Press Release: EU and UN join forces to assess tsunami humanitarian response

Preview of a joint conference of the European Union and the United Nations on 24 June 2005, held at the Château de Senningen in Luxembourg. It was planned to focus on the efforts made so far in meeting the huge humanitarian challenge resulting from the tsunami of 26 December 2004. The importance of transparency and accountability was to be at the heart of the discussions, together with other issues such as future actions and lessons learned.