H. R. 1011
Women, Children, and Infant Tsunami Victim Relief Act of 2005

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Introduced on March 1st, 2005 into the House by Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B.  [NY-14]

• The Secretary of State shall make available funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to provide assistance to tsunami victims in Indonesia, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka. Funding provided to the UNFPA shall be used to:

(1) provide and distribute equipment, including safe delivery kits and hygiene kits, medicines, and supplies,  to ensure safe childbirth and emergency obstetric care and to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS;

(2) reestablish maternal health services in areas where medical infrastructure and such services have been destroyed by the tsunami;

(3) prevent and treat cases of violence against women and youth;

(4) offer psychological support and counseling to women and youth; and

(5) promote the access of unaccompanied women and other vulnerable people to vital services, including access to water, sanitation facilities, food, and health care.

• There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $3,000,000 to provide the assistance described.