Fwd: [ifla-mas] Re: Tsunami/Sea Surge

[Haraszti Katalin]

Tisztelt Kollégák,
elõször a KATALIST-en jelentetjük meg az IFLA elnökének a szökõár-sújtotta 
országok könyvtárosaihoz írott levelet, szíves tájékoztatásul.

Haraszti Katalin
MKE alelnök


>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:49:08 +0100
>From: Sjoerd Koopman <Sjoerd.Koopman at ifla.nl>
>To: Ifla-l at infoserv.inist.fr
>Subject: Tsunami/Sea Surge
>
>Colleagues in tsunami affected Countries:
>
>On behalf of the members of the International Federation of Library
>Associations and Institutions, please accept our heartfelt condolences
>and sympathy at this time of  devastation, loss of life and utter
>destruction that you  are experiencing as citizens of the countries
>affected by the tsunami/sea surge disaster.
>
>As the Federation, we request our members to heed the urgent appeals for
>help and contribute in any way possible, through the national and/or
>international relief efforts that are being mobilized throughout the
>world. Library and information services specific needs for conservation,
>preservation and restoration will no doubt engage IFLA members urgently
>and for months to come as soon as information is received through various
>communication channels.
>
>We urge, further, that members of the Federation, who have information on
>needs or have the means to help in kind and materially do so and share
>information through Ifla-L, to facilitate IFLA members' appreciation of
>assistance required and development of coordinated strategies for long
>term assistance.
>
>IFLA will be reminding international organisations of the importance of
>rapidly re-establishing library services in order build community
>confidence and provide the necessary information to assist reconstruction,
>health services and education.  We encourage nationallibrary associations
>in major donor countries to urge aid organisations to support the early
>restoration of library services.
>
>Kay Raseroka
>IFLA President
>
>
>
>