Informes

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…

by Ganga Kariyawasam - IFRC, Senior Monitoring & Reporting Officer (RC PCRP) As the heavens open up heavy rains have been experienced in all parts of island since mid-November and forecasters say that this might continue until the beginning of…

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…

Colombo, November 17, 2010: The Embassy of the United States and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are pleased to announce the handover of $5 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…

The Executive Board of World Food Programme (WFP) on November 11 approved the protracted relief and recovery operation (PRRO) for Sri Lanka entitled "Supporting Relief and Early Recovery in Former Conflict-Affected Areas" which is a US $ 39.8 mn…

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…

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society along with the Red Cross Movement partners in Sri Lanka took steps to provide relief for over 5000 families who were displaced in and around Colombo after Thursday's showers brought in flashfloods to…

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No.1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid1 , and in particular Articles 2, 4 and Article 15(3)…

BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated May 5, 2010. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - On September 25, the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) announced that the Ministry of Resettlement…