Reports

Situation The Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Asma Jahangir, is on a ten-day mission to Sri Lanka from 02 to 12 May. Her fact-finding mission focuses on religious concerns,…

UNICEF highlights UNICEF supported successful implementation of Vitamin A supplementation campaign in tsunami-affected districts on 30 April MoE submits proposal for mainstreaming of psychosocial activities through education Master plans completed for 14 out of 25 schools to be reconstructed by UNICEF Water and sanitation…

Overall situation The Transitional Accommodation Project (TAP) in Galle district reports as of 25 April that 2,665 shelters have been completed with 1,892 in progress (a total of 4,557) and a further 1,168 committed. The required need in total is…

By Feizal Samath MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka, 22 April 2005 - Walking on this desolate beach in northeast Sri Lanka, 13-year-old Supendrini Thavabalasingham tightly grips her father's hand as they both stare at the sea that shattered their lives. They are the…

Main Highlights - In Indonesia, land ownership and land use must be clarified quickly in order to allow people to rebuild their homes. - In Sri Lanka, the number of temporary housing units constructed to relocate tsunami-affected families has risen to over…

World Vision SRI LANKA Tsunami Update Shelter World Vision this week helped to open a community of transitional shelters in the southern Sri Lankan district of Galle. Eighty-four families moved from tents, where they had lived since the Boxing Day tsunami,…

INDONESIA This Sitrep covers the logistics situation in Indonesia for both the Tsunami affected areas and the March 28 earthquake-affected areas, as well as subsequent events. 1. Security 2. Critical Issues 3. General 4. Bilateral Support/CMCOORD/Transition to Civilian Operation 5. Land 6. Sea 7. Air 8. Warehousing 9.…

Situation The Asian Development Bank (ADB) last week approved a US$197 million grant and loan package for two projects that will help rebuild tsunami- and conflict-affected areas of Sri Lanka. External funding for the projects will total $256 million including…

Volunteers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation distributed 310 tons of rice to some 8,000 tsunami-affected families in Hambantota, a resort city in southeastern Sri Lanka, on April 9 and 10, 2005, benefiting over 30,000 people. It was the…

by Harini Dias Bandaranayake - Communications Coordinator Children in tsunami-affected districts across Sri Lanka have returned to school - some to the few schools that were left undamaged, while others attending makeshift schools until more permanent structures can be built. At the…