July 2016, Mannar District, Sri Lanka.  Construction of new classroom buildings and teacher’s quarters has commenced in several schools through the project “Sustainable Resettlement through Community-Driven Improvement of the Learning Environment in Mannar District, Sri Lanka”. With funding of US$4,200,000 from the Government of Japan, the project is implemented by UN-Habitat in collaboration with the ...

10 June 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Today, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and three other implementing agencies signed agreements with the High Commission of India to implement the Indian Housing Project in the Central and Uva Provinces in Sri Lanka. Mr. Tim McNair, Chief Technical Advisor of UN-Habitat Sri Lanka, signed the agreement ...

Tamilwin News http://www.tamilwin.com/development/01/148172?ref=home-feed   Opening ceremony of Periya Pandivirichchan primary school Athavan News http://athavannews.com/?p=478481 Opening ceremony of Periya Pandivirichchan primary school Virakesari   http://content.epaper.virakesari.lk/newspaper/Daily/main/2017-06-07#page-20 Opening of class room building at Periya Pandivirichan Primary School by the Ambassador of Japan for Sri Lanka New Mannar http://www.newmannar.lk/2017/06/mannar-news.html   ...

May 2016, Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka. UN-Habitat in collaboration with the Integrated Development Association (IDEA) introduced Anagi improved cooking stoves (ICS) to over 800 families in the Northern Province in March 2015. Ten months after the introduction of ICS, a survey was conducted to determine its impacts. The survey showed that families found cooking with Anagi ...

27 April 2016, Mannar District, Sri Lanka.  Ground breaking ceremonies were held in two schools in Mannar district today to officially commence construction activities for new school buildings and WASH facilities through the project “Sustainable Resettlement through Community-Driven Improvement of the Learning Environment in Mannar District, Sri Lanka”. Funded by the Government of Japan, this ...

24 April 2016, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. A ceremony to mark the official launch of the Indian Government funded plantation housing project in the Central and Uva Provinces was held today in the Nuwara Eliya district. The first phase of the 4,000 house project will provide permanent housing for 1,134 plantation sector workers who currently ...

Media Release UN-Habitat Launches the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning and the State of the Asian & Pacific Cities 2015 Report in Sri Lanka. 25 February, 2016. The United Nations Human Settlements Programme today launched two major publications in Colombo, Sri Lanka – the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning and the ...

Media Release UN-Habitat to Launch the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning and the State of the Asian & Pacific Cities 2015 Report in Sri Lanka.  23 February, 2016. The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, will launch two major publications in Colombo, Sri Lanka – the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning ...

January 2016, Northern Province, Sri Lanka: UN-Habitat is supporting healthy and sustainable livelihoods for conflict affected returnee families in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province by promoting grass roots agricultural interventions. In early 2015, with the aim of improving household nutrition and to increase the availability of fresh fruit and vegetables in conflict affected villages, the Organic ...

31 October 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka celebrated World Cities Day with a special event in its administrative capital, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, on 31st October 2015. Organised by the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development, the celebrations for a “Better City – Better Life” included a walk followed by a special event at the ...

Tuesday, 3 November 2015, Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka.  The Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Mr. Kenichi Suganuma and his wife Madam Akiko, visited Kilinochchi district today. During the visit, the Ambassador officially opened the Peptees Preschool in Vivekanadanagar East Village constructed through UN-Habitat’s post conflict infrastructure reconstruction project Rehabilitation of Community Infrastructure and Facilities in the ...

UN-Habitat is supporting conflict affected communities in over 380 villages in the North and East of Sri Lanka through housing and community infrastructure construction programmes. In most rural areas where the programme is being implemented, access to electricity, LP gas and even kerosene oil is limited. Hence, a majority of families depend on firewood as ...