Rapports

Le 26 décembre 2004 et récemment le 28 mars 2005, l'Asie du Sud a subi des séismes de forte amplitude qui ont ravagé des milliers de villes et de villages. Le SPF a organisé très rapidement de nombreuses actions d'urgence…

Sri Lanka update The World Vision Sri Lanka Tsunami Response is working in the following districts: Kalutara Galle Matara Hambantota Ampara Batticaloa Trincomalee Mullaitivu Jaffna Sector Updates: Non-food Assistance A total of 35,000 collapsible water containers were cleared at the Port last week along with nine Ford Ranger vehicles. A shipment of Aluminium Sulphate…

In response to the devastating tsunami the Australian trade union movement, through its overseas aid arm, Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA, is calling for working women and men to donate generously to the APHEDA appeal for the survivors in…

By Jan-=C5ke Thorell, Church of Sweden Aid/ACT International Tangalle, Sri Lanka, April 5, 2005 -- The Rev. Surangika Ferando never closes his gate -- there is 24-hour service at the Methodist church where he is pastor. The church is located in…

Situation The remains of 16 tsunami victims, still unidentified after extensive forensic testing, but believed to be foreigners, were buried in a Colombo cemetery on 1 April. The remains of 53 other tsunami victims who are foreigners but unidentified remain…

Having delivered millions of dollars in relief assistance to tsunami survivors in South Asia, Counterpart is now focusing on the really hard part -- putting peoples' lives and their shattered communities back together. Having delivered millions of dollars in relief assistance…

UNICEF highlights UNICEF and UNHCR to release findings of a rapid assessment of IDPs preferences with regard to relocation and resettlement 237 temporary/semi-permanent school shelters under construction in the country. 97 already completed. Water bladders, pumps and tanks dispatched to Ampara and Killinochchi Representatives…

When the tsunami hit Sri Lanka three months ago, five hundred homestead garden farmers from the Polonnaruwa district of Sri Lanka's famous Cultural Triangle, provided quick, practical help to the survivors. Just a few days after the disaster they had harvested…

Overall Situation The latest government figures, from 24 March, put the total number of tsunami-related IDPs at 516,130 with 95,824 housed in 262 camps and 420,306 staying with family and friends. The highest numbers of IDPs are in Galle, Ampara…

Introduction The tsunami of 26th December 2004 has left a lasting legacy of physical and human damage that presents manifold challenges and opportunities for Sri Lanka. The challenges are the most obvious consequences of such an enormous tragedy: tens of…