ACT News Update, 18 June, 2004
Ambon - Assistance to People Affected by Sectarian Violence
Geneva, 18 June, 2004
On 25 April 2004 fresh sectarian violence broke out in Ambon, the Maluku provincial
capital. This was the worst violence since an agreement in February 2002 ended three
years of sectarian fighting in which some 5,000 persons died.
ACT member YAKKUM (Yayasan Kristen untuk Kesehatan Umum - Christian
Foundation for Public Health) Emergency Unit (YEU) reported that houses, schools
and churches were burnt down during the riots and that people fled their villages to
find a safe place.
YEU's local partners are implementing emergency responses as follows:
Parakletos - is assisting 819 displaced households (almost 4,000 people). Cooking
utensils were provided to 543 households, while staple food and mats went to 607
households.
Original place |
Camps |
Aid/Assistance |
Rumah tiga |
Galala-Passo |
Staple food, Food, Cooking
utensils |
Poka |
Galala-Paso |
Food, Cooking utensils |
Latta |
Halong |
Staple food |
Talake, waringin,OSM |
Kuda Mati and the
surrounding |
237 staple food, cooking
utensils 75 households |
Urimeseng |
|
Cooking Utensils |
Kusu-kusus |
|
Cooking Utensils |
Arikal Mahina - Food aid was given for one month. Each household received: 25kg of
Rice, 5 liters of cooking oil, 2kg of green beans, 5kg sugar, 5 cans of fish, 10 packs of
instant noodles and 1 cooking stove. Arikal Mahina included only those households
most in need of such assistance in their distribution.
Current situation
The transportation lines have started operating again and most of the streets in the
city have been reopened. However, shoot-outs and bombs blasts continue to create
tension.
YEU, together with other Act members and partners, CC GPM, YTB, CWS, Arikal,
Parakletos, will review the implementation of the program to date. (ends)
ACT is a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and
support communities in emergencies worldwide. The ACT Coordinating Office is
based with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and The Lutheran World Federation
(LWF) in Switzerland.
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