UNICEF: Iran Bam Update
Early in the morning of 26 December 2003 a massive earthquake " measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale " struck the city of Bam in south-eastern Iran. The quake destroyed 80% of the city's infrastructure, leaving nearly 30,000 people dead, another 30,000 injured and nearly 75,000 homeless.<br><br>
UNICEF came to the immediate assistance of the people of Bam, providing emergency supplies within hours of the disaster. The provisions included medicines and medical equipment, tarpaulins and blankets. Further supplies followed in the form of health supplies, hundreds of obstetric and surgical kits, water purification tablets to ensure a safe drinking supply, portable generators, tents, and school-in-a-box and recreation kits to re-establish normalcy in the lives of the devastated children as quickly as possible.
Embed code for Blogs
Simply copy and paste the following HTML code below into your blog, website, or MySpace profile.
Copy to Clipboard
Share this video:
Simply click the button below and select your social bookmarking site.
Tag Cloud
Category: Human Services
The Power of Partnerships: The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Fourth Annual
Report to Congress underscores the importance of the close working relationship between the
American people and host nations in the fight...
Views: 34586
Category: Human Services
UNICEF was to provide more than just humanitarian relief: in addition to nutrition and health, education and family issues became an additional focus. UNICEF's work was now to become a key to global development.Education, of...
Views: 23165
Category: International & Intercultural
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan visited Pakistan, a country devastated by the
earthquake that has left nearly 4 million people homeless.
Accompanied by UNICEF staff, Queen Rania toured the ruins of a girls' high...
Views: 21133
Category: Education & Career
The landscape is bleak. Families live in fear of militants facing off in the streets. Since the beginning of this year in
Gaza and the West Bank 23 children have died. This is no place for children to play.
An oasis in the center of...
Tags:
safety, gaza, peace, youth, children, palestinian, hope, learning center, children, education, unicef
Views: 12513
Category: Arts & Humanities
UNICEF was never meant to be here today, in the first decade of the 21st century.
Yet today, a world without UNICEF is unimaginable.
Brought to life by unanimous vote at the first-ever session of the United Nations General Assembly...
Tags:
cause, campaign, ambassador, humanitarian, peace, world war, united nations, organization, anniversary, unicef
Views: 17413
Category: Disaster Relief
The 1960s and 70s were times of social upheaval. Vietnam began to take center stage in the public eye. At the military's request, Red Cross began a program to provide recreational activities in Vietnam. The organization continued its...
Tags:
hurricane camille, refugees, vietnam, red cross, large disasters, disaster relief, life-saving technique, cpr
Views: 20197
Category: Human Services
What began as a temporary experiment 60 years ago has grown to become the world's leading agency for children. Today, UNICEF is active in over 190 countries, uniting people and partners to make the world a better place for future...
Views: 11551
Category: Health & Care
PSA from the American Lung Association. Promoting Freedom From Smoking Online Program, encouraging people to quit smoking. Quitting smoking can evoke a lot of feelings: fear, resentment, relief, and so on. If you stay committed to...
Views: 11168
Category: Health & Care
PSA from the American Lung Association. Promoting Freedom From Smoking Online Program, encouraging people to quit smoking. Quitting smoking can evoke a lot of feelings: fear, resentment, relief, and so on. If you stay committed to...
Views: 9172
Category: Health & Care
PSA from the American Lung Association. Promoting Freedom From Smoking Online Program, encouraging people to quit smoking. Quitting smoking can evoke a lot of feelings: fear, resentment, relief, and so on. If you stay committed to...
Views: 9170
Category: Disaster Relief
As torrential rains ease off and floodwaters begin to recede, thousands of people in Jakarta and surrounding areas are now returning to their homes.
Garbage trucks have been out in force on the capital's streets for a huge...
Tags:
flood victims, supplies, natural disaster, refugees, unicef, inundation, disaster relief, floods, indonesia, jakarta
Views: 14249
Category: Human Services
Unexploded ordnance and booby-trapped buildings are hindering an already highly restricted relief effort trying to provide vital food and water and evacuate the injured from the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon....
Tags:
unicef, lebanon, ordinance, education, human, services, unexploded, munitions, united, nations, bombs, injured, killed
Views: 12961
General Motors: SuperBowl XLI - Ain't We Got Love
Big Brothers Big Sisters: PSA 1
UNICEF reports progress on fighting HIV-AIDS
Stop Static at the Gas Pump
UNICEF: Children affected by HIV-AIDS meet parliamentarians at Mozambique conference
Soreno: Siobhan McCrudden, a Psoriasis
Verizon Wireless Chaperone Educational Video Chapter 4
Don't Pass Gas: PSA 1
Collision Warning System
AARP: Holiday Fraud
Comparison of electricity in developed and non-developed countries
Ashoka: Economic Development
IBM Project Big Green
Graham Rahal "Hands on the Wheel" PSA
A Capital choice
Mexico bounces back after Hurricane Wilma
UNICEF: Gambia Mothers Clubs
Nokia: Making of Oceans Video
Ride Smarter Chicago Transit on Google Maps