casualties, local meteorology agency said here. The quake jolted at 01:14 Jakarta time (1814 GMT Sunday) with the epicenter at 28 km southeast....2009-04-27T05:20+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-39dc11ccc95e482eed387f84669fa8a7NaturalDisasters20090427052000http://7thspace.com/headlines/307767/from_tragedy_can_come_wisdom___lessons_that_open_minds_save_lives_says_secretary_general_at_tsunami_lessons_learned_event.htmlFollowing are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Tsunami Lessons Learned event in New York, 24 April: Helen Clark, our new UNDP [United Nations Development Programme] Administrator. Welcome to the UN family. We are ...2009-04-25T16:26+02007thspaceen7thspace-925aa584561f1f848b8ad742053b7842G20SocietyClimateChangeEcologyNaturalDisastersAlternativeEnergyHumanitarianAidEnvironmentUNSecretaryGeneralManMadeDisasters20090425162600http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090424/wl_nm/us_un_tsunamiReuters - Distribution of billions of dollars in aid after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami often ignored victims of conflicts raging in Sri Lanka and Indonesia at the time, a report on the lessons of the disaster said on Friday.2009-04-25T15:46+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-a3c3a1532facb83c58ab375aead98e0bEchoClimateChangeNaturalDisastersEnvironmentEuropeAidUNSecretaryGeneral20090425154600http://www.javno.com/en-world/tsunami-aid-often-bypassed-conflict-victims_253596The report, commissioned by five of the hardest-hit countries, of the 2004 Tsunami, said this was due in part to restrictions by aid donors.2009-04-25T12:55+0200javno-enenjavno-en-4311f71ad382496b1d76de3b79c0c927EchoClimateChangeNaturalDisastersEnvironmentEuropeAidUNSecretaryGeneral20090425125500http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE53N77H20090424?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Distribution of billions of dollars in aid after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami often ignored victims of conflicts raging in Sri Lanka and Indonesia at the time, a report on the lessons of the disaster said on Friday.2009-04-25T02:31+0200reutersenreuters-8f15305716017c662bf0908bb6c7b7d9EchoNaturalDisastersEuropeAidUNSecretaryGeneral20090425023100http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N24448821.htm24 Apr 2009 22:44:31 GMT Source: Reuters * Policies led to grievances over perceived inequalities * Corruption levels across the board were remarkably low * U.N. chief looks to Copenhagen climate change conference By Patrick Worsnip ...2009-04-25T00:52+0200alertnetenalertnet-f42a6cd61310f38cc7b383f95090a2b5EchoClimateChangeNaturalDisastersEnvironmentEuropeAidUNSecretaryGeneral20090425005200http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6641039.htmlA 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Indonesia's Maluku province Monday evening, according to the website of Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG). The quake occurred at 21:21 local time (1221 GMT) with epicenter located at 4.04 degrees southern latitude and 129.2009-04-21T04:55+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-90e6663fda5f8bc008b997f6f16c7134NaturalDisasters20090421045500http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/20/content_11223701.htmJAKARTA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Indonesia's Maluku province Monday evening, according to the website of Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG). The quake occurred at 21:21 local time (1221 GMT) with epicenter located at 4.04 degrees southern latitude and 129.2009-04-20T17:05+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-f52dd4afe49809ad8d1311846f3ccda0NaturalDisasters20090420170500http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/423410/1/.htmlJAKARTA : A strong 6.2-magnitude quake struck in Indonesia's north Sulawesi province on Sunday but there were no reports of damage or injuries, the geophysics agency said.2009-04-19T10:01+0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-cf5944beab1b2bac70d5d4d6655351a2NaturalDisasters20090419100100http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-Common-Chunk-HT-UI-Common-LatestNews&id=3aea3821-0a3b-483d-abc1-81414b914590&Headline=Strong+6.2+earthquake+hits+Indonesia%3a+agencyA strong 6.2-magnitude quake struck in Indonesia's north Sulawesi province on Sunday but there were no reports of damage or injuries, the geophysics agency said.2009-04-19T08:45+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-17544044a1308699b67e016dfa948179NaturalDisasters20090419084500http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/19/content_11214002.htmJAKARTA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 6.2 rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Sunday, with no initial report of damage or casualty, meteorology agency said here. The quake struck at 12:23 Jakarta time (0523 GMT) with epicenter at 20 kms northeast Melonguane of North....2009-04-19T08:37+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-2795cf10887164207c471d1d63aaf8f5NaturalDisasters20090419083700http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/264906,62-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-islands-off-eastern-indonesia.htmlJakarta - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Sunday afternoon off the northern tip of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, but there were no immediate reports of injury and damage, meteorologists said. The quake at a depth of 50...2009-04-19T08:02+0200earthtimesenearthtimes-2b2cc5b4f6ebe4cf0456eb6c053496bcNaturalDisasters20090419080200