Appeal for displaced persons

Appeal for displaced persons

JAKARTA: The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in
Indonesia, Bo Asplund, has launched a consolidated interagency
appeal (CAP 2002) for internally displaced persons in Indonesia,
currently estimated at over 1 million people.

The humanitarian community in Indonesia -- in this case
consisting of seven UN agencies and 10 international NGOs -- is
appealing to the international community for a total of US$40.75
million in assistance.

About $11.29 million of the aid is expected to be used in the
health sector and $2.31 million for education.

The appeal covers the provinces of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam,
Central Sulawesi, Irian Jaya, Maluku, North Maluku and West
Kalimantan.

While CAP 2002 focuses specifically on the needs of the
internally displaced population, resident and host community
needs are also being addressed.

"The Indonesian government has the primary responsibility for
the displaced, and the humanitarian community has the
responsibility to assist the government in this enormous and
extremely complex task," Bo Asplund said.

CAP 2002 was established in Jakarta on Nov. 27. On the same
day in Geneva and six donor capitals -- Brussels, Copenhagen,
Helsinki, London, Tokyo and Washington -- the UN launched 18
appeals from 18 countries and regions from Afghanistan to Uganda
with the theme "Reaching the Vulnerable"'. -- JP