Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa led the national World Habitat Day Celebrations at a ceremony held at the Soysapura Housing Scheme grounds in Moratuwa.  The event, which drew the participation of thousands from the busy suburb of Colombo, marked the launch of a stamp commemorating the day. The President also ceremoniously vested with the public ...

March 2014, Akkaraipattu, Sri Lanka: The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), in collaboration with the Akkaraipattu Municipal Council, officially opened the Disaster Resilient Urban Planning and Development Unit at the Akkaraipattu Municipal Council premises on 13 March 2014.The establishment of the Disaster Resilient Urban Planning and Development Units is a key component of the ...

26th March 2014 Colombo, Sri Lanka: Senior Government officials, donors, implementing partners, policy makers, development practitioners, academics, community members and representatives of UN agencies and Non-Governmental Organisations participated in the international conference ‘Restoring Communities through Homeowner-Driven Reconstruction: from post-Emergency to Development’ held in Colombo from 24th – 25th March 2014. Organised by UN-Habitat, the forum ...

24th March 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The International Conference on Post Emergency Shelter Reconstruction ‘Restoring Communities through Home-Owner-Driven Reconstruction: from post-Emergency to Development’ was ceremonially inaugurated this morning in Colombo. Organized by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), in partnership with the donor partners, the European Union Delegation to Sri Lanka, the Government of ...

19 March 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), in partnership with the European Union Delegation to Sri Lanka, the Government of Australia and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) will hold a conference on post emergency shelter reconstruction in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 24-25 March, 2014. The conference, ...

11 March 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Government of Japan is providing funding amounting to US$ 3,678,178 (Japanese Yen 377,000,000)  through the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) for the rehabilitation of community infrastructure, livelihood improvement and women’s empowerment in Sri Lanka’s Northern and Eastern Provinces over the next two years. This initiative is an ...

March 2014, Kithulgala, Sri Lanka: The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), in collaboration with the Disaster Management Center (DMC), conducted two five-day outward bound leadership training programmes for representatives of the community level disaster management committees and local authority officials from Ratnapura, Balangoda, Kalmunai and Batticaloa. The training programmes, held from 17th – 21st ...

Thursday, 6 March 2014, Killinochchi, Sri Lanka. The Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Nobuhito Hobo, today visited the villages of Thiruvaiyyaru and Malayalapuram in Killinochchi District in the North of Sri Lanka. During his visit, the Ambassador opened the recently constructed community centre in Thiruvaiyyaru village and internal road in Malayalapuram village. The ...

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in partnership with the European Union (EU), Australian Aid and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is pleased to announce a conference on post emergency shelter reconstruction to be held at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka from 24-25 March, 2014. The conference theme is ...

February 2014, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), in collaboration with the local authorities of Mannar, Maritimepattu (Mullaitivu) and Vavuniya, ceremonially opened Disaster Resilient Urban Planning and Development Units in each local authority. Establishing the Disaster Resilient Urban Planning and Development Units is a key component of the Disaster Resilient ...

January 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Throughout the recent past, an increase in localized disasters in Sri Lanka has resulted in the need for improved disaster preparedness and response capacity at the Local Government level. Responding to this need, the Disaster Resilient City Development Strategies for Sri Lankan Cities Project, funded by the Government of Australia, ...

16 December 2013, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in collaboration with Urban Development Authority (UDA) conducted a three day residential training programme on “Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into Urban Planning and Development” for Urban Planning and Local Authority officials in the North and East of Sri Lanka in December ...