Reports

Vienna, 21 December 2006 - "December 26, 2006 will mark the second anniversary of the devastating tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean. Two years later, December 26 will still be a day of reflection, contemplation, and grief for all…

The Indian Ocean tsunami that struck the coastal communities of Asia and Africa on 26 December 2004 was one of the worst humanitarian disasters in living memory. The scale of the devastation was only matched by the unprecedented public…

Baltimore, December 20, 2006 - It was one of the most devastating crises the world had ever seen. On December 26, 2004, a massive tsunami in the Indian Ocean took more than 200,000 lives and irrevocably changed hundreds of…

Approximately 25,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) have taken shelter at Kathiravali, Vammivattuwan and Palchenai areas. Due to the large amount of IDPs and the restrictions on the transportation of food and medicine to the area by the SLA, TRO Vaharai is…

By Ellie Whinnery, CCF Communications Manager In the midst of providing recovery and reconstruction assistance to thousands of people severely impacted by the Asia tsunami, CCF-Sri Lanka has faced new challenges this past year from the civil conflict in eastern regions…

By Kirsten Hongisto, CCF Asia Regional Communications Manager I first visited the tsunami affected coast of India in 2005; I was struck by the cramped, bare existence of families living in barracks because their homes had been swept out to…

(Portland, Ore.-Dec. 15, 2006) Donnie Woodyard is working to bring pre-hospital emergency medicine to Sri Lanka-one EMT class at a time. When the tsunami hit Sri Lanka's shores nearly two years ago, the country did not have any emergency…

Amidst the LTTE attempts to disrupt the normalcy in Jaffna the Government has been able to continue its humanitarian mission to safe guard the human rights of the Jaffna civilians. LTTE unleashed a series of slaughter with artillery fire, keeping…

7-14 December 2006 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update The general situation in Kilinochchi is calm and quiet except for the sporadic shelling which took place on the evenings of 8th and 13th December at the Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Line). On 11…

Trócaire has so far provided €4,945,292 for partners' programs in Sri Lanka Project Title Partner Amount funded in Euros 1. Vocational training for tsunami and conflict affected IDP youths EMACE 94,450 2. Provision of furniture and basic equipment for Tsunami affected schools EMACE 78,198 3. Emergency relief, recovery and…