Jan-Egil Mosand has been appointed by the United Nations to

Jan-Egil Mosand has been appointed by the United Nations to coordinate international aid to Indonesia and Thailand after last month's tsunami, Norwegian media reported on Friday. The Dec. 26 tsunami killed more than 147,000 people worldwide and left millions in need of basics such as clean water, food, health care and housing. Mosand, 34, who has experience as an emergency aid worker, was asked Tuesday to take on the new task by U.N. emergency relief coordinator Jan Egeland, also Norwegian, the Norwegian news agency NTB and the state broadcast network NRK said. Neither Egeland nor the United Nations have made any public announcements on the appointment. -- AP