Informes

Christian Aid supports nine partners in Sri Lanka and we are establishing temporary local offices to support their work. Most partners continue to provide essential relief items as they begin longer-term work. We plan to spend £4.4 million of funds raised…

La Fondation Terre des hommes (Tdh) est l'une des premières ONG suisses à être intervenue au Sri Lanka. Historiquement, puisque c'est l'un de nos pays d'intervention depuis la . n des années 70; ou plus récemment, dans le cadre…

By Can Merey, dpa Colombo (dpa) - There are still empty seats in the classrooms of the temporary schools erected hastily after the tsunami hit Sri Lanka's coasts two months ago. Not only did thousands of students die, hundreds others…

UNICEF highlights MOU signed for reconstruction/rehabilitation of 34 health facilities UNICEF allocated two additional schools for reconstruction bringing total to 19 Over 114,000 school bags dispatched to districts UNICEF drafts guidelines for child sponsorship schemes UNICEF staff participate in IFI led…

Introduction This document presents the summary of the results of a rapid stocktaking exercise, undertaken at the request of the UN Country Team on the 10th of February 2005. The aim of the exercise was to obtain an overall understanding…

Education for children is accorded a high priority in all regions of Sri Lanka and even more so since the tsunami. Parents and local authorities stress the importance of reopening classrooms in the stricken areas so as to give…

Overall Situation The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on the Human Rights of IDPs, Walter Kalin, visited Colombo on 28 February to 1 March, on an unofficial mission at the invitation of the National Protection and Durable Solutions for IDPs Project…

Latest report on ICRC activities in the field The tsunami caused by the undersea earthquake that struck near Sumatraon 26 December 2004devastated coastal areas in the north, east, south and south-west of Sri Lanka. More than 30,000 Sri Lankanslost their lives…

By Bernard Barrett, Canadian Red Cross delegate in Sri Lanka "I am very happy to be able to help the people here during their difficulties," says 31-year-old Mathyvannan Somaheswary, "my desire is to serve population affected by this disaster, particularly those…

Following the arrival to Mali Island, capital of the Maldives the delegation members went to inspect the damage caused by the earthquake of Tsunami waves. Following the visits, during which they didn't see except minor damages, despite the fact that…