Informes

DFID is helping UNICEF on a programme of activities designed to promote long-term mental and physical wellbeing for Sri Lanka's tsunami-affected children. Sports and cultural activities can play an important role in the community life and bring about community wellbeing in…

Overall Situation The Government will launch a report for the one year mark of the tsunami "Post-Tsunami recovery and Reconstruction: progress, challenges and way forward. The Report has been jointly prepared by the government, donor community and civil society following…

At the one-year anniversary of the Asian tsunami, Christian Children's Fund (CCF) has completed $8.8 million in recovery and reconstruction efforts in tsunami-affected areas of Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia. CCF will continue its tsunami recovery programs in these countries…

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…

Q&A with Alex Jones, FAO's post-tsunami operations coordinator What is your assessment of the recovery effort at the one-year mark? Overall, the recovery is going well, but depending on the countries and on the level of damage, we are at…

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…

But Hundreds of Thousands Still Homeless, Living in Temporary Shelters, Says Church World Service NEW YORK -­ (Wed Dec 14) ­ Nearing the first anniversary of the south Asian tsunami that claimed some 275,000 lives, humanitarian agency Church World Service…