Interview with Sir John Holmes, Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

When you meet a British "Sir", you expect an elderly, grey-haired, avuncular gentleman and not a nice, young, friendly person like Sir John. His colleagues in the Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have, by the way, put the "Sir" aside, so Sir John is now just John… Before taking up his new...

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TaiwanIHA Medical Team Helps Tsunami Victims in the Solomon Islands

In early April this year, a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the Solomon Islands, causing severe damage to the area. Taiwan International Health Action (TaiwanIHA) immediately dispatched a medical mission to this country. The team initially took with it more than 300 kilograms of medicine and first aid equipment. Water and food from Honiara...

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