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UN Dy. envoy calls for quicker tsunami warnings In the light of the tsunami in Java last Monday the UN Secretary General’s Deputy Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, Eric Schwartz called for accelerated progress on early warning systems. He had completed a three-day visit to Banda Aceh in Indonesia on Wednesday, a media release issued from his office said. Mr. Schwartz together with former US President Bill Clinton, met senior Indonesian recover officials, NGOs and aid workers and visited the island of Simeulue, which was battered both by the December 26, 2004 tsunami and by a category 8.7 earthquake in March 2005, the release said. While commenting on the progress in Aceh, Mr. Schwartz also expressed his condolences to the people and the Government of Indonesia, while commending the signs of progress in Aceh as unmistakable. |
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