Rapports

United Nations Activities in Support of the Relief and Recovery Efforts of the Sri Lankan Government and Its People Stay the course and "build back better" Six months after the tsunami, with the emergency relief phase winding down, but not yet completely…

Overall Situation Oxfam Great Britain helped organize with community residents an exhibition in Vaharai, Batticaloa district as a part of the six-month commemorations of the tsunami. The exhibition displayed items retrieved after the tsunami, as well as elaborate pieces of…

General Situation There was a fully fledged harthal in the Batticaloa in protest of the incident in Trincomalee. There was no public or vehicle movement in Batticaloa town and activities of the government institutes, banks, schools, shops, and NGOs and…

UNICEF highlights Successful visit of UNICEF Executive Director, Ms. Ann M. Veneman and Deputy Executive Director, Mr. Toshiyuki Niwa to Colombo, Batticaloa, Galle and Killinochchi districts Government of Sri Lanka and LTTE sign Post Tsunami Operational Management Structure (Joint Mechanism) to…

by K. Williams Students at a Sri Lankan training school funded in part by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) are helping to build new homes for villagers whose community was destroyed in the tsunami of December 26, 2004. The…

IOM supports relief and recovery efforts through transport assistance Following a request from the Government of Sri Lanka in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami, IOM agreed to support relief and recovery efforts through the provision of transport assistance. Operations commenced…

Overall Situation UNICEF's Executive Director, Ms. Ann M. Veneman concluded a three-day visit to Sri Lanka on 18 June, stating that relief efforts in tsunami-affected countries need a continued focus on children. Accompanied by Mr. Toshi Niwa, UNICEF's Deputy Executive…

Westport, CT (June 20, 2005) -- After six months of helping children and their families recover from one of the world's worst natural disasters, Save the Children reported today that it has assisted 650,000 individuals including more than 250,000…

Highlights Work completed in Trincomalee on 100 transitional shelters. 45 fishermen receive fishing gear, nets and bicycles in Matara 4 more child friendly centres to be set up in Matara. SCiSL gives water tanks to schools in Batticaloa. Baseline data collection of schools in Matara and…

The tsunami's devastating impact By 16 June, the Government of Sri Lanka reported that: - 31,229 persons died as a result of the tsunami. - 4,100 persons are missing. - 516,150 persons are currently registered as tsunami-displaced in welfare centres or staying with…