Rapports

Critical Issues for Children and Women Sri Lanka pursues rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts, especially in the North and East, in which women and children have been severely affected by the past 19 year long conflict between the Government and the…

Since our last update, many exciting events have happened with the YMCAs, providing relief assistances, doing volunteer work, managing visitors, and upcoming meetings! South Galle YMCA The Galle YMCA has developed a Child Transition Center that is currently hosting 52 kids from…

More and more families in South India and Sri Lanka benefit from the relief programmes established by SOS Children's Villages. Many of them have received start-up support, construction of temporary shelters is in full swing and entire villages are…

It is one month since the devastating effects of the tsunami were first felt along the shores of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma) and Somalia. More than 234,000 people have been killed and approximately 1.5 million left…

Background of the relief operation From 27 Dec. up to 29 Dec. following a request from Vavuniya Government Agent and Health department, FSD started operation by supporting ICRC and conducted various casualtiy evacuations by using FSD ambulances, in Mulativu district. From…

GOAL is currently operational in India, the Andaman Islands, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. GOAL has an emergency response team of 50 people on the ground working in conjunction with local partners responding to the needs of over a quarter of…

Essential Information: Total Assessed Caseload: 850,000 WFP beneficiaries*: 713,450 (*Beneficiary numbers are still being collected) Total MT dispatched since 28 December: 8,431 MT Daily Dispatch (24 January): to be reported tomorrow SECURITY There is continuing tension between the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) and the LTTE, particularly…

WASHINGTON, January 25, 2005 - The American Red Cross announced a $50 million commitment to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), meeting the immediate needs of up to 2 million tsunami survivors through the provision and distribution of…

The fifth medical mission dispatched by the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation arrived in Hambantota, a resort city in southeastern Sri Lanka, with 52 boxes of medicines on Jan. 24 to continue providing medical care for survivors of the…

The tsunamis that hit Sri Lanka on 26th December 2004 devastated large parts of the island and claimed tens of thousands of lives. The full impact of the tragedy is still unfolding. The current death toll is over 30,000…