Informes

The General Situation Jaffna- The general situation has worsened due to the undeclared war between the Security forces and LTTE. A state of fear and uncertainty prevails all over the peninsula due to constant attacks made by the two parties.…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is very concerned about the reported abduction of humanitarian workers in eastern Sri Lanka and calls for the release of the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation and the Pre School Education Development Center staff members. MISSION…

Overall Situation The Norwegian Minister of International Development and special envoy for peace in Sri Lanka Erik Solheim met with the government and LTTE leadership on 24 - 25 January. Subsequently Solheim announced that the LTTE and the government were…

UNICEF highlights - Tsunami One Year Anniversary Commemoration was held in Peraliya, in Galle district on 26 December 2006 - UNICEF has responded to the flooding concerns in transitional camps by providing 10,000 water purification tablets for emergency distribution. 350 emergency…

Norwegian Minister of International Development Mr. Erik Solheim will on 26 January attend the Opening Ceremony of two Buddhist temples damaged by the tsunami. The temples have been reconstructed with funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. -The tsunami…

Overall Situation Increasing levels of security incidents continue to be reported from the north and east. Daily monitoring and assessments of shelter sites are being affected. On 17 January the Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission (SLMM) suspended operational activities in Trincomalee following…

Thousands of lives and billions of dollars lost in the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 could have been saved if disaster reduction strategies had been in place, United Nations tsunami envoy former United States President Bill Clinton said…

COLOMBO, Jan 17, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The World bank has agreed to provide a package of assistance to Sri Lanka in order to develop the country's road network and education sector, Daily News said Tuesday. World Bank representative…

Overall Situation In Galle district the transitional shelter local government authorities (Municipal Council and Pradeshiya Saba) with the directive of the District Secretary, and the Care and Maintenance working group are working to play a more active role in the…

Overall Situation The Central Bank of Sri Lanka introduced a new loan scheme for tsunami-affected small business ventures in which UNDP has invested US$ 1,000,000. A mass grave of tsunami victims was exhumed in Tissa in the Hambantota…