Aceh peace
Last reviewed: 18-08-2008
PEACE PROCESS KICK-STARTED BY TSUNAMI
- 15,000 killed in 30-year war
- Peace deal signed after tsunami
- Most displaced by war have now returned home
Key facts
| CIVIL WAR | |
| Killed | 15,000 |
| Displaced 1999-2004 | 500,000-800,000 (estimate) (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre) |
| Number of displaced end-2006 | 30,000 - 150,000 (estimate) ) (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre) |
| TSUNAMI | |
| Killed | 131,934 (Source: Indonesian Government) |
| Missing | 37,066 (Source: Indonesian Government) |
| Displaced or homeless | 500,000 (2005) |
| Lost their livelihoods | 600,000 (U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) |
| Estimated needs for long-term recovery | $5-5.5 billion (U.N. Office of the Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery) |
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