Rapports

Introduction Asian Tsunami - no one expected - even modern science has not predicted this catastrophic natural phenomenon - It destroyed everything on its path in the Eastern, western and Southern coastal areas of Sri Lanka. Most affected areas are…

SIRIBOPURA, 24 December 2007 (IRIN) There is no lack of ceremonial plaques at Siribopura, Sri Lanka's largest tsunami housing site, 240km south of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. The over 1,500 houses on the 240-hectare site - funded by donors…

Disasters Emergency Committee joint press release Three years after the 2005 Boxing Day tsunami - one of the world's most devastating natural disasters - ActionAid is continuing to help people rebuild their lives with money raised under the Disasters Emergency Committee…

13-20 December 2007 IDP trends as reported this week by GAs Location Number of families Number of individuals Killinochchi 13,219 50,994 Mullaitivu 9,068 32,370 Vavuniya 3,027 10,643 Mannar 6,259 23,344 Trincoamlee 1,162 3,749 Batticaloa 7,029 26,392 Ampara 1,548 5,728 KILINOCHCHI &…

06-13 December 2007 IDP trends as reported this week by GAs Location Number of families Number of individuals Killinochchi 13,219 50,994 Mullaitivu 9,068 32,370 Vavuniya 3,071 10,302 Mannar 6,170 23,105 Trincoamlee 664 2,187 Batticaloa 7,029 26,392 Ampara 1,502 5,564 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update - The situation in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts remains tense due to continuing aerial attacks as well as claymore mine attacks. Displacement/Returns -…

Après trois ans d'actions ininterrompues, la Croix-Rouge française dresse l'état des lieux de ses programmes menés en Asie du Sud-Est. Elle mène à ce jour 155 programmes dont 66 projets en cours et 89 clôturés. Treize projets sont par…

30 November - 07 December 2007 </div> KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS and Manthai West (located in Mannar district but covered by Kilinochchi district) Situation update - On 5 December, movement restriction for the UN in Kilinochchi was lifted…

The Government of Japan provided financial assistance worth of 706 million Japanese yen (approximately Rs. 708 million) to the Government of Sri Lanka in order to reconstruct the Galle Fisheries Harbour under the Non-Project Grant Aid for rehabilitation and reconstruction…

RELIEF IN THE NORTH AND EAST Two decades of war coupled with the 2004 tsunami have seen Sri Lanka become home to an extrememly large population of internally displaced people (IDP). According to UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agerncy) statistics over…

22-30 November 2007 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS and Manthai West (located in Mannar district but covered by Kilinochchi district) Situation update Aerial attacks intensified in various parts of Vanni resulting in several civilian casualties and increased displacements. Following aerial attacks on a local…