Reports

by Till Mayer in Pottuvil The advertising sign is lost in a sea of rubble. On it is written 'Tsunami Hotel' in big letters, a picture of a giant wave breaking over it. It was a favourite place to…

CCF has received a $1.5 million USAID grant to provide emergency water, sanitation, building rehabilitation, and other civic works to children and families in tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka. The six-month program will focus on directly improving the well-being and protecting the…

On the morning of 26 December 2004, the lives of the children, women and men of Hambantota, Sri Lanka were irreversibly altered. On this morning, the worst earthquake the world has seen in 40 years ripped through the Indian Ocean…

WARWICK, RI. Americans reached out with great generosity to the immediate needs of the devastating tsunami disaster in southern Asia. However, even greater resources are required to help affected communities recover and thrive into the future. For two weeks, thanks…

Received 12 January 2005 The camps housing victims of the tsunami in the disaster areas in Sri Lanka are slowly emptying. People are staying with their families or returning to their partially destroyed houses. The most vulnerable, those who have…

When ActionAid first visited Sri Lanka we found lots of children living at the emergency camps. Many were upset about loss of books and other schooling materials. A nearby school was due to re-open on 10 Jan, but no…

Major Developments The UNICEF representative gave a press briefing today to national and international media on UNICEF activities in response to the tsunami disaster. He described the agency's response priorities in the sectors of water and sanitation,…

Facts & figures Confirmed fatalities: 30,721 Confirmed injured: 14,637 Missing: 4,951 Confirmed displaced: 545,492 Number of relief camps: 556 Health…

HIGHLIGHTS - PricewaterhouseCoopers to help UN audit massive aid deliveries to ensure transparency and accountability. - National Rebuild Task Force to launch one-year action plan this week. - Legal Aid Commission to start mobile legal documentary service for tsunami victims who have…