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