Joint Declaration

Tsunami Indonesia	Update February 2006
Joint Declaration WE THE PARTICIPANTS OF ‘ASIA TSUNAMI NETWORK DIALOGUE ONE YEAR AFTER’ FROM ACEH, VARIOUS CITIES OF INDONESIA, INDIA, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, SRI LANKA AND THAILAND, SOLEMNLY RESOLVE WITH THE BUREAU OF REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA THE FOLLOWING JOINT DECLARATION: .	ACHR in collaboration with UPC - Up Link Indonesia organised the 4th Regional Dialogue for Tsunami Survivors on 3-7t of January 2006, in Banda Aceh, Indoneisa. We invited tsunami survivors and supporters from Sri Lanka, Thailand and India to take part in discussions and anniversay activities. We also invited people from earthquake affected communities in Pakistan. Kashmeir and India and typhoon affected communities and supporters from the Philippines. -
1. THE HELSINKI PEACE AGREEMENT IS A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE PROCESS OF RECONSTRUCTION AND IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL CONFLICT AFFECTED AREAS 2. REINTEGRATION OF THE EX ACEH FREEDOM MOVEMENT MEMBERS IS A POSITIVE STEP TOWARDS RECONCILIATION AND PEACE 3. THE EXPERIENCE IN PEOPLE DRIVEN RECONSTRUCTION SHOWS THAT IT STRENGTHENS THE SENSE OF OWNERSHIP, MAINTAINS QUALITY AND CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITH SPEED. THIS HAS PROVED TO BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND EFFICIENT WAY FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF THE TSUNAMI AFFECTED AREAS. 4. THE GOVERNMENT WILL SUPPORT POSITIVE SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED BY THE PEOPLE AND INTEGRATE THEM IN THE OFFICIAL POLICY 5. ANY REHABILITATION WORK SHOULD BE PART OF A LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS 6. THERE IS AN EXTREMELY URGENT NEED TO PROVIDE PERMANENT SHELTER AND LIVELIHOOD FOR LAND-LESS PEPLE AND THOSE WHO ARE STILL LIVING IN TENTS 7. WOMEN AND CHILDREN AS THE MOST VULNERABLE WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL FOCUS IN THE REHABILITATION 8. COMPENSATION FOR LOST LIVES WILL BE CONSIDERED 9. MORE EFFORT IS NEEDED FOR MACRO ECONOMIC REHABILITATION AND PEOPLES LIVELIHOOD NEEDS 10. STRONG CO-ORDINATION SHOULD COME IN RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING. IT SHOULD CONTINUE TILL EVERY BODY IS REHABILITATED Lam Awee 5th January 2006	Tsunami Networking in Bande Aceh HERE The Udeep Beusaree network at work . . .HERF

Tsunami Indonesia

Update February 2006

Joint Declaration

WE THE PARTICIPANTS OF ‘ASIA TSUNAMI NETWORK DIALOGUE ONE YEAR AFTER’ FROM ACEH, VARIOUS CITIES OF INDONESIA, INDIA, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, SRI LANKA AND THAILAND, SOLEMNLY RESOLVE WITH THE BUREAU OF REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA THE FOLLOWING JOINT DECLARATION:
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ACHR in collaboration with UPC - Up Link Indonesia organised the 4th Regional Dialogue for Tsunami Survivors on 3-7t of January 2006, in Banda Aceh, Indoneisa.
We invited tsunami survivors and supporters from Sri Lanka, Thailand and India to take part in discussions and anniversay activities.
We also invited people from earthquake affected communities in Pakistan. Kashmeir and India and typhoon affected communities and supporters from the Philippines. -

1. THE HELSINKI PEACE AGREEMENT IS A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE PROCESS OF RECONSTRUCTION AND IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL CONFLICT AFFECTED AREAS

2. REINTEGRATION OF THE EX ACEH FREEDOM MOVEMENT MEMBERS IS A POSITIVE STEP TOWARDS RECONCILIATION AND PEACE

3. THE EXPERIENCE IN PEOPLE DRIVEN RECONSTRUCTION SHOWS THAT IT STRENGTHENS THE SENSE OF OWNERSHIP, MAINTAINS QUALITY AND CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITH SPEED. THIS HAS PROVED TO BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND EFFICIENT WAY FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF THE TSUNAMI AFFECTED AREAS.

4. THE GOVERNMENT WILL SUPPORT POSITIVE SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED BY THE PEOPLE AND INTEGRATE THEM IN THE OFFICIAL POLICY

5. ANY REHABILITATION WORK SHOULD BE PART OF A LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

6. THERE IS AN EXTREMELY URGENT NEED TO PROVIDE PERMANENT SHELTER AND LIVELIHOOD FOR LAND-LESS PEPLE AND THOSE WHO ARE STILL LIVING IN TENTS

7. WOMEN AND CHILDREN AS THE MOST VULNERABLE WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL FOCUS IN THE REHABILITATION

8. COMPENSATION FOR LOST LIVES WILL BE CONSIDERED

9. MORE EFFORT IS NEEDED FOR MACRO ECONOMIC REHABILITATION AND PEOPLES LIVELIHOOD NEEDS

10. STRONG CO-ORDINATION SHOULD COME IN RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING. IT SHOULD CONTINUE TILL EVERY BODY IS REHABILITATED

Lam Awee 5th January 2006

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Tsunami Networking in
Bande Aceh HERE

The Udeep Beusaree
network at work . . .HERF