Rapports

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS Returns and displacement By the end of October 2012, 471,588 people (141,336 families) had returned to the Northern Province. This figure includes 241,467 people (76,885 families) displaced after April 2008 and 230,121 persons…

Troops, attached to the Security Forces Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) responding to the immediate needs of the people, affected by torrential rains, launched several relief measures on the directions given by Major General Udaya Perera, Commander,…

By Mahieash Johnney in Colombo, Sri Lanka Since December last year Sri Lanka has been waiting for rains that finally arrived last month. Adding to the problems caused by the drought, Cyclone Nilam hit the island last…

GLIDE n° DR-2012-000177-LKA 2 November 2012 This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 1,070,504 in cash, kind, or services to support the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) to assist 20,000 drought affected families (some 125,000 people) for 18 months.…

President Mahinda Rajapaksa ordered officials to provide the maximum possible relief for those affected by the torrential rains throughout the country. The President requested the Disaster Management Ministry to release unlimited funds to meet all contingencies, Disaster…

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS Returns and displacement By the end of September 2012, 453,070 people (135,281 families) had returned to the Northern Province. This figure includes 236,238 people (74,894 families) displaced after April 2008 and 216,832 persons…

By Amantha Perera PANSALGOLLA, Sri Lanka, Oct 28 2012 (IPS) - The old adage ‘nature is the great equaliser’ no longer holds true in countries like Sri Lanka, where the poor bear the brunt of extreme weather…

Issues of raising farmer incomes, water and fertiliser management, diversifying crops during drought spells and adding value to commodity exports were among the key topics that were mapped out during Sri Lanka’s first ever food nutrition…

posted on: 21-10-2012 By Mahieash Johnney in Colombo, Sri Lanka 22/10/2012 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: Since early October there have been continuous rains in all parts of Sri Lanka. Usually these rains are welcomed during a long lasted…

The U.S. Government recently awarded over $3million to three organizations supporting resettling communities in the Mullaitivu and Killinochchi districts. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance awarded funding…