Reports

Durante el viaje oficial a Sri Lanka, Indonesia y Tailandia, la Secretaria de Estado de Cooperación Internacional, Leire Pajín, ha confirmado la aportación de 9,3 millones de euros por parte de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI). Madrid, 13…

Following the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean on Boxing Day, Help the Aged international partner NGOs have been formulating plans for long-term rehabilitation. HelpAge India and HelpAge Sri Lanka were key in ensuring that the needs of older survivors…

Essential Information: Total Assessed Caseload: 750,000 Total MT dispatched since 28 December: This is actually being reviewed - update will be provided tomorrow Highlights SECURITY Yesterday, WFP security visited Muthur (Trincomalee district); this the first time that WFP has visited this location since the…

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,…

Essential Information: Total Assessed Caseload: 750,000 Total MT dispatched since 28 December: 6,500 MT SECURITY WFP has completed security assessments in those districts that required them immediately (Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaithivu in the north and Trincomalee, Baticaloa, and Ampara in the east). WFP's security officer…

An El Al plane flew to Sri Lanka and Indonesia, carrying 85 tons of emergency aid materials donated by Israeli organizations and companies. (Communicated by the Foreign Ministry Spokesman) An El Al plane flew to Sri Lanka and Indonesia in…

The death of a loved one is the most difficult loss most of us face in life. If you've ever lost someone close to you, you know that sometimes the grief, the memories, and the recovery can take years-or…

Major Developments - Latest government figures (as of 12 January at 17:00): - Total deaths: 30,893 - Total displaced persons: 441,410 - Total displaced persons in camps: 254,470 - Total displaced persons with family and friends: 186,940 - Total injured: 15,266 - Total missing: 6,038 -…

Key issues (Developments over the past 24hrs, including priority needs and constraints, and the major actions that have taken place, etc): Coordination Issues The weekly Health Sector Coordination meeting for UN agencies, NGOs and donors was held in the…

Honorable Mr. Under-Secretary-General, Ladies and Gentlemen, Russia welcomes the UN flash appeal to the international community for participation in the elimination of the consequences of the disastrous tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Russia immediately responded to the tragedy - from the very…