Reports

UNHCR HIGHLIGHTS UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner, Kamel Morjane, Director of the Asia Bureau, Ms. Janet Lim, Director of DIP, Ms. Erika Feller, and Mr. Jamal Arafat, Assistant to the High Commissioner today visited Matara, Kalmunai in Ampara, Kilinochchi and Jaffna,…

While Lauding International Response, Assembly President Emphasizes Need to Strengthen Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance GA/10326 Fifty-ninth General Assembly Plenary 77th & 78th Meetings (AM & PM) Once-vibrant communities had suddenly ceased to exist in the wake of the 26 December earthquake…

ILO STRATEGY FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI-AFFECTED COUNTRIES IN ASIA THE BACKGROUND The UN Secretary-General described the December 26, 2004 catastrophe as "the largest natural disaster the Organization has had to respond to on behalf of…

The lack of awareness about tsunami behavior increased the impact of the event. Nature provided a few warning indicators, which were ignored by everyone. If the public were aware of indicators such as the disappearance of the sea for…

Major Developments IDP figures in the camps continue to decrease whereas figures of IDPs with host families is growing. As of 16 January, the total number of IDPs was 431,224. 222,242 IDPs were housed in camps and…

What can we do first of all? You can send a warm-hearted message to a friend in the disaster area... For the victims of earthquake and tsunami that occurred on 26 December, AMDA has been engaged in emergency relief activities…

Roshan Mendis, director of Tearfund partner organisation Leads, speaks to Tearfund's Keith Ewing about the tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka's coastline on Boxing Day. Q. What impact has the tsunami had on Sri Lanka? It has left us all totally devastated. It…

HIGHLIGHTS - US Deputy Secretary of Defence visits Sri Lanka. - Joint military exercise gets underway to clean up Galle Road. - Government to start national reconstruction on Jan 19 by launching a housing scheme for the homeless in Hambantota. - ADB allocates…

After Tsunami 2004 'Tsunami', a word which did not figure in the dictionary of most people on the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu is now become an integral part of the life of survivors. The people who felt safe riding…

1. Key issues (Developments over the past 24hrs, including priority needs and constraints, and the major actions that have taken place, etc): Coordination Issues: As mentioned in the last sit-rep, most of the Government offices remain closed today. Even…