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Earth Community Organization (ECO) the Global Community Newsletter Volume 3 Issue 1, January 2005 Theme Help Tsunamis victims
Table of Contents | 1.0 Introduction
The recent natural disaster in Southeast Asia and eastern Africa have shown how vulnerable we are and how powerful Nature can be. More than 130,000 dead from the earthquake and tsunamis. Up to 5 million people around the tsunami-struck Indian Ocean are now struggling for access to drinking water, shelter, food and health care. The following are some facts about tsunamis. A tsunami is an ocean wave, or a series of waves, caused by a rapid large-scale physical disturbance in the ocean such as an earthquake, a volcanic eruption, a landslide, an undersea slump or a meteor impact. The waves radiate outward in all directions from the disturbance and can propagate across entire ocean basins. In less than 24 hours, a tsunami can cross the entire Pacific Ocean. Persons caught in the path of a tsunami are at extreme risk from being crushed or struck by debris, or drowning. Children and the elderly are particularly at risk, as they often have less mobility, strength and endurance. Residents are advised to seek higher ground or travel inland to get out of the tsunami’s path. Friends and family desperate to learn the fate of loved ones thousands of miles away in South Asia are turning to the Internet to plead for news of those who survived the weekend's tsunami disaster — and who didn't. In some cases, the Web can bring good news. The Global Community website is a good resources centre and a source of help for all. Check our website for more details: http://globalcommunitywebnet.com/globalcommunity/tsunami.htm We ask you to help tsunamis victims in one of the 12 countries hit by the tsunami waves. Contact an NGO listed on our website and make a donation. Sponsor a child. This newletter was sent to our membership and to participants of Global Dialogue 2006. Let us know if any of you, a relative, or a friend was a tsunami victim. The Global Community will do what it can to help you.
Dozens of countries lost citizens to the huge tsunami waves that hit twelve countries of Southeast Asia and eastern Africa. Several popular
winter havens were devastated. A definitive count of foreigners killed or missing was difficult to determine as authorities
sought to identify bodies and survivors contacted relatives or government agencies.
The confirmed death toll from the quake and tsunamis passed 130,000. Up to 5 million people around the tsunami-struck Indian Ocean are struggling for access to drinking water, shelter, food and health care. They are not able to access what they need for living. Dirty drinking and washing water combined with lack of proper sewage disposal can cause outbreaks of life-threatening diarrhea diseases such as cholera, typhoid and dysentery, as well as some forms of hepatitis. Sources of clean water and sanitary toilets have been largely wiped out in many areas. The waterborne illnesses threatening the region are caused by bugs in traces of feces, which can easily end up in the mouth not only when people don’t wash their hands before eating or preparing food, but also if plates and utensils are washed in sewage-contaminated water. A common way that such diseases get spread is by fetching buckets of water from rivers and lakes where people bathe and defecate. There is enough food coming in, but it’s mostly rice and noodles, which is not enough, even in the short term, to maintain the immune systems of the struggling survivors. Malnutrition increases vulnerability to infections. Efforts are under way to bring in more nutritious food, such as high-protein biscuits. In some countries, rescue efforts are being slowed by political disputes and lack of infrastructure. Transportation difficulties delayed aid to coastal communities. The Global Community website is a good resources centre and a source of help for all. Check our website for more details: http://globalcommunitywebnet.com/globalcommunity/tsunami.htm There are aid agencies listed on our website, and they are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates are providing for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami waves in Asia.
We are asking all our members to participate with us in helping those of our members in need of help. The list below show members of the
Global Community who are from the countries hit by tsunamis. Please do contact those you know need our help. The complete listing of our membership is
found on our website.
 Casualty numbers by country As of December 31, 2004, at least 121,562 people were killed in 11 countries in Asia and Africa in Sunday's massive earthquake and tsunami waves, according to official figures. A breakdown of the toll so far: Indonesia: 80,246. Sri Lanka: 28,551. India: 7,763 Thailand: 4,560 Somalia: 200 Myanmar: 90 Maldives: 73 Malaysia: 66 Tanzania: 10 Bangladesh: 2 Kenya: 1 Members of the Global Community who are from one of the twelve countries affected by Tsunamis.
The Global Community is proposing the formation of
a) a permanent global ministry, the Ministry of Rescues and Emergencies Due to Natural Disasters, and
The Global Community will do all it can to help its membership and participants of Global Dialogue 2006 in need of help with problems concerning the tsunami disaster.
Let us know your concerns or problems. We will do all we can to help you.
Friends and family desperate to learn the fate of loved ones thousands of miles away in Southeast Asia or eastern Africa are turning to the us to plead for news of those who survived the weekend's tsunami disaster — and who didn't. In some cases, our website can bring good news. The Global Community website is a good resources centre and a source of help for all. Check our website for more details: http://globalcommunitywebnet.com/globalcommunity/tsunami.htm This newletter was sent to our membership and to participants of Global Dialogue 2006. Let us know if any of you, a relative, or a friend was a tsunami victim. The Global Community will do what it can to help you.
Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 1, September 2004  A) Letter to the American People concerning the invasion of the Middle EastNewsletter Volume 2 Issue 2, November 2004  A) Letter to Russia President Vladimir Putin concerning the Kyoto ProtocolNewsletter Volume 3 Issue 1, January 2005 A) Letter to the Global Community concerning the creation of a global ministry coordinating efforts during rescues and emergencies due to natural disasters
The most important development in 2004 is the establishment of the ECO Award process within the Global Community.
We now have an official site of the ECO Award
offered by the ECO Award Committee of the Earth Community Organization (ECO), the Global Community.
Perhaps now after seeing the need to coordinate efforts in helping
Tsunamis victims we all see the wisdom to create global ministries in several aspects of our global life.
Canada has joined a coalition of developed countries delivering relief to tsunami-struck Southeast Asia and eastern Africa.
Prime Minister Paul Martin pledged Canada's commitment to a four-country coalition with Australia, India, Japan and the United States to co-ordinate humanitarian relief for the devastated region. The group will work together - with the United Nations - to ensure rich nations are not competing against each other in the delivery of aid and that all our efforts are complimentary and not competitive. The Global Community is proposing the formation of a) a permanent global ministry, the Ministry of Rescues and Emergencies Due to Natural Disasters, and
All peoples on Earth have been wondering what will it take to create and obtain a global community citizenship that is based on
fundamental principles and values of the Global Community. Now is time to enact your dream! It is time because humanity has no time
to waste as we have done in the past. It is time to be what we are meant to become to save us and all life along with us. It is time
to be citizens of the Earth. It is time to gather our forces and to stand for our global values, the only humane values that can save humanity and life on the planet
from extinction.
You may be eligible to become a citizen of the Global Community. To become a citizen of the Global Community you may be: * a person The Global Community Citizenship is given to anyone who accepts the Criteria of the Global Community Citizenship as a way of life . It is time now to take the oath of global community citizenship. We all belong to this greater whole, the Earth, the only known place in the universe we can call our home. Before you make your decision, we are asking you to read very carefully the Criteria of the Global Community Citizenship, make sure you understand every part of the criteria, and then make the oath of belonging to the Global Community, the human family, Earth Community and Earth Government. You do not need to let go the citizenship you already have. No! You can still be a citizen of any nation on Earth. The nation you belong to can be called 'a global community'. But you are a better human being as you belong also to the Global Community, and you have now higher values to live a life, to sustain yourself and all life on the planet. You have become a person with a heart, a mind and Soul of the same as that of the Global Community. The Global Community welcomes you! Negotiations with the United Nations are under way concerning worldwide acceptance of the Criteria of the Global Community Citizenship. It is expected that the U.N. accept worldwide the Global Community Citizenship and the Certified Corporate Global Community Citizenship (CCGCC). A global community citizen could travel the world with the global community VISA and work in nations where the VISA is obtained.The Global Community would conduct the proper investigation concerning the security aspects of the global community citizen requesting the VISA and also be responsible for the legitimacy of the application for the VISA. A VISA could have several different applications depending of the request: a) work permit
Perhaps now after seeing the need to coordinate efforts in helping
Tsunamis victims we all see the wisdom to create global ministries in several aspects of our global life.
Canada has joined a coalition of developed countries delivering relief to tsunami-struck Southeast Asia and eastern Africa.
Prime Minister Paul Martin pledged Canada's commitment to a four-country coalition with Australia, India, Japan and the United States to co-ordinate humanitarian relief for the devastated region. The group will work together - with the United Nations - to ensure rich nations are not competing against each other in the delivery of aid and that all our efforts are complimentary and not competitive. The Global Community is proposing the formation of a) a permanent global ministry, the Ministry of Rescues and Emergencies Due to Natural Disasters, and
Universal health care, education, retirement security and employment services to every Global Community citizen
Implemented through the Global Community with built-in mechanisms for optimum input and oversight guaranteed to all member-states, the Global Community offers a practicable starting point for achieving: (a) a healthful, sustainable environment for every global community citizen, This effort will lead over time to an escalation of human values and symbiotical relationships transcending money centered economics. The Global Community is calling for the immediate formation of the Earth Ministry of Health. The globalization of trade, the extensive mouvement of people all over the world, the increase of poverty and diseases in developing countries and all over the world, have caused pathogens and exotic diseases to migrate over enormous distances and now, are an increasing threat to local ecosystems and communities, economies and health of every human being and all life. The Global Community, the Human Family, is calling this threat of the upmost importance and must be dealt with immediately by every nation. We must manage health in the world. We are calling for the immediate creation of the Earth Ministry of Health  .Formation of a Global Ministry of Environmental Health 1. Must be non-profit, grassroots, and at community level.
Dear friends,
On and around May 26, 2005, millions of people around the world will join together in a global call to celebrate Life, the gift to the universe from God. The Global Community is asking all Peoples of the world to participate in this celebration of Life in your own community. The following project is appropriate to everyone.
From the experience in your life and local community tell us: 1. What is the most important issue in your community in order to become more sustainable? Many communities held Life Day 2004 dialogues to determine the answer to this question. We look forward to hearing from all of you. 2. A brief story of success in your community from the last 10 years in regard to a sound sustainable development. 3. A picture related to the above or to a Life Day event. 4. A sample of your idea of the Earth Flag. We will gather this information from groups all over the world and compile it into a comprehensive report. Your work will be shown during the new Global Dialogue 2006. Please mail or email your ideas, pictures and descriptions, Earth Flag samples to: Germain Dufour, President the Global Community Visit our website for more details concerning the Celebration of Life Day.
This ECO Award was given on November 22, 2004.
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