Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka: Floods threaten camp detainees
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: Sri LankaFloods caused by heavy rains unnecessarily threaten more than 260,000 displaced Tamil civilians whom the Sri Lankan government has unlawfully detained in...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Sri Lanka: Vavuniya flooding subsides more than 500 IDPs return
Source: Government of Sri LankaCountry: Sri LankaMore than 500 internally displaced persons, who are accommodated in the Menik Farm, who were taken to safer areas by the security forces due to the...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Monsoon onset raising fears for Sri Lanka war-displaced
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: Sri LankaBy Nita BhallaNEW DELHI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The onset of monsoon rains in Sri Lanka is raising fears for the safety of thousands of war-displaced Tamils...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Sri Lanka relocates 16,000 refugees after floods hit camps
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: Sri LankaColombo (dpa) The government relocated 16,000 Tamil refugees after floods hit their camps in northern Sri Lanka, state officials said Wednesday. The...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Sri Lanka: Resettling displaced state priority-Minister
Source: Government of Sri LankaCountry: Sri LankaDisaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe notes that the main target of the government is to resettle the displaced people in...
View ArticleSri Lanka: WFP hunger hotspots: Sri Lanka - 21 Aug 2009
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: Sri LankaHeavy seasonal rains have caused flooding in parts of the largest IDP camp in Menik Farm, with unconfirmed reports suggesting that as many as 12,000 IDPs...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Sri Lanka: Govt's goal resettlement of IDPs in original areas of...
Source: Government of Sri LankaCountry: Sri LankaThe government's eventual goal is the resettlement of IDPs in the areas in which they originally resided, said Disaster Management and Human Rights...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Monsoon misery for Sri Lanka's weary war refugees
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Sri Lankaby Amal JayasingheCOLOMBO, Aug 23, 2009 (AFP) - Tamil civilians who lived through the vicious final battle of Sri Lanka's separatist war are now locked in...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Sri Lanka: Public awareness on dengue in North East
Source: Government of Sri LankaCountry: Sri LankaWith torrential rains having set in the North and some parts of the East, the Health Ministry has begun an awareness program to educate the masses in...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Sri Lanka: Nearly 50,000 IDPs to be resettled
Source: Government of Sri LankaCountry: Sri LankaThe government is proceeding with arrangements to re-settle at least another 50,000 IDPs from Vavuniya relief camps, in the next two weeks. The Vavuniya...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Kathmandu to Copenhagen: A Regional Climate Change Conference
Source: World BankCountry: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri LankaSouth Asia is endowed with great rivers, which are the lifelines of the regional economy. - Impacts of...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Sri Lanka: Flood-resistant rice entices farmers back
Source: IRINCountry: Sri LankaBANDARAGAMA, 31 August 2009 (IRIN) - Years ago, the loft above Kulasena Perera's bedroom was a storeroom for rice. Now, huge wicker baskets that once held the harvests are...
View ArticleNepal: Final statement: From Kathmandu to Copenhagen
Source: Government of NepalCountry: Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, MaldivesA Vision for Addressing Climate Change Risks and Vulnerabilities in the HimalayasA Regional...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Albania to Zimbabwe: the climate change risk list
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Afghanistan, Somalia, Haiti, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Marshall Islands, Tuvaluby Marlowe HoodPARIS, Sept 2, 2009 (AFP) - Africa and much of...
View ArticlePhilippines: Press conference by Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes
Source: UN Department of Public InformationCountry: Philippines, Indonesia, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Pakistan, Bhutan,...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Sri Lanka: Tensions mount as camp conditions deteriorate
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: Sri LankaGovernment Should Immediately Release 250,000 Displaced Persons from Illegal Detention (New York) - The Sri Lankan government should immediately release the...
View ArticleIndonesia: Multiplying resiliency: PROMISE program helps urban asian...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Viet NamU.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: Les pays les plus pauvres encore victimes des prix alimentaires...
Source: Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Mali, Niger, Sri Lanka,...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: Poorest countries still suffer from high food prices
Source: Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Mali, Niger, Sri Lanka, Sudan, UgandaThirty-one food insecure...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Sri Lanka: Disaster Preparation and Response Plans in Anuradhapura...
Source: Government of Sri LankaCountry: Sri LankaThe Disaster Preparation and Response Plan for the Anuradhapura District has been completed and ready to be used by the relevant stakeholders. In 22 out...
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