unique story to tell. As head of the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Executing
Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR), he was given a cabinet position and broad
mandate to see this through within four years.
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The East Asia Pacific Vice-Presidency,
and USINDO (US-Indonesia Society)
PRESENT
Aceh -- Three Years after the Tsunami
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| (Embedded image moved to file: | On December 26, 2004, the |
| pic20493.jpg) | Indian Ocean tsunami |
| Tuesday, November 13 | swept clean a 500-mile |
| 12:00 pm | coastal strip of the |
| World Bank, MC5-100 | Indonesian Province of |
| 1818 H Street, NW. Washington, DC | Aceh ?equivalent to the |
| 20433 | coastline from San |
| Please use the visitor's entrance on | Francisco to San Diego. |
| 18th Street | More than 130,000 people |
| | were killed and 700,000 |
| Note: This button will also add the | displaced. Compounded by |
| event to your Lotus Notes calendar | years of conflict, |
| | rebuilding Aceh has been |
| | a challenge of |
| | unprecedented scale. But |
| | the disaster in Aceh |
| | brought out the best in |
| | humanity through one of |
| | the largest mobilizations |
| | of support from across |
| | the world. |
| | |
| | Three years on, the |
| | province is back on its |
| | feet. It is home to the |
| | world?s largest |
| | reconstruction site since |
| | World War II. The |
| | sustained peace process |
| | brought even more |
| | dividends to its people. |
| | The Bank, working along |
| | side the government and |
| | other donors, helped |
| | manage US$600 million of |
| | reconstruction programs |
| | in Aceh and Nias. All |
| | grants. |
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SPEAKER
Dr. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto
Director, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Executing Agency for Aceh and Nias
(BRR)
Dr. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto was actively involved in initial relief
efforts in Aceh immediately following the tsunami through his work
with the Global Rescue Network, the Indonesia Rescue Network
(IndoRescue), and Wanadri (Young Jungle Explorer and Mountaineering
Association). He has been in his current position since the BRR was
established in April, 2005. He has held a number of senior manage
ment positions in Indonesia's state-enterprise sector, as well as in
government. Dr. Kuntoro currently sits on the board of several nat
ional and multinational companies.
MODERATOR
Vikram Nehru
Director, Poverty Reduction & Economic Management (PREM), East Asia Pacific
Region, The World Bank
Link to the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Aceh and Nias ?
http://www.multidonorfund.org/
Link to the Bank?s page on post-tsunami reconstruction (Indonesia Country
Website) ?
http://www.worldbank.org/id/tsunami
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