5 November 2013, Mullaitvu, Sri Lanka: The recently appointed Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, H.E. David Daly, visited the conflict affected village of Iranapalai in Mullaitvu District in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province on 30th October 2013. During his visit, Ambassador Daly met returnee families who are in the ...
read more »21 October 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in partnership with the Municipal Councils of Ratnapura, Batticaloa and Kalmunai and the Urban Council of Balangoda officially launched the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Preparedness Plans for each City at the BMICH in Colombo today. The four DRR and Preparedness Plans ...
read more »September 2013, Northern Province, Sri Lanka: Women from Sri Lanka’s conflict-affected Northern Province are breaking traditional barriers by moving into previously male-dominated occupations in the construction sector. By engaging in vocational skills training programmes in masonry and carpentry, both male and female youth are empowered to pursue skilled occupations. Masonry and carpentry have been traditionally ...
read more »September 2013, Northern Province, Sri Lanka: Women from Sri Lanka’s conflict-affected Northern Province are breaking traditional barriers by moving into previously male-dominated occupations in the construction sector. By engaging in vocational skills training programmes in masonry and carpentry, both male and female youth are empowered to pursue skilled occupations. Masonry and carpentry have been traditionally ...
read more »September 2013, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Foundation stone laying ceremonies for the construction of two preschools took place at the Kandawalai DS Division in Killinochchi District on Tuesday 3rd September 2013. Key stakeholders of this programme including the District Secretary of Killinochchi District, Ms.Rupavathi Ketheeswaran, and the Divisional Secretary of Kandawalai DS Division, Mr.S.Mukunthan participated ...
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September 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Government of Sri Lanka introduced a draft National Housing Policy for public discussion at a ceremony held in Colombo, on the 6th of September 2013. Sri Lankans will now have the opportunity to submit their views on the policy, before it’s finalized by the lawmakers. The policy was presented ...
read more »August 2013, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in partnership with the International Non-Governmental Organisation, Soroptimist International Kagoshima (SIK) and the Rural Development Foundation (RDF) is supporting conflict affected families in Killinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province to construct sanitation facilities in their homes. This water and ...
read more »July 2013, Mullaitivu Sri Lanka: A delegation of European Union (EU) Parliamentarians led by the Chair, Ms. Jean Lambert, visited housing beneficiaries in Mullaitivu District in the North of Sri Lanka on 16 July 2013. Members of the EU delegation laid foundation stones for two houses destroyed by the conflict in Iranapalai Grama Niladhari (GN) ...
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13th July 2012, Colombo: The Government of India signed an agreement with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) to assist the reconstruction of 16,800 houses for conflict affected returnees in the Northern Province. At a ceremony held at the Ministry of Economic Development, UN-Habitat and three other Implementing Agencies (IAs) signed agreements for the ...
read more »City Council Leaders from Eight Cities Discuss Disaster Resilient City Development Strategies and the Way Forward June 2013, Balangoda, Sri Lanka. On 14th June 2013, Council Leaders from 8 cities including City Council Mayors, Council Chairmen and Commissioners met in the city of Balangoda to share their experiences, lessons learned and to discuss the way ...
read more »May 2013, Northern Province, Sri Lanka: UN-Habitat, one of the Implementing Agencies under the Indian Housing Project, is promoting eco-friendly construction techniques for homeowners in Sri Lanka’s conflict affected Northern Province as well as assisting with the reduction of construction costs with improved house designs. These eco friendly model houses are being constructed with the ...
read more »May 2013, Kalmunai, Sri Lanka: The Construction of the “Udayar Road Diversion Flood Risk Reduction Pilot Project” was completed in Kalmunai town on 27th May 2013. This project was implemented by UN-Habitat through the Disaster Resilient City Development Strategies in Sri Lankan Cities project funded by the Government of Australia. The Kalmunai pilot project was ...
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