Islas Salomón

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The first play safe area in Gizo camp of Titiana.

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Following the Earthquake and Tsunami in the Solomon Islands on 2 April 2007, UNICEF Pacific has mobilized staff and resources for the emergency response and early recovery. This response has focused on health and nutrition, water and sanitation, education, and child protection and has been guided by UNICEF's Core Commitments for Children in Emergencies and the immediate needs of children and women, as identified through a number of assessments on the ground. UNICEF is grateful to those donors who have provided early funding allowing UNICEF to meet the immediate needs of affected children and women. UNICEF still requires an additional US$ 1,300,000 to address the humanitarian and early recovery needs of children and women affected by the South Pacific tsunami.
Solomon Islands Donor Update 27 April 2007 [pdf]

Displaced children come to play at the first "play safe" area in Gizo camp of Titiana.

On Monday 2 April at 7:40 am local time, an earthquake measuring 8.1 struck off the coast of the Solomon Islands, some 345 km northwest of the capital, Honiara, triggering a deadly tsunami that swept through coastal villages on the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Current estimates are that up to 2,500 homes may have been destroyed, displacing approximately 25,000 people. Up to 50,000 people are believed to have been affected by the disaster.
In any disaster, it is children who suffer most. Of the estimated 50,000 people affected by this crisis, approximately 30,000 are children, and 15,000 are under the age of five. Vulnerable to hunger, disease and trauma, children and women in the affected areas require urgent life-saving assistance to survive.
UNICEF began responding within hours of the disaster, drawing on pre-positioned emergency medical supplies for up to 10,000 people. Along with its partners, including sister UN agencies and international and national non-governmental organisations, UNICEF is working closely with the Government of the Solomon Islands to respond swiftly and effectively to the crisis. To support these efforts, UNICEF is requesting an initial US$ 500,000 to meet the urgent needs of children and women throughout the affected areas.
Solomon Islands Immediate Needs 4 April 2007 [pdf]