Post-Tsunami Aid: What Is Human Life Worth?The catastrophe in South Asia has generated a large number of initiatives designed to support the region. Individuals and governments worldwide have committed billions of dollars to assist affected areas. The tsunami disaster now runs the risk of overshadowing other areas of the world where populations remain in need of food and assistance, and raises a number of ethical questions. 1) What is fair and sustainable reconstruction?2) What role should civil society, governments and economic actors play in this context?3) How can support for the "forgotten" people be ensured?Abdullah Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of AfghanistanRobert E. Bellhouse, Executive Director, Disaster Resource Network (DRN), GenevaUwe Doerken, Managing Director, DHL Worldwide Network, BelgiumWalter Fust, Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, SwitzerlandCorinne Henchoz, Deputy Secretary-General, Swiss Interchurch Aid - HEKS, SwitzerlandTrevor Manuel, Minister of Finance of South AfricaMarkku Niskala, Secretary-General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, GenevaSadako Ogata, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency, JapanModerated byMarkus Mugglin, Diplomatic Correspondent, Swiss Radio DRS, Switzerland
