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Japan's Children Support Plan for Tsunami Victims Suffering from the Disasters Caused by the Major Earthquake off the Coast of Sumatra and the Tsunami in the Indian Ocean

January 21, 2005

  1. To help the children who suffered most severely from the disasters caused by the major earthquake off the coast of Sumatra and the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Japan will implement the "Japan's Children Support Plan for Tsunami Victims" focusing on both child protection including anti-human trafficking measures and child survival including measures against infectious diseases, by utilizing about $86 million as part of the emergency assistance of $250 million already contributed to international organizations including the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in response to the emergency appeal.Japan will make efforts for an effective implementation of the Plan in coordination with NGOs and other relevant organizations.

  2. Child Protection
    (1) Measures against trafficking of children; Assistance to promote the reunion of separated family members
    • registration of disaster-afflicted persons; compiling of a database of the registered information
    • assistance to promote the reunion of separated family members
    • educational campaign to prevent human trafficking
    (2) Provision of shelters for children, temporary housing for single-mother households and other accommodation
    • provision of emergency temporary housing for disaster victims and emergency medical facilities
    • community rehabilitation, especially housing for single-mother households and other disaster-afflicted families, day-care centers, elementary and junior high schools and other educational facilities
    • provision of emergency assistance in kind (sheets and mats for sleeping, clothing, kitchen utensils and other equipment)
    (3) Measures to alleviate trauma
     
    • counseling, training for teachers and other specialized staff, mental health care
    • support to reopen schools


  3. Child Survival
    (1) Measures against infectious diseases
    • immunization against such infectious diseases as tetanus and measles; strengthening of the monitoring system
    • provision of basic medicines
    (2) Nutritional support for children
    • provision of nutritional supplements, including vitamin A, and enriched powdered milk
    (3) Water and sanitation (preventive measures against outbreak of infectious diseases)
    • provision of potable water, sanitary facilities, etc.

  4. International Organizations Concerned in the Implementation of the Plan
    (1) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF): $58 million out of the $70 million already contributed will be used.
    (2) International Organization for Migration (IOM): $20 million out of the 25 million already contributed will be used for child-related projects.
    (3) UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT): $2 million out of the $3 million already contributed will be used for child-related projects.
    (4) World Health Organization (WHO): $6 million out of the $6 million already contributed will be used for child-related projects.
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