Rapports

RC Sri Lanka/Vaani Kulasegaram Gunathilake (24.03.2011) The Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the NRC Country Director visited some of the many families that were displaced by the floods, and inspected the construction of new shelters. Thousands were displaced temporarily and hundreds…

This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued by OCHA Colombo. It covers the period from 26 February to 22 March 2011. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - With rains abating since the beginning of March, agencies…

"The training has been of immense value, I can now manage my parent's business. I'm proud to have had the opportunity of discharging my duties as the Manager of the Mini Society to the best of my ability." -Kumari,…

The Government of Japan provided a sum of US$162,611 (approximately Rs.18 million) for two livelihood projects in the Trincomalee and Ratnapura districts under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project (GGP). "The Project for Conflict Affected Community Uplift?in the Trincomalee District"…

A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the International Women's Day For 100 years now, a strong struggle for equal rights between genders has been taking place in the world. International women's day is the…

Period covered by this operations update: 11 October 2010 to 12 January 2011 Appeal target (current): CHF 3,604,299 (USD 3.4 million or EUR 2.5 million) Appeal coverage: With contributions received to date, including pledges in the pipeline, the…

Premakumar Sivaranjani is one of 89,000 war widows living in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the 26 year conflict that ended in May 2009. Residing in the resettlement village of Santhasolai, Vavuniya District, Sivaranjani is also a single…

Ahead of International Women's Day 2011 on March 8th, we profile the members of MAG Sri Lanka's all-female Mine Action Team. In many areas where MAG works, women have few opportunities to generate income for their families, and MAG gives women…

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - The Disaster Management Centre Report, as of 0900hrs on 25 February, indicates 1,648 individuals remain in 21 temporary evacuation sites in 5 districts. This is a reduction of approximately 5,000 since the last report 10 days…

The Government of Japan has decided to provide additional emergency grant amounting to US$ 1.2 million (around SL Rs.132 million) to Sri Lanka through international organizations including WFP, UNICEF and IFRC/SLRC for flood affected people. Accordingly WFP will receive US$…