Reports

Period covered: 23-26 May, 2003 Appeal launched on 20 May 2003 for CHF 1,212,000 (USD 934,598or EUR 801,424) for three months for 125,000 beneficiaries. This operation will be revised and scaled up based on the results of…

Flooding in Sri Lanka has killed around 280 people and made at least 175,000 others homeless, according to Christian Aid partner National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCC). One day of unusually heavy rainfall at the start of the monsoon…

by Ranjit J Perera in Hambantota Red Cross volunteers in Sri Lanka have exceeded targets by cleaning 335 contaminated wells in four days since beginning operations in the flood affected Hambantota District in southeast Sri Lanka. "An average of 50…

(9-10 June) As the Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka approaches, the EU is concerned about the continued suspension by LTTE of its participation in the Peace Process and in particular about its intention - in the…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0083 OCHA Situation Report No. 5 Sri Lanka - Floods 28 May 2003 This report is based on information received from the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, the UNDAC Team, and the Sri Lankan Government…

Ratnapura, the gem capital of Sri Lanka, was left devastated after the flash floods that affected Sri Lanka last week. Thousands of families are homeless and many have lost their loved ones. Fourteen out of seventeen village divisions of…

Eight national UN Volunteers from India joined relief operations in southern Sri Lanka just days after unprecedented floods and landslides claimed over 260 lives in the country's worst disaster in 50 years. Since 16 May, some 500 people are missing and…

By Aishah A team of six led by MERCY Malaysia's exco, Norazam Abu Samah flew to Sri Lanka on Tuesday May 27, 2003 to provide medical and humanitarian aid to flood victims. The team is made up of three medical…

By Scott McDonald COLOMBO, May 27 (Reuters) - A bid by Sri Lanka and Norway to persuade Tamil Tiger rebels to attend a donor conference stalled again on Tuesday when a trip by a Norwegian peace envoy was abruptly cancelled.…

Author: International News The Salvation Army in Sri Lanka has reacted swiftly to provide aid after the country was hit by the worst floods in more than 50 years. At least 250 people are reported to have been killed, with…