More shelters to be built in Aceh

More shelters to be built in Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A UN body assigned to support the Indonesian
government in Aceh reconstruction and rehabilitation is planning
to erect between 15,000 and 20,000 temporary shelters within six
months. The temporary shelters will be built according to
standards that will provide a decent living space, with a healthy
environment for children, said the UN body, called the UN
Recovery Coordinator for Aceh and Nias, in a statement available
to the media on Wednesday.

Each family will have enough privacy while living in a close-
knit community. Those who accept the temporary shelters will not
lose their right to be provided with permanent shelters later,
according to the statement.

The body was recently appointed by the UN to further support
the government of Indonesia, specifically the Reconstruction and
Rehabilitation Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR), in coordinating
the aid community in recovery and reconstruction efforts. The
agency also leads the UN team in Aceh and Nias to ensure that the
short and medium term humanitarian and recovery needs are not
overlooked, the statement says. Other UN agencies and non-
governmental organizations (NGOs) have already built dozens of
houses and shelters for the tsunami victims. -- JP