Informes

Attached below is the ninth joint UN agency North East situation monitoring report. This report is intended to give an overview of the current situation in the North East by tracking the trends of various conflict-sensitive indicators. The table…

On 26 December 2004, almost all the coastal areas of Sri Lanka were devastated by the tsunami triggered by the Indian Ocean earthquake. The disaster claimed over 30,000 lives and 100,000 houses in only about 20 minutes (figures as…

USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) program in Sri Lanka aims to generate greater support for a negotiated peace settlement to end the island nation's longstanding internal conflict. To accomplish this, USAID/OTI supports local groups to implement small-grant activities that:…

A Livelihood Rebuilt by a Passion for Education: A Sri Lankan Couple Get Back to Business in a Week Traveling south along the Sri Lankan coast on the Galle Road towards Hikkaduwa, a small restaurant between the 93 and 94…

The Tamil Separatist Tigers, their local and international supporters have from time to time taken up humanitarian issues. The lack or the scarcity of food and essential items to the Jaffna peninsula is one of them. Facts prove these allegations…

The World Bank's Chulie de Silva visited tsunami survivors a year ago to see how they were moving on with their lives. Now, as the two-year mark approaches, she revisits some of the survivors she met a year ago. The…

Geneva, December 22, 2006-- A multiplication effect is one way that Linda Tiongco, who is working for the global alliance Action by Churches Together (ACT) International in Sri Lanka, describes the progress that has been made in the recovery…

The World Bank's Chulie de Silva visited tsunami survivors a year ago to see how they were moving on with their lives. Now, as the two-year mark approaches, she revisits some of the survivors she met a year ago. "Getting…

By Francis Mead HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, December 2006 - The wave of destruction that swept through Hambantota - a town known for its fishing industry on Sri Lanka's south coast - is still visible two years later. On the seafront…

14-21 December 2006 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update The general situation in Kilinochchi has been calm during reporting period. On Wednesday, December 20, 2006, MoD has granted GA Kilinochchi a permission to transport 700,000 liter of kerosene from Vavuniya for…