 During a visit to Geneva, Mrs. Tibaijuka held talks on humanitarian coordination with Mr. Markku Niskala, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, his Deputy Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Osman and the Head of the Shelter Department Mr. Graham Saunders on Friday 19 January. UN-HABITAT and the Federation cooperated closely in the Indonesian province of Banda Aceh following the devastation wrought by a tsumani that swept through the Indian Ocean rim 26 December 2004 causing untold loss of life and damages and more recently in the Philippines. |
