Reports

Major developmentsRelocation of IDPs Progress on the construction of transit camps is reported to be slow, most notably in the districts of the North East. As a result, many IDPs have set up tents on spontaneous sites…

Oxfam is repairing boats, replacing tools, building shelters, and protecting health in India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. As Oxfam continues its work in the tsunami-affected region, we are committed to providing effective aid-not just any aid-to the survivors of the disaster.…

Key issues (Developments over the past 24hrs, including priority needs and constraints, and the major actions that have taken place, etc): Coordination Issues: Inter-Agency Collaboration; As reported in the last two sit-reps, responsibilities for humanitarian and relief activities have been taken over by…

Overall situation The Sri Lankan Department of Census and Statistics is still in the process of compiling a district-by-district census of tsunami affected people and structures. New data is not yet available. The last casualty figures were released by the…

Sri Lanka More than US$8,000 worth of life-saving medicine and medical equipment has been donated to the Hambantota Base Hospital, which has been struggling to treat the enormous number of people needing attention since the tsunami struck. The medical supplies will…

Essential Information Total Assessed Caseload: 852,500 WFP beneficiaries 850,000 Total MT dispatched since 28 December 16,803 Daily MT dispatched (18 -23 February): to be reported in the next sitrep SECURITY Reported incidents: - Mannar District in the North: On 18 February, Sea Tigers…

Essential Information Total Assessed Caseload: 852,500 WFP beneficiaries 850,000 Total MT dispatched since 28 December 16,803 Daily MT dispatched (18 -20 February): to be reported on Wednesday's Sitrep SECURITY Efforts are continuing to make all the affected districts MOSS (UN Minimum Operating Security Standards) compliant. WFP…

Key issues (Developments over the past 24hrs, including priority needs and constraints, and the major actions that have taken place, etc): Coordination Issues: Inter-Agency Collaboration; - As reported in the last two sit-reps, responsibilities for humanitarian and relief activities have been…

Major developments Psycho-Social Framework UNICEF has drafted a strategic framework for psycho-social activities in Sri Lanka in the post-tsunami context. Activities cover four main areas: community support services; specialized services for vulnerable groups; direct support for mental health…

Sri Lanka: Refugee families move into temporary shelters A matter of weeks after the devastating tsunami disaster in southeast Asia, the first families have moved into their temporary shelters in the district of Mullaitivu. 100 shelters made of sand and…