US Will Join EU in Tsunami Aid Conference, Official Says
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The US will join the European Union at a proposed conference to gather international aid for victims of the tsunamis in Asia and Africa, the State Department said.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell will travel on Monday to the area devastated by the Asian tsunami disaster, a White House spokesman said today.
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When a new Congress convenes next week, lawmakers will call on the Bush administration to do all it can to help victims of the tsunamis in Asia and Africa. Questions of how much aid will be needed &#151; and how to pay for it &#151; will come later.
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The European Commission pledged an  additional 350 million euros ($462 million) over three years on  Thursday to relief efforts for the devastating Dec. 26 Indian  Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
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Top News News, New Delhi,India made it clear Thursday that it was ready to join a US-proposed coordination group to tackle the tsunami disaster in South and Southeast Asia.
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President Bush will send a delegation headed by Secretary of State Colin Powell and the president&#39;s brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, to the tsunami-affected region on Sunday to assess
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Talks aimed at bringing together the warring parties in the conflict over the tsunami-hit Aceh province of Indonesia are to be held in Finland at the end of the week, a Finnish NGO said.
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The United States &quot;will do more&quot; to help the victims of the gigantic earthquake and tsunamis in Asia, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday.
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The United States is preparing a new  tsunami disaster aid package for introduction in Congress early  next year, but a leading Democrat said on Thursday President  Bush has the authority to commit $300 million immediately to  the international relief effort.
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The European Union is set to firm up its strategic partnership with India at a summit meeting at The Hague on Monday, officials said, adding that counterterrorism efforts would also be in focus.
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The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates are providing for those affected by the earthquake and tsunamis in Asia. U.S. organizations are members of InterAction, a coalition of relief, development and refugee assistance agencies. InterAction can be reached at 202-667-8227.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 6 (IPS) - Preventive and reconstruction aid to the Asian  countries hit by the tsunami will top the agenda at an emergency  meeting of EU foreign, health and development ministers Friday.
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Delegates at a UN aid conference will be asked to give firm commitments on helping Asian tsunami victims.
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The United States is set to offer  "all appropriate assistance" to Asian countries hit on Sunday  by a powerful earthquake and the giant waves it generated, a  White House spokesman said.
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Private US donations to aid tsunami victims reportedly passed 337 million dollars and could soon dwarf the 350 million dollars pledged by the federal government, while European governments marshaled additional resources to bolster relief operations.
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[World News]: United Nations, Dec 28 : A number of European nations and international organisations Monday began to provide aid for the Asian countries struck by powerful tsunamis.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will represent Britain on Thursday at the Jakarta summit on the Asian tsunami disaster, his office said.