Reports

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ALEXANDER DOWNER AA 03 031 27 May 2003 I am pleased to announce Australia will provide UNICEF with $400,000 to help in the rebuilding of basic social services, including schools, in communities affected by the recent devastating floods.…

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ALEXANDER DOWNER AA 03 030 27 May 2003 On my visit to Colombo, I am pleased to announce additional funding of $4.6 million for new rehabilitation and peace-building activities in Sri Lanka over the next two years.…

Geneva, 27 May 2003 ACT member the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) reports that the distribution of relief goods to the victims of the devastating floods and landslides that hit Sri Lanka in May, is going well. Most…

By Chamath Ariyadasa COLOMBO, May 26 (Reuters) - The worst rains to hit Sri Lanka in half a century killed hundreds of people and will also cut tea, rice and rubber output, industry officials said on Monday. But there was…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0081 OCHA Situation Report No. 4 Sri Lanka - Floods 26 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…

By Chamath Ariyadasa PALAWELA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka geared on Saturday to treat the sick among nearly 180,000 people affected by floods and landslides in the island's south as floodwaters receded. The worst rains in half a century killed more…

First Report Background Late evening on 17 May 2003 severe flash floods and landslides hit villages in south and south-west of Sri Lanka. The disaster killed at least 265 people while 500 people are reported missing. 176.028 families have been forced…

Episcopal Relief and Development is assisting the Diocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka following heavy rainstorms and strong winds. At least 250 people have been killed and 200 others are missing. A cyclone hit the country on May 13…

IP/03/740 Brussels, 23 May 2003 - Following the devastating floods that struck southern Sri Lanka earlier this week, the Commission's Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) has launched an emergency humanitarian aid decision for €800,000. It is envisaged that most of the funds…

Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage will attend the Tokyo Donors' Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka, June 9-10 in Tokyo, according to a statement issued by Acting State Department Spokeswoman Lynn L. Cassel on Mary 23. The…