Rapports

Silver Spring, Maryland -- Seven months after the Indian Ocean tsunami sent waves of destruction throughout Asia and parts of Africa, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues to respond to the needs of survivors in Sri Lanka,…

Overall Situation A South Asian Conference on gender concerns in post-tsunami reconstruction was held in Batticaloa on 14 July, where women from key tsunami-affected countries discussed common concerns and drew up strategies and recommendations to better their participation in the decision…

by Jayantha Dhanapala Sujatha Jayawardena Memorial Oration delivered by Jayantha Dhanapala, Secretary General, Government Peace Secretariat, on July 14, under the aegis of the University of Colombo Alumni Association. May I begin by thanking the University of Colombo Alumni Association for…

Le tsunami de décembre dernier a fait près de 300.000 morts, il a entraîné le déplacement de 1,6 million de personnes et privé de moyens de subsistance des millions d'habitants de l'Asie du Sud et de l'Afrique de l'Est.…

Highlights SCiSL to set up 25 new pre schools in Trincomalee SCiSL provides outdoor play equipment to 25 pre schools in Trincomalee Second Children's Library completed in Matara. 400 desks and chairs distributed to schools in Matara district. Security Situation SCISL held a workshop on security…

HIGHLIGHTS Camps with tents in Galle Four Gravats are steadfastly being removed as the last batch of transitional shelters are being completed. As reported by the Transitional Accommodation Project (TAP) in Galle, there are still 231 families in tents, while…

US Peace Corps Volunteers join IOM Sri Lanka Four Crisis Corps Volunteers joined the IOM Tsunami Response Programme on 4 July 2005 and have been dispatched to four tsunami-affected districts in the country. The volunteers will assist…

Says Focus of Current Effort Is ‘Build Back Better’, As Council Holds Four Panel Discussions on Response to Indian Ocean Disaster ECOSOC/6166 Economic and Social Council 2005 Substantive Session 26th & 27th Meetings (AM & PM) Paying tribute to the extraordinary…

Overall Situation Venezuela donated US$ 6.2 million for the Sri Lanka Tsunami Relief Fund for the construction of 1,000 houses for tsunami-affected people. These houses are to be constructed in a location to be determined by the Government. The Interagency…

Galle, 12 July 2005. The European Commission's Vice President, Margot Wallström visited Galle district today to evaluate tsunami relief and recovery projects funded by the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO). The Vice President visited two humanitarian projects funded by the…