Informes

One year after the tsunami that devastated coastal areas of Indonesia and Sri Lanka, International Medical Corps is still on the ground, providing services. From mental health and psycho-social programs that help the spirit, to micro-finance projects that boost the economy,…

Executive Summary Cognizant of the need for assessing the needs of the tsunami-affected and sharing relevant information with the affected communities in a timely and effective manner, the Disaster Relief Monitoring Unit (DRMU) of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) of…

Appeal Target: US$ 143,447 Geneva, 21 December 2005 Dear Colleagues, Due to atmospheric disturbances in the Bay of Bengal producing 24 hours of continuous heavy rains over Sri Lanka, flooding occurred in various districts. The districts mainly affected include Colombo, Kalutara, Gampaha,…

HR/4880 (Reissued as received.) GENEVA, 19 December - The following statement was issued today by the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights,…

The following statement was issued today by the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Miloon Kothari, and the Representative of…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are a ctive in over 183 countries. For more information:…

Thanks to the unprecedented support of our donors and the courageous resolve of tsunami survivors, once-devastated villages across Asia and East Africa are rebuilding stronger than ever. In many cases, recovery has come much more quickly than expected. Farmers are…

The World Bank's external affairs officer in Colombo, Chulie de Silva, set out to discover how the reconstruction process was affecting people. She discovered a couple who lost their business, but who've managed to start up again, driven by…

Overall Situation The Sri Lankan government has established a National Data Centre in Colombo in collaboration with IOM to carry out registration of tsunami survivors. The project is expected to cover an estimated one million tsunami-affected people. The database project…

In addition to providing critically needed medicines, supplies and equipment, comprising full courses of treatment to 4 million Tsunami affected individuals, Direct Relief also is providing cash grants to in-country health facilities in order to improve water and sanitation, repair…