Rapports

COLOMBO, July 22 (Reuters) - More than 50 schools in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula were reopened in a ceremony on Tuesday, as part of efforts to rebuild war-torn areas after 20 years of civil war. The 55 schools were…

by Ranjit J. Perera in Katuwana Sixty-year old M. Pintheris wakes up every day to the sight of his destroyed house, lying half-buried under the debris of a mudslide from the neighbouring hill. M. Pintheris is a farmer in Katuwana,…

On June 23rd, 26 tons of secondhand clothing from two Japanese NGOs, Japan Relief Clothing Center and PAULA, arrived at the Port of Colombo. AMDA PBP(Peace Building Project Through Health*)Office in Sri Lanka has agreed to take charge of…

When floods threatened the livelihood of villagers and affected their ready source of clean water, a four-member Singaporean team made up of volunteers and staff from Singapore Red Cross and the Singapore International Foundation responded to the call for…

Appeal No. 01.57/2003; Appeal Target: CHF 1,182,573 Programme Update No. 01; Period covered: 01 January -- 31 May 2003 The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's…

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9, 2003 (Tuesday) -- MERCY Malaysia continues to provide medical and humanitarian aid for Sri Lanka flood victims. The three months project is expected to commence in August this year. MERCY Malaysia had previously sent two medical and…

AMDA peace building through health project in Sri Lanka The long-standing civil strife between the Singhalese and Tamil has left damaging effects on various aspects of Sri Lankan society. In close cooperation with the Japanese Government, AMDA, a medical NGO, has…

By Scott McDonald COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said on Tuesday that stalled talks to end a two-decade ethnic war could resume as soon as the government made a proposal for an interim administration for the island's…

By Scott McDonald COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels on Friday dismissed a call to resume talks to end two decades of war, saying the entire peace process had to be overhauled. The Tigers also repeated their…

COLOMBO, June 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has appealed for $27 million in foreign aid to rebuild parts of the south of the island hit by severe floods last month, a government minister said on Thursday. The worst rains in…