Reports

(New York: 19 January 2007): The United Nations is undertaking a number of initiatives to support the Government of Sri Lanka in response to recent flooding and landslides that have struck Hambantota, Ampara and Nuwara Eliya districts on the…

COLOMBO, 19 January 2007 - UNICEF handed over non-food relief items to the value of 7 million rupees to the Government Agent in Nuwara Eliya, at the request of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights which is…

Five disadvantaged schools in the Matara area received new kitchens, funded by Muslim Aid (Sri Lanka Field Office), on Tuesday under a Food For Education programme that is a partnership between Muslim Aid, the World Food Programme (WFP), the…

(Geneva and New York: 17 January 2007): The United Nations humanitarian agencies and their partners working in Sri Lanka today presented a Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) to the donor community, which sets forth priority activities over the next six to…

(Colombo, Sri Lanka - 17 January 2007) A primary school destroyed in the 2004 tsunami will reopen as a completely rebuilt facility at a ceremony this week. Ariyawansa Maha Vidyalaya School will be officially dedicated on 17 January. Rotary clubs…

1. CONTEXT By December 2006, upheavals of violence and periods of intense confrontation at local level became a recurring reality. The Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) is under severe strain. As none of the signatories have formally renounced their…

A few clothes hang on fences; toys are seen floating on murky brown coloured water; pillows clog the drains and people, already shouldered with life's burdens, slowly and determinedly clean their mud stained wooden shacks, in a rhythmic and…

Banda Aceh: Before the tsunami, combatants belonging to the Free Aceh separatist movement (GAM) used to produce weapons. Today, they are using old bullet cases to make other things, such as ship propellers. They have built up peaceful commercial…

1. INTRODUCTION Le Secours Catholique/Caritas France remercie la Cour des comptes pour ses recommandations, en termes de gestion des actions ou de communication auprès des donateurs. Ces recommandations vont dans le même sens que le processus interne mis en…

ACTED works in the most vulnerable areas of North and South Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka, that were affected by both the 2004 Tsunami and the pervading 25 year old conflict. Supported by EuropeAid, the implemented project facilitates resettlement by…