Informes

COLOMBO, 13 January 2011 - UNICEF supplies packed into seven trucks have arrived in eastern Sri Lanka, to support the million people affected by massive flooding. Official reports state 23 people have been killed, 36 injured and more than 300,000…

Hundreds of Sri Lankan refugees in India are risking their lives every year to make dangerous sea voyages to third countries like Australia after being preyed on by people smugglers. Aid groups and the police have launched campaigns warning refugees…

Situation Report 1 - 09/01/2011 The Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka says that over 300,000 people have been affected by floods as a result of heavy rains experienced in the past few days in Eastern parts of Sri Lanka,…

The Chairman of Muslim Aid, Sir Iqbal Sacranie called on the President of Sri Lanka, H.E Mahinda Rajapaksa, on 13 December 2010 at the Prime Minister's House, Temple Trees in Colombo. Among other dignitaries, the meeting was also attended…

MAG has trained 154 staff from Sri Lankan non-governmental organisations in Mine Risk Education, to reduce the risk of death and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance. As a result of the conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka and…

This Situation Report has been prepared by the OCHA Country Office in Sri Lanka. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) and local authorities, as of 8 December 1200hrs, a total of 105,974 persons (26,825 families) were affected…

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS - According to available information, by 2 December the total population resettled in the Northern Province since August 2009 amounts to 325,820 persons/102,081 families. In October, 9,816 persons/3,110 families returned to their areas of origin…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka 18 November 2010 - Marking the 21st anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the Youth Affairs Ministry and UNICEF joined hands in a 50 million rupee project to help develop skills…

Nearly 6200 ex-LTTE cadres are undergoing rehabilitation and the government is planning to reintegrate them into civilian life very soon, Minister of Rehabilitation DEW Gunasekera said. Sri Lanka has so far reintegrated nearly 5500 ex-LTTE cadres to the civil society…

This report was issued by OCHA Sri Lanka. It covers the period from 12 November to 13 November. This will be the final report for this emergency. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - The coordination and response to the flash floods is under…