Reports

COLOMBO - Schoolchildren in conflict-affected areas of Sri Lanka suffer from alarming levels of malnutrition, with one in four being "stunted" or too short for their age, according to a study released today by the United Nations World Food…

Geneva, September 16, 2003 - More than 300,000 people, out of a total displaced population estimated at 800,000, have returned home since a ceasefire ended 20 years of hostilities in 2002. Despite the ceasefire, however, many remain displaced, while…

News Release No. 122/03 MANILA, PHILIPPINES (9 September 2003) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to raise its lending assistance to Sri Lanka to US$700 million over the next three years, according to the Country Strategy and Program (CSP)…

COLOMBO - As Sri Lanka struggles toward a lasting peace, the United Nations World Food Programme is continuing its reconstruction efforts for the island nation with the launch of a meals-in-school programme for 33,000 children in former war zones. Under…

Many people living in Sri Lanka are often poor, hungry, and without access to the education and training needed to obtain jobs that will adequately support their families. Sri Lanka, an island nation south of India, has developed slowly during…

Appeal Target: US$ 178,041 Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 78,783 Geneva, 15 August 2003 Dear Colleagues, During May the country usually receives scattered rainfall. This year the rains started on the 16th and on 17 and 18 May there was unusually heavy…

Program Description USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) program supports and reinforces high impact social, economic and political initiatives for peace-building in Sri Lanka. In support of this goal, OTI has three main objectives. They are to: deliver visible, strategic peace…

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…

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…

The flood response has moved into its second phase - reconstruction and rehabilitation. Local committees have been formed to coordinate the distribution of resources. Six hundred and twenty families lost their homes. Approximately half of them were already living below…