Rapports

New York, January 1, 2005 -- When the Tsunami hit Sri Lanka with 50-foot waves traveling more than 1.2 miles inland, the country was already reeling from floods two weeks earlier. Over a period of 10 days, floods had…

HIGHLIGHTS - The nutrition supplement Resource GI shield has been shipped to the island. - A Centre for National Operations (CNO) for relief work established under the President of Sri Lanka. - UNHCR non-food relief items reach affected districts in the South. -…

Colombo, Sri Lanka. Overall situation 1. From all that we have seen and heard it is clear that the situation here is as bad as anyone would imagine from the media reports - indeed worse. Worse in the sense that…

RAPID SITUATION AND INITIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT (RSINA) FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA (GoSL) AND UNDP/OCHA IN TSUNAMI AFFECTED DISTRICT AMPARA PART 1 – SITUATION ASSESSMENT Undertaken during 29-30 December 04, in consultation with Government Agent (GA), Ampara, by: I.…

Oxfam's longstanding commitment to development in Asia will continue beyond crisis through rebuilding process BOSTON -- International humanitarian agency Oxfam America announced today that due to the overwhelming generosity of concerned citizens, the agency has raised over $7.5 million dollars (and…

I. SITUATION 1. Nature of the Disaster On the morning of 26 December, Tsunamis and massive tidal waves caused by the massive earthquake that struck off the western coast of northern Sumatra, hit the eastern, southern and large parts of the…

SRI LANKA Action Against Hunger has been working since 1996 in Sri Lanka. Cargo planes with goods and material: - 1 cargo plane with 25 MT of water and sanitation equipment left Barcelona, Spain on 28th December for Colombo, Sri Lanka. - Another…

Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, December 30, 2004 (New York, NY) - When the tsunami of December 26 hit Sri Lanka with 50-foot waves traveling more than 1.5 miles inland, the country was already reeling from floods two weeks earlier. Over…

Following the launch of the global International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' Appeal to help victims of the Asian quake and tsunamis, a new target has been set at A$ 75.9 million, as the toll continues…

AA 04 101 As new information provides a clearer picture of the full extent of the Indian Ocean disaster Australia will continue to increase its support for the international relief effort. The enormity of this tragedy continues to grow. In Indonesia,…