FAO and Cey-Norrepair boats and restorelivelihoods

FAO has repaired over 3,400 boats inSri Lanka, enabling nearly 12,000fishers to resume their livelihoodssince last December's tsunamidestruction. According to governmentand FAO estimates, 54 per cent of thetotal fishing fleet was either made un-seaworthy or was totally destroyed bythe tsunami. FAO, which worksthrough the government-owned boatbuilding and fishery supply companyCey-Nor Foundation Ltd, mobilizedresources from a number of interna-tional donors to fund its boat rehabil-itation activities.

FAO is supporting Cey-Nor throughthe provision of tools, boat repairmaterials and payment of labourcharges. The aim of the activity is toensure that fishers in all affected dis-tricts are allowed to resume theirlivelihoods as quickly as possible.Close to 5,000 fishers were killed by

the tsunami waves in Sri Lanka andtens of thousands of others saw their

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SSiixx mmoonntthhss aafftteerr tthhee ttssuunnaammii,, wwiitthh tthheeeemmeerrggeennccyy rreelliieeff pphhaassee wwiinnddiinngg ddoowwnn,,bbuutt nnoott yyeett ccoommpplleetteellyy oovveerr,, ddaauunnttiinnggcchhaalllleennggeess lliiee aahheeaadd.. TThheeyy wwiillll rreeqquuiirreetthhee ffuullll ccoooorrddiinnaattiioonn ooff tthhee ggoovveerrnnmmeennttaanndd iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall aaggeenncciieess aanndd NNGGOOss,,aanndd aa ccoonnssttaanntt eeaarr ttoo tthhee vviieewwss aanndd aassppii-rraattiioonnss ooff ttssuunnaammii-aaffffeecctteedd ccoommmmuunniittiieess..TThheeyy wwiillll aallssoo rreeqquuiirree ppaattiieennccee aanndduunnddeerrssttaannddiinngg -- ffrroomm tthhee bbeenneeffiicciiaarriieesstthheemmsseellvveess,, aanndd ffrroomm aallll aaccttoorrss,, SSrriiLLaannkkaann aanndd iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall.. WWee mmuussttrreemmaaiinn ccoommmmiitttteedd ttoo tthhee rreeccoonnssttrruuccttiioonnpphhaassee aanndd ssttaayy tthhee ccoouurrssee..

GGiivveenn tthhee sshheeeerr ssccaallee aanndd ccoommpplleexxiittyyooff tthhee ttaasskk - sseeccuurriinngg aaddeeqquuaattee llaanndd,,bbuuiillddiinngg 9900,,000000-pplluuss ppeerrmmaanneenntt hhoommeess,,aanndd rreessttoorriinngg lliivveelliihhooooddss ffoorr eevveerryy ffaammiillyy- tthhaatt wwiillll bbee iimmppoossssiibbllee ttoo aacchhiieevvee iinnoonnllyy aa ffeeww sshhoorrtt mmoonntthhss.. OOnn tthhaatt,, tthheerreesshhoouulldd bbee nnoo ccoonnffuussiioonn.. AAss UUNN SSppeecciiaallEEnnvvooyy BBiillll CClliinnttoonn ssaaiidd oonn hhiiss vviissiitt ttoo SSrriiLLaannkkaa llaattee llaasstt MMaayy,, iitt wwiillll ttaakkee tthhrreeee-ttoo-ffiivvee-yyeeaarrss ffoorr SSrrii LLaannkkaa ttoo ""bbuuiilldd bbaacckkbbeetttteerr.."" AAnndd tthhaatt''ss tthhee ggooaall tthhaatt SSrriiLLaannkkaannss aanndd tthheeiirr iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall ppaarrttnneerrssaallll sshhaarree..

TThhee SSrrii LLaannkkaann ggoovveerrnnmmeenntt nnooww hhaass aannaattiioonnaall rreeccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn ppllaann aanndd UUNNaaggeenncciieess aanndd NNGGOO''ss aarree lleennddiinngg tthheeiirrssuuppppoorrtt aanndd uunnddeerrppiinnnniinngg ttoo iitt.. ""GGeett ppeeoo-ppllee iinnttoo hhoommeess,,"" ""GGeett ppeeooppllee bbaacckk ttoowwoorrkk,,"" ""EEnnssuurree hheeaalltthh,, eedduuccaattiioonn aannddpprrootteeccttiioonn ffoorr aallll aaffffeecctteedd ppeeooppllee,,"" aanndd""UUppggrraaddee tthhee nnaattiioonnaall iinnffrraassttrruuccttuurree..""TThheessee aarree tthhee ttiittlleess ooff tthhee ffoouurr mmaaiinnaaccttiioonn pprrooggrraammmmeess ooff tthhee TTaasskkffoorrccee ffoorrRReebbuuiillddiinngg tthhee NNaattiioonn ((TTAAFFRREENN)).. TThheeyyaarree oonneess tthhee UUNN aaggeenncciieess ssuuppppoorrtt aanndd tthheeeennttiirree iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall ccoommmmuunniittyy aarree ccoomm-mmiitttteedd ttoo sseeee rreeaalliizzeedd.. IInn tthhee iinntteerriimm,,tthheerree aarree ssttiillll pprreessssiinngg hhuummaanniittaarriiaannnneeeeddss ttoo bbee mmeett - ffuullll ssuuppppoorrtt aanndd aassssiiss-ttaannccee ttoo tthhoossee ppeeooppllee wwhhoo rreemmaaiinn iinniinnaaddeeqquuaattee sshheelltteerrss ccoommeess ttoo mmiinndd.. TThheeUUNN aaggeenncciieess aanndd NNGGOO''ss mmuusstt rreemmaaiinnppaarrttiiccuullaarrllyy pprroo-aaccttiivvee iinn rreessppoonnddiinngg ttootthhee pplliigghhtt ooff tthheessee ppeeooppllee aass lloonngg aass iissnneecceessssaarryy.. Pg. 2

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Stay the course and"build back better"

InsideTTssuunnaammii vviiccttiimmss rreeppaaiirr rrooaaddss uunnddeerrccaasshh-ffoorr-wwoorrkk sscchheemmee PPaaggee 22

UUNN ccoonnttrriibbuuttiioonn ffrroomm rreelliieeff ttoo rreeccoovv-eerryy PPaaggee 22

CCoonnttiinnuuiinngg ttoo rreessppoonndd ttoo hhuummaanniittaarr-iiaann nneeeeddss PPaaggee 33

UUNNIICCEEFF rreepprriinnttss tteexxttbbooookkss ddeessttrrooyyeeddbbyy tthhee ttssuunnaammii PPaaggee 44

LLiivveelliihhoooodd rreeccoovveerryy ssuurrvveeyy PPaaggee 44

““LLeessssoonnss LLeeaarrnneedd”” wwoorrkksshhoopp oonnttssuunnaammii rreessppoonnssee aanndd pprreeppaarreeddnneessss

PPaaggee 55

FFeeeeddiinngg ppeeooppllee ttoo ffaacciilliittaattee sseellff-rreelliiaannccee PPaaggee 55

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AA ccaarrppeenntteerr hhaass hhiiss lliivveelliihhooooddrreettuurrnneedd PPaaggee 88

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FFaaccttss rreeggaarrddiinngg ppoosstt-ttssuunnaammii rreeccoovv-eerryy -- ssiixx mmoonntthhss oonn PPaaggee 1100

IIOOMM ttrraannssppoorrttss rreelliieeff aanndd ttoo rreeccoovveerryyPPaaggee 1111

FAO and Cey-Nor repair boats and restore livelihoods

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OOrrggaanniizzaattiioonn ((IILLOO)) hhaass

ppuubblliisshheedd aa sseett ooff

gguuiiddeess oonn rreeccoommmmeenndd--

eedd mmaannaaggeemmeenntt aanndd

ppoolliiccyy ooppttiioonnss ffoorr

eemmppllooyymmeenntt--ffrriieennddllyy

rreeccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn iinn SSrrii

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ttssuunnaammii.. TThhee ccoolllleeccttiioonn

ooff sshhoorrtt gguuiiddeess

ddeessccrriibbeess aa nnuummbbeerr ooff

aaccttiivviittiieess ((bbaasseedd uuppoonn

llaabboouurr,, eenntteerrpprriissee aanndd

bbuussiinneessss ddeevveellooppmmeenntt,,

ttrraaiinniinngg aanndd llooccaall aarreeaa

ddeevveellooppmmeenntt)) tthhaatt wwiillll

ccoonnttrriibbuuttee ttoo tthhee pprroommoo--

ttiioonn ooff bbootthh ssoocciiaall aanndd

eeccoonnoommiicc rreeccoovveerryy aanndd

lliivveelliihhooooddss.. EEaacchh aaccttiivvii--

ttyy iiss eexxppllaaiinneedd,, aanndd

''wwhhyy'',, ''hhooww'' aanndd ''wwhheenn''

((oorr wwhheenn nnoott)) ttoo iimmppllee--

mmeenntt iitt.. TThhee sseett iinncclluuddeess

1122 sshhoorrtt bbooookklleettss,, eeaacchh

aapppprrooxxiimmaatteellyy 1100 ppaaggeess,,

oonn tthhee ffoolllloowwiinngg ttooppiiccss::

BBuussiinneessss ddeevveellooppmmeenntt

sseerrvviicceess;; CCaasshh ffoorr wwoorrkk;;

CCoommmmuunniittyy ccoonnttrraaccttiinngg;;

FFoooodd ffoorr wwoorrkk;; LLaabboouurr--

bbaasseedd iinnffrraassttrruuccttuurree

pprroojjeeccttss;; LLooccaall eeccoonnoomm--

iicc ddeevveellooppmmeenntt;; MMiiccrroo--

ffiinnaannccee;; MMiiccrroo aanndd ssmmaallll

eenntteerrpprriissee pprroommoottiioonn;;

PPuubblliicc eemmppllooyymmeenntt sseerrvv--

iicceess;; SSttaarrtt aanndd iimmpprroovvee

yyoouurr oowwnn bbuussiinneessss;;

VVooccaattiioonnaall aanndd sskkiillll

ttrraaiinniinngg;; aanndd WWoommeenn

eennttrreepprreenneeuurrsshhiipp..

BBeessiiddeess tthhee EEnngglliisshh vveerr--

ssiioonn,, tthhee bbooookklleettss wwiillll

ssoooonn bbee aavvaaiillaabbllee iinn

SSiinnhhaalleessee aanndd TTaammiill..

NNoonneetthheelleessss,, iitt iiss wwoorrtthh aacckknnoowwlleeddggiinngg aatt tthhiiss ppooiinntt tthhaattssoommee rreeaall aacchhiieevveemmeennttss hhaavvee ooccccuurrrreedd iinn rreecceenntt mmoonntthhss,, aassssoommee ooff tthhee ssttaattiissttiiccss aanndd aarrttiicclleess iinn tthhiiss sseeccoonndd iissssuuee ooff""PPoosstt-TTssuunnaammii UUppddaattee,,"" aaffffiirrmm.. SSoommee 3300,,000000 ttrraannssiittiioonnaallhhoouusseess hhaavvee nnooww bbeeeenn bbuuiilltt aanndd mmoorree tthhaann 2200,,000000 aarree ttoo bbeeccoommpplleetteedd iinn ccoommiinngg wweeeekkss.. TThhee ppaaccee iinn ccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn iinnppeerrmmaanneenntt hhoouussiinngg iiss ppiicckkiinngg uupp,, ppeeooppllee aarree ggeettttiinngg bbaacckk ttoo

wwoorrkk aanndd aa vvaarriieettyy ooff ccaasshh-ffoorr-wwoorrkk,, ccaasshh-ffoorr-ffoooodd aannddmmiiccrroo-ccrreeddiitt sscchheemmeess aarree hheellppiinngg,, aass wweellll,, ttoo rreessttoorree lliivveessaanndd lliivveelliihhooooddss.. IItt iiss aa pprroommiissiinngg ssttaarrtt ttoo tthhee lloonngg rrooaaddaahheeaadd..

Miguel BermeoUN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator for Sri Lanka

houses destroyed and their means of earn-ing a living -- their boats, nets and otherequipment -- washed away.

Through its partnership with the govern-ment and Cey-Nor, FAO has alreadyrepaired 3,415 fishing boats in Sri Lankaand has supplied 75 percent of the funds

and raw materials made available to Cey-Nor. FAO is also funding the repair ofinboard engines and outboard motors. Todate, 212 inboard engines and 658 out-board motors have already been repaired byCey-Nor using FAO funds.

Tsunami-affected people in BeruwelaPradeshiya Sabha (BPS), Kalutara districtare regaining livelihoods by repairing roadsdamaged by the tsunami. Thirteen men

and seven women are working under aCash-for-Work pilot project assisted bythe International Labour Organization(ILO). Implemented by BPS technical offi-cers, the project is based on the ILOLabour-based Technology. The ILO is pro-viding direct funding and technical over-sight for the activities. The project, whichcommenced in April for a period of six-months, is currently conducting repairson two small roads connected to the A2National Highway (Colombo-Galle). Theproject provides 1,600 workdays for clean-ing up debris and repairing the roads. Theexperiences from this pilot project will bevaluable in policy technical advice whichthe ILO provides through the Rapid IncomeRecovery Programme (RIRP) of TAFREN.

Repairing the roads under the cash-for-work pilot project(Photo by M.H.S. Dayaratne/ILO)

Tsunami victims repair roads under cash-for-workscheme

UN contribution to transi-tion from relief to recovery

With the relief phase ending, a growingneed exists for more precise future pro-gramming in many areas. A holisticapproach, with longer-term perspectivesand commitments is essential for a com-prehensive and coherent follow-up and onethat ensures sustainability and in whichdiverse communites benefit equally fromthe assistance. The need to ensure asmooth transition from relief to recovery istopping the agenda of all actors.

The Government of Sri Lanka hasalready unveiled its Post-TsunamiRecovery and Reconstruction Strategy atthe Development Forum in Kandy lastmonth. Other major stakeholders havealso presented their mid- and longer-term

platforms, action plans or intentions. TheUnited Nations, in its turn, together withimplementing partners, contributes to thatprocess using its comparative advantagesto feed available resources into theGovernment's plans and the efforts ofdevelopment actors and donor community.A Transition Strategy to cover the periodup until the end of 2006 is being finalized.Its main objectives are to assist the gov-ernment to better address remaininghumanitarian and early recovery needs aswell as to contribute to its efforts forlonger-term sustainable solutions. Thisframework document will also become atool to realign resources. It should ensurewise use of available funds, includingthrough redirecting pledges and contribu-tions within agencies and sectors, mobilizepledges made, and identify funds for underfunded and/or new activities.

Continuing to respond tohumanitarian needs

The situation in Mandana camp,Thirukkovil division, Ampara district pro-vides a good example of how the govern-ment, UN agencies and NGOs remain pro-active in their response to continuinghumanitari-an relief con-cerns. Asrecently as 9June, thepopulation ofthe Mandanacamp, whichheld 592families inMarch, wasdown to 161f a m i l i e s .Many movedout as transi-tional shel-ters becamea v a i l a b l ee l s e w h e r e .Some because of a lack of transportation inMandana camp and alleged incidents ofviolence. The principal reason for therecent exodus, however, was a report ofsome 21 cases of Hepatitis A which quick-ly evolved into a rumour of the existence ofa yellow fever outbreak, prompting a camp-wide scare. The health sector in Ampara,which consists of government, UN agencyand NGO representation, were quick intheir response. For example, the NGOsCAM, FORUT and Oxfam GB, along withthe Ministry of Health Public HealthInspectors, stepped up awareness activi-ties regarding Hepatitis A and explained tocamp residents what preventive meas-ures they should take. and the differ-ences between Yellow Fever andHepatitis A. Oxfam GB undertook water-quality checks of all drinking sources, including tanks, bladders andhousehold containers. The camp wasalso sprayed against mosquitoes. TheOCHA Field Officer in Ampara sharededucational information from WHOabout the actual symptoms of HepatitisA and Yellow Fever with all relevantactors. Regardless of these efforts, theDivisional Secretary (DS) of Thirukkovilfinally decided to close Mandana campciting the hepatitis outbreak amongother things. Of the remaining camppopulation, 55 families returned totheir places of origin inVinayagapuram 3 and 4, some to

newly constructed transitional shelters byIOM and Oxfam GB and others to friendsand relatives. Another 115 families weremoved from Mandana to the PeoplesChurch Kudinirthidal/Sanganman Campafter an equivalent number of families relo-cated from the Peoples Church Camp totheir own land outside the buffer zone inTambiluvil or went to stay with relativesthere. The houses in Tambiluvil are

believed to be habit-able but an assess-ment of the shelter,water and sanitationneeds is on-going.The government, UNagencies and NGOsare responding to theimmediate humani-tarian needs createdby these relocations.CAM and Oxfam GBredirected theirwater trucks fromMandana Camp toserve the needs ofthe Vinayagapuram

residents; some 75water tanks have been positioned by IOMand Oxfam GB in Vinayagapuram, ofwhich 25 were provided by World Vision;67 toilets have been constructed to date byMercy Corps andOxfam GB, and another 98 are expected tobe completed within weeks inVinyagapuram. CAM will move their HealthClinic from Mandana Camp toVinayagapuram; UNICEF is assessingschool transportation needs; and GOALhas strengthened the ongoing well-clean-ing activities by Green Movement andOxfam GB with an extra team to Oxfam GBto speed up the well-cleaning inVinayagapuram. Meanwhile, all remainingtents and other structures are beingremoved from Mandana camp and the siteis being completely cleared.

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IIOOMM ttoo ccoonnssttrruuccttmmoorree ttrraannssiittiioonn--aall aaccccoommmmooddaa--ttiioonnssDDuurriinngg tthhee ffiirrsstt ttwwoo wweeeekkssooff JJuunnee,, IIOOMM ccoommpplleetteedd444455 ttrraannssiittiioonnaall aaccccoommmmoo--ddaattiioonnss oonn vvaarriioouuss ssiitteess iinntthhee ccoouunnttrryy.. TToo ddaattee,, IIOOMMhhaass ccoommpplleetteedd ttrraannssiittiioonnaallaaccccoommmmooddaattiioonnss ffoorr 11,,227788ttssuunnaammii--aaffffeecctteedd ffaammiilliieessaanndd aa ttoottaall ooff 44,,772288 iinnddiivviidd--uuaallss aarree aatt pprreesseenntt rreessiiddiinnggiinn tthheeiirr nneeww ttrraannssiittiioonnaallaaccccoommmmooddaattiioonnss.. AA ffuurrtthheerr665555 ttrraannssiittiioonnaall aaccccoommmmoo--ddaattiioonnss aarree ccuurrrreennttllyy uunnddeerrccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn.. AAtt pprreesseenntt,,llaanndd hhaass bbeeeenn aallllooccaatteedd ffoorrIIOOMM ttoo ccoonnssttrruucctt aa ttoottaall ooff33,,008899 ttrraannssiittiioonnaall aaccccoomm--mmooddaattiioonnss oonn vvaarriioouuss ssiitteessiinn tthhee ccoouunnttrryy.. IIOOMM iiss ccoomm--mmiitttteedd ttoo uunnddeerrttaakkee ffuurrtthheerrccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn aass llaanndd iiss aalllloo--ccaatteedd..

TTssuunnaammii --aaffffeecctteedd wwoommeennaanndd cchhiillddrreenn vviicc--ttiimmss ooff vviioolleenncceeWWoommeenn aanndd cchhiillddrreenn ccoonn--ttiinnuuee ttoo bbee vviiccttiimmss ooff vviioo--lleennccee aanndd sseexxuuaall aabbuusseenneeaarrllyy ssiixx--mmoonntthhss aafftteerr tthheemmaassssiivvee ttssuunnaammii ddeevvaassttaa--ttiioonn iinn tthhee IInnddiiaann OOcceeaannrreeggiioonn,, aaccccoorrddiinngg ttoo aarreeppoorrtt ooff rreesseeaarrcchheerrss ffooll--lloowwiinngg aa ccoonnffeerreennccee ----""AAfftteerr tthhee TTssuunnaammii:: HHuummaannRRiigghhttss aanndd VVuullnneerraabblleePPooppuullaattiioonnss””,,

Mandana camp, Thirukkovil division, Ampara district

Former resident of Mandana camp relocate to Vinayagapuram

June 2005

hheelldd iinn BBaannggkkookk,, TThhaaiillaannddiinn eeaarrllyy JJuunnee.. TThhee ccoonnffeerr--eennccee wwaass ssppoonnssoorreedd bbyy tthheeUUnniivveerrssiittyy ooff CCaalliiffoorrnniiaa,,BBeerrkkeelleeyy''ss HHuummaann RRiigghhttssCCeennttrree;; tthhee UUnniivveerrssiittyy ooffHHaawwaaiiii''ss GGlloobbaalliizzaattiioonnRReesseeaarrcchh CCeenntteerr;; aanndd tthheeEEaasstt--WWeesstt CCeenntteerr.. IInn ssuurr--vveeyyss ooff ttssuunnaammii ssuurrvviivvoorrssaanndd aaiidd wwoorrkkeerrss iinn ffiivveettssuunnaammii--aaffffeecctteedd ccoouunnttrriieess --IInnddiiaa,, IInnddoonneessiiaa,, SSrrii LLaannkkaa,,MMaallddiivveess aanndd TThhaaiillaanndd -- tthheerreesseeaarrcchheerrss ffoouunndd tthhaatt vvuull--nneerraabbllee ggrroouuppss,, iinncclluuddiinnggwwoommeenn,, cchhiillddrreenn aannddmmiiggrraannttss,, aarree ssuuffffeerriinngg ffrroommvviioolleennccee aanndd eexxppllooiittaattiioonn.. TThhee rreesseeaarrcchheerrss ffoouunndd

tthhaatt aabbuusseess aarree bbeeiinnggccaauusseedd bbyy aa llaacckk ooff pprrootteecc--ttiioonn ffoorr iinnddiivviidduuaallss wwhhoo lloosstttthheeiirr hhoommeess aanndd aarree lliivviinnggiinn ddiissppllaacceemmeenntt ccaammppss;; aaiiddddiissttrriibbuuttiioonn iiss oofftteenn llaacckkiinnggoorr ddiissccrriimmiinnaattoorryy bbeeccaauusseeooff ccoorrrruuppttiioonn,, ffaavvoorriittiissmm aannddppoooorr mmaannaaggeemmeenntt;; ddeeccii--ssiioonnss aabboouutt rreelliieeff,, rreellooccaa--ttiioonn aanndd rreeccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn aaiiddaarree llaarrggeellyy ttaakkiinngg ppllaacceewwiitthhoouutt ccoonnssuullttaattiioonn wwiitthhtthhee aaffffeecctteedd ccoommmmuunniittiieess.. IInn aallll tthhee ccoouunnttrriieess ssuurr--

vveeyyeedd,, ccrraammppeedd lliivviinngg ccoonn--ddiittiioonnss iinn tteemmppoorraarryy hhoouuss--iinngg hhaavvee ssuurrffaacceedd ssuucchhpprroobblleemmss aass sseexxuuaall vviioo--lleennccee,, aallccoohhooll aabbuussee aannddpphhyyssiiccaall vviioolleennccee,,"" tthheessttuuddyy ssaaiidd.. DDeessppiittee tthheemmaassssiivvee iinnfflluuxx ooff aaiidd,, iitt ccoonn--cclluuddeess,, lliittttllee hhaass cchhaannggeeddffoorr mmaannyy ssuurrvviivvoorrss ssiinncceetthhee ttssuunnaammii..

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UNICEF reprints nearlyhalf a million textbooks destroyed by the tsunami

Some 280 different textbooks covering allsubjects, for children in grades 1 to13,have been reprinted in English, Tamil andSinhalese by UNICEF to replace books thatwere washed away during the 26December tsunami. Sixteen publishinghouses in Colombo are filling orders com-piled by the Department of Publications,Ministry of Education for a total of over480,000 textbooks. UNICEF is coveringthe cost of printing and distributing thetextbooks to zonal education offices, thecost of which is nearly US $900,000. Some60 titles have already been sent out, andthe rest of the books will be distributedbefore the new school term begins in July.

Pushpa Jayakody, UNICEF's Chief ofEducation, calls the textbooks a "small butcritical" component of UNICEF's support tothe Government in bringing tsunami-affected students back to learning asquickly as possible. "For children who livedthrough the devastation of the tsunami,the speedy re-opening of schools by theGovernment of Sri Lanka represented oneof the most important steps in restoring asense of normality and hope to their lives,"Jayakody says.

In the most heavily affected communi-ties, upwards of 90 per cent of children arenow back in school, most of them return-ing within the first three months. The

tsunami disaster damaged or destroyed184 schools and caused immense materiallosses, instantly wrecking or sweepingaway furniture and equipment.

UNICEF's three-year tsunami recoveryplan includes a Memorandum ofUnderstanding with the Ministry ofEducation to totally rebuild 25 schools.Major reconstruction is expected to be fin-ished by January 2006.

All the new schools will conform toUNICEF's "Child-Friendly Schools" initia-tive, which sets standards for teaching andlearning that promote quality educationand a protective learning environment forchildren. The approach will affect every-thing from the size of classrooms, avail-ability of safe areas for children to play, toinstructional approaches, and exclusion ofall forms of corporal punishment.

As one of the government's principalpartners in the emergency educationresponse following the tsunami, UNICEFhas coordinated the work of humanitarianagencies working to restore educationservices.

By the end of January, UNICEF had dis-tributed more than 3,000 "School-in-abox" kits with school supplies for over200,000 children and their teachers.Additionally, UNICEF helped build over50,000 chairs and desks to replace thosedestroyed by the tsunami. It has so farbuilt 97 temporary school shelters, andhelped clear 170 damaged schools, andenough material for 227,000 school uni-forms.

Livelihoodrecovery sur-vey The ILO conducted aNeeds AssessmentSurvey for IncomeRecovery (NASIR) dur-ing April and May ineight tsunami-affecteddistricts: Colombo,Galle, Hambantota(south), Ampara,Batticaloa,Trincomalee (east),Mullaitivu and Jaffna(north). The aim was toidentify supportalready received andthe needs and plans of tsunami-affected people in regaining their livelihoods. Nine outof ten people in affected areas had lost their jobs, while some 60 per cent managed toregain some source of income. Most affected were in fisheries, manufacturing andservices, trade and handicraft.

A fisherman in Mt. lavinia (Photo by M. Klemm/ILO)

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June 2005

"Lessons Learned" work-shop reflects on tsunamiresponse and preparedness

The Sri Lankan Government and theUnited Nations held a two-day workshopon 8 and 9 June in Colombo on lessonslearned and best practices in the after-math of the tsunami in Sri Lanka. Theobjective was for representatives of govern-ment, UN agencies, NGOs, donors andother key actors to collectivelyreflect on overall response andpreparedness during the firsteight-weeks of the emergencyrelief phase and identify waysto strengthen preparednesssystems, procedures andmechanisms. The Workshopwas opened with a speech byMano Tittiwella, DirectorGeneral and Senior Advisor tothe President and Chairman ofthe Taskforce for theRebuilding of the Nation(TAFREN), with welcomingremarks by Miguel Bermeo, theUN Humanitarian andResident Coordinator in SriLanka, followed by presenta-tions by Tilak Ranaviraja,Commissioner General forEssential Services andChairman of the Taskforce forRelief (TAFOR), K. Ganesh, GovernmentAgent for Jaffna, and Jeevan Thiagarajah,the Executive Director of the Consortium ofHumanitarian Agencies (CHA). For much ofthe two-day exercise, the 75 participantsbroke into five work groups to examine les-sons learned -- what worked well and whatdidn't -- in the areas of Institutional andLegislative Arrangements; Stand-byArrangements; Response Mechanisms;Coordination and Early Warning Systems.Participants made numerous recommen-dations to be compiled in a final report.They include the need to decentralizeauthority and decision-making to the dis-trict and local level; streamline andimprove communication between centraland local level government and amongst allactors; and greater collaboration and over-all coordination between all partiesinvolved in disaster response and manage-ment. They also recommended that equitybe a standard in all emergency relief oper-ations, and that in designing early warningsystems, they should not simply be fortsunami warnings but a multi-hazard sys-tem that safeguards against a range of nat-ural and man-made disasters. The

Colombo exercise follows similar nationalworkshops, all organized with the assis-tance of the UN Office for the Coordinationof Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), that washeld in late May in the tsunami-affectedcountries of Thailand, the Maldives andIndonesia. On 13 and 14 June, in Medan,Indonesia, a regional "Lessons Learned andBest Practices Workshop" was held bring-ing together key participants from thenational workshops in all four tsunami-affected countries.

Feeding people to facilitateself-relianceThe UN World Food Programme (WFP) inits emergency relief response to the tsuna-mi in Sri Lanka has provided more than50,000 tonnes of food to meet the nutri-tional needs of some 910,000 people.Each person has received a full food bas-ket - comprising 200g rice, 200g wheatflour, 60g dhal, 20ml coconut oil and 20gsugar per-day. Even now an average of 40trucks loaded with 300 to 400 tonnes offood aid leave Colombo every day for 12tsunami-affected districts. In addition,WFP recently sent 500 tonnes of rice bytrain to Batticaloa and is planning to sendadditional aid cargoes by rail toTrincomalee. The impact of WFP's foodassistance programme goes further thanjust feeding people. It is an integral partof Sri Lanka's rehabilitation and recoveryprocess. Such assistance during the emer-gency relief phase has helped significantlyto avert a major humanitarian disaster,reducing the effects of hunger and

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ssttoorriieess ooff ccoommmmuunniittiieess

rreebbuuiillddiinngg,, rreeccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn

aanndd llaanndd iissssuueess,, aanndd

eesssseennttiiaall iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn ffoorr

ttssuunnaammii--aaffffeecctteedd ccoommmmuunnii--

ttiieess.. EEffffoorrttss ttoo pprroommoottee

ppeeaaccee aanndd ccooooppeerraattiioonn iinn

ccoonnfflliicctt--aaffffeecctteedd aarreeaass aarree

aallssoo aa kkeeyy ppaarrtt ooff tthhee pprroo--

ggrraammmmee.. TThhee ssttoorriieess aarree

pprroodduucceedd bbyy ttwwoo tteeaammss ooff

jjoouurrnnaalliissttss,, eeaacchh hheeaaddeedd bbyy

oonnee iinntteerrnnaattiioonnaall

ttrraaiinneerr//pprroodduucceerr,, wwiitthh oonnee

tteeaamm bbaasseedd iinn tthhee eeaasstt aanndd

oonnee iinn tthhee ssoouutthh..

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aanndd pprroodduucceedd bbyy tthhee iinntteerr--

nnaattiioonnaall mmeeddiiaa ddeevveelloopp--

mmeenntt oorrggaanniizzaattiioonn

IInntteerrnneewwss,, uunnddeerr tthhee SSrrii

LLaannkkaa RReelliieeff RRaaddiioo pprroojjeecctt..

AAnnyyoonnee wwiisshhiinngg ttoo ggeett iinn

ttoouucchh wwiitthh KKiirraann pprroodduucceerrss

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tthhee eenndd ooff vviioolleennccee iinn tthhee

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22000022 bbrroouugghhtt aabboouutt aa ssppiirriitt

ooff ooppttiimmiissmm aanndd nnoorrmmaallccyy

aanndd tthhaatt tthhee ttrraaggeeddyy ooff tthhee

ttssuunnaammii,, wwhhiillee bbrriinnggiinngg ssoorr--

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vviiddeedd aa ffrreesshh ooppppoorrttuunniittyy ttoo

rreessttoorree aa lliiffee ooff ddiiggnniittyy ffoorr

aallll aanndd rreeccoonncciilliiaattiioonn.. BBuutt,,

tthheeyy ssaaiidd,, iitt iiss wwiitthh ddeeeepp

rreeggrreett tthhaatt wwee ""hhaavvee nnootteedd

iinnsstteeaadd tthhee sstteeaaddyy eessccaallaa--

ttiioonn ooff vviioolleennccee iinn tthhee EEaasstt..

OOff ggrraavvee ccoonncceerrnn ttoo uuss iiss

tthhaatt tthhee ccuurrrreenntt iinnsseeccuurriittyy,,

ppaarrttiiccuullaarrllyy tthhee kkiilllliinnggss aanndd

ddiissrruuppttiioonn iinn tthhee

TTrriinnccoommaalleeee aanndd BBaattttiiccoollooaa

aarreeaass,, ccoouulldd rreessuulltt iinn ffuurr--

tthheerr ddeessttaabbiilliissaattiioonn ooff aann

aallrreeaaddyy vvoollaattiillee rreeggiioonn..""

TThheeyy wweenntt oonn ttoo

Tilak Ranaviraja, Chairman of TAFOR, makes a presentation at the"Lessons Learned" workshop. Seated at the table are (left to right) DavidEvans, the workshop organizer, Mano Tittiwella, Chairman of TAFREN,Miguel Bermeo, the UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator andJeevan Thiagarajah, Executive Director of CHA.

June 2005limiting increases in malnutrition levels.While tsunami survivors are rebuildingtheir lives and livelihoods, one thing they donot need to worry about is food.

A silver lining to the dark cloud broughtby the tsunami is that it actually presentedan opportunity to address underlying andwidespread poverty and malnutrition, par-ticularly among children. The tsunami-hitareas in Sri Lanka were the areas primarilysuffering from regional disparities in theprovision of infrastructure,where higher rates of malnutri-tion prevailed among children.WFP food assistance chan-neled into these areas is allow-ing the conditions for a smoothtransition from relief to longer-term recovery. It is providingfood security, allowing house-holds to focus on the rebuild-ing of their livelihoods, homesand assets. The objective of theWFP programmes during therecovery period is to help com-munities not just rebuild, butas UN Special Envoy forTsunami Recovery, former U.S.President Bill Clinton has said,"build back better," to improvenutrition, increase schoolattendance, and be a catalystfor longer-term development.

WFP, in the recovery phase,starting in August 2005, ismoving away from blanketrelief assistance to targetedfood aid interventions. Theseinclude food-for-work projectsthat will reach 277,000 peoplein tsunami-struck communi-ties so they can rebuild roadsand other infrastructure;assistance to vulnerable populations suchas displaced people, an estimated 300,000of whom will benefit between now and theend of September; aid to more than100,000 pregnant and nursing mothersand infants; and school feeding pro-grammes to improve the nutrition of115,000 children and to give them anadded reason to go to school.

Other priorities during this period are toensure that WFP assistance is part of andintegrated into national recovery plans, andpromote transparency and financialaccountability. Programme commitments tocommunities affected by the tsunami do notdepend on a timeline - flexibility is requiredand assistance should be provided only foras long as it is needed. However, despitesome earlier overly optimistic predictions as

to how long the recovery phase may take, itis likely that WFP will need to continueassisting the recovery efforts in Sri Lankathrough 2007.

In order not to distort local markets byflooding tsunami-affected areas withimported food, WFP is procuring food local-ly as much as is possible. Some 35 per centof the food under the tsunami emergencyoperations will be purchased in Sri Lankaduring 2005. In addition to this relatively

high percentage, WFP is procuring this foodfrom predominantly tsunami-affected farm-ers, or farmers in coastal districts.

Food is the basic building block on whichhuman existence itself rests. The UNSpecial Envoy, Bill Clinton, recently said amajor disaster had been averted in prevent-ing starvation. If, as he says, the tsunamiresponse has succeeded in averting a majorhunger crisis and had made sure that peo-ple did not have to worry about food whilethey were recovering, it was WFP's commit-ment to save lives in crisis that had con-tributed towards this achievement. It wasWFP's support to and partnership with theGovernment that made this possible.

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bbiilliittyy aanndd llaawwlleessssnneessss

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nniittyy lliiffee,, bbuutt iitt iiss ddeettrriimmeennttaall

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eerrttyy aanndd sseeccuurriittyy ooff ppeerrssoonn..

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nniittyy iiss ccoommmmiitttteedd ttoo eennssuurr--

iinngg aa lliiffee ooff ddiiggnniittyy ffoorr aallll..

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sseevveerreellyy uunnddeerrmmiinneess tthheessee

eeffffoorrttss.. WWee,, tthheerreeffoorree,, ccaallll

uuppoonn aallll ppaarrttiieess ttoo sseeeekk

nnoonn--vviioolleenntt ooppttiioonnss ttoo

rreessoollvvee tthhiiss ccrriissiiss aanndd pprroo--

mmoottee ppeeaaccee aanndd sseeccuurriittyy iinn

tthhee aarreeaa..""

LLiivveelliihhooooddeennhhaanncceemmeennttSSaavvee tthhee CChhiillddrreenn iinn SSrrii

LLaannkkaa''ss ppaarrttnneerr aaggeenncciieess iinn

AAmmppaarraa hhaavvee bbeeeenn aaccttiivvee

iinn aa vvaarriieettyy ooff lliivveelliihhoooodd

sscchheemmeess:: AAll AAmmeeeenn iiss

iinnvvoollvviinngg ttssuunnaammii ssuurrvviivvoorrss

iinn cceemmeenntt bblloocckk--mmaakkiinngg

wwiitthh ttwwoo ggrroouuppss eeaacchh pprroo--

dduucciinngg ssoommee 550000 bblloocckkss

ppeerr ddaayy.. IItt iiss aallssoo pprroovviiddiinngg

1111 bbooaattss aanndd ffiisshhiinngg nneettss

tthhaatt wwiillll pprroovviiddee eemmppllooyy--

mmeenntt ttoo 4444 ffiisshheerrmmeenn.. AAnn

aaddddiittiioonnaall ffiivvee ssmmaallll--ssccaallee

ttrraaddeerrss hhaavvee rreecceeiivveedd ccaasshh

ssuuppppoorrtt ffrroomm AAll AAmmeeeenn ttoo

rreessttaarrtt tthheeiirr bbuussiinneessss,, aanndd

4400 ffaammiilliieess aarree pprroodduucciinngg

ffaabbrriicc oonn 2200 hhaannddlloooommss

pprroovviiddeedd bbyy AAll AAmmeeeenn..

AAnnootthheerr SSaavvee tthhee CChhiillddrreenn

iinn SSrrii LLaannkkaa ppaarrttnneerr iinn

AAmmppaarraa,, WWoommeennss''

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((WWDDFF)),, hhaass pprroovviiddeedd 8800

sseewwiinngg mmaacchhiinneess aanndd sscciiss--

ssoorrss iinn tthhee ddiissttrriicctt

A young beneficiary of the WFP programme

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Stitching livelihoods backtogether in IOM sewingcentresAs part of its continuing livelihood pro-gramme, IOM Sri Lanka has so far opened28 sewing centres in emergency camps andon transitional accommodation sites with17 in Ampara, five in Batticaloa and six inMatara districts. The centres have been setup in rooms with sewing machines, ironsand ironing boards, measuring tablesand implements, and cloth provided.

The centres can be used whenever itis convenient for people to accessthem, 24- hours-a-day. For example,in an emergency camp in Matara aprofessional tailor uses the centre atnight when he can spend severalhours making clothes to re-establishhis livelihood. Another resident losther house and all her possessions inthe tsunami. Her fisher husband hasbeen struggling to get enough work tofeed the family. She said she waslooking forward to getting some pro-fessional assistance with her sewing,as her aim is "to make skirts andblouses so that I can sell them at themarkets. That way I can help my fam-ily."

A sewing machine is not provided forleisure time activity. It's there to cre-ate income for camp residents. Toensure maximum usage, sewingteachers are provided to teach basicsewing to complete beginners as wellas advanced techniques.

According to IOM,the simple act ofproviding sewing centres in camps hasmany advantages. "It enables people

to generate income while staying close tohome, and help restore income. People withno previous experience can learn how touse the machines and give themselves askill which means they will gain confi-dence. To develop marketing and commer-cial skills, IOM is planning sessions for thesewers with instructors from the localBusiness Development Centers.

A widow in Batticaloa district resumed her livelihood after receiv-ing a new sewing machine from IOM's counter-trafficking pro-gramme. She works out of her new transitional accommodationalso provided by IOM

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June 2005

aanndd iinn oonnee sseewwiinngg pprroojjeecctt,,33,,227722 sscchhooooll uunniiffoorrmmss ffoorrggiirrllss aarree bbeeiinngg pprroodduucceedd.. AAtthhiirrdd SSaavvee tthhee CChhiillddrreenn iinnSSrrii LLaannkkaa ppaarrttnneerr iinnAAmmppaarraa,, MMaahhaasshhaakktthhii,, hhaassddiissttrriibbuutteedd 2255 sseewwiinnggmmaacchhiinneess aanndd iiss iinn tthheepprroocceessss ooff ddiissttrriibbuuttiinngg 5500mmoorree.. MMaahhaasshhaakkttii iiss aallssooccoonndduuccttiinngg aa ttwwoo--ddaayysseewwiinngg ccoouurrssee ffoorr ssoommee 2255rreecciippiieennttss.. TThhee llooccaallAAmmppaarraa oorrggaanniizzaattiioonn hhaassaallssoo pprroovviiddeedd ttooooll kkiittss ttoo 2200ccaarrppeenntteerrss aanndd ttooooll kkiittss ffoorr1155 mmaassoonnss..

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1155--yyeeaarr--oolldd bbooyy ffrroomm aa

TThhiirrrruukkoovviiaall IIDDPP ccaammpp iinn

AAmmppaarraa ddiieedd ffrroomm bbuurrnnss hhee

ssuussttaaiinneedd wwhheenn aa mmoossqquuiittoo

nneett iinn wwhhiicchh hhee hhaadd

wwrraappppeedd hhiimmsseellff aacccciiddeennttaall--

llyy ccaauugghhtt ffiirree.. SSuucchh mmoossqquuii--

ttoo nneettss aarree hhiigghhllyy ffllaammmmaa--

bbllee.. TThhee ttrraaggiicc iinncciiddeenntt

hhiigghhlliigghhtteedd tthhee pprreevvaalleennccee

ooff ppootteennttiiaall ffiirree hhaazzaarrddss iinn

ccaammppss aanndd ttrraannssiittiioonnaall

sshheelltteerrss.. IInn tthhee aafftteerrmmaatthh ooff

tthhee cchhiilldd''ss ddeeaatthh,, UUNNIICCEEFF,,

iinn ccoooorrddiinnaattiioonn wwiitthh ootthheerr

aaggeenncciieess aanndd ggoovveerrnnmmeenntt

ooffffiicciiaallss,, iiss eexxpplloorriinngg wwaayyss

ttoo iinnffoorrmm aanndd eedduuccaattee

rreeggaarrddiinngg ppootteennttiiaall ffiirree

The Humanitarian InformationCentre (HIC)HIC supports decision making in the coordination of humanitarian andrecovery assistance through the provision of information products andservices. In Sri Lanka, the HIC provides basic mechanisms to supportcoordination, communication and information exchange such as asearchable online contact directory, bi-weekly meeting schedules forColombo and districts and it hosts sector specific meeting minutes whereavailable as well as current situation reports, a map catalogue, assess-ments and related reference sources.

HIC deployed the first of five District Support Units (DSUs) to GalleDistrict on 13 June. The DSU will act as a support unit to theGovernment of Sri Lanka and implementing partners, including UNAgencies, NGO's, INGO's and the International Federation of the RedCross. The DSU will be producing HIC signature products as well as ad-hoc requests from partners. Specifically these would include mapping,database and information management products. Additionally the DSUmaintains an information kiosk where walk-in clients can access all HICproduced products. Four additional DSU's are planned for deployment

in the upcoming eight weeks.HIC Colombo is presently offering database, mapping and IM serv-

ices to it's clients. The HIC website, http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/srilanka, with it's sister product, theHIC listserve, is presently serving 2,500 pages/day to 350 clients. It hasseen a growth of over 50 per cent from the previous month, withexpected growth to remain at this level for the next few months. Mostpopular parts of the site include HIC signature products: Contact direc-tories; Meeting Schedules; Assesments Database; Mapping services;Who,What, Where; 3W Database.

HIC is continuing it's support to various partners in particular theConsortium of Humanitarian Agencies (CHA). In close collaborationwith the CHA, the HIC is further developing it's 3W database andexploring with the CHA further capacity building activities that HICcan support in efforts to further strengthen the CHA/NGO coordination.

In addition, HIC is working with the Ministry of Finance in identify-ing HIC interventions and support to the Center for Non-GovernmentalSector (CNGS) out of the External resource department. In particularthe strengthening of the CNGS's information management capacitythrough database, mapping and training support.

A carpenter has his liveli-hood returned

Before December 26 last year, Mr. K RNandasena ran a small carpentry work-shop in the village of Wellegama, in thesouthern Sri Lankan district of Matara. Acarpenter for over 30 years, Mr. Nandasenaspecialized in boatbuilding andrepairs, furnitureconstruction andhousing. When thetsunami came, Mr.Nanda- senarecalls fleeing fromthe waves, andbeing "up to myarmpits in water. Iwas very scared."His workshop andall his tools andhouse weredestroyed.

"My children areall alive and forthat I am verygrateful," says Mr.Nandasena, whohas been a widowfor many years. Mr. Nandasena moved to alocal IOM constructed emergency campand registered with their livelihood pro-gramme, asking for assistance with gettingback to work. He was offered work aroundthe district but without tools he was notable to take up the offers. Without income,he was unable to buy tools.

On April 6, Mr. Nandasena was one of 36carpenters to receive a replacement carpen-try kit, worth US$ 150. The kit incudes apower drill, an angle grinder, chisels, ham-mer, electric drill, drill bits, ruler, vice,

sharpening stone and tape measure. At theceremony in Matara, Mr. Nandasena saidhe was thrilled this day had finally come."Now I can accept work," he said. "And earnmoney for my family."

The day after the presentation ceremony,Mr. Nandasena started his first paid jobsince the tsunami. He was working in a

friend's yard, where he has taken over asmall shed as a temporary workshop. Hegrinned as he lugged his tools outside.

"These tools are heavy to carry around,"he said. "But I don't care. Soon I will be ableto buy a new bicycle." Mr. Nandasena's firstjob was making a dining table, for which hewill spend 1000 rupees (about USD10) onmaterials, and will be paid 1000 rupeeslabor costs. Spreading his IOM tool kit out,the carpenter got down to work."Since the tsunami, my life has been verydark," he said. "Now my life is very bright."

June 2005

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Mr. Nandasena back at work the day after receiving replacement tools

UN Special Envoy BillClinton visits Sri LankaThe UN Secretary General's Special Envoyfor Tsunami Recovery, Former U.S.President Bill Clinton, made a 22-hourvisit to Sri Lanka, 28 to 29 May, accom-panied by the UN's Deputy Special Envoyfor Tsunami Recovery, Erskine Bowles.Mr. Clinton vowed to keep the world'sattention focused on the tsunami recov-ery, support coordination efforts at thecountry and global levels, promote trans-parency and accountability and championa recovery effort that "builds back better."

President Clinton made a brief trip toKalmunai in the Eastern district ofAmpara where he met with communityleaders, as well as with representatives ofUN agencies and NGOs involved in relief

and recovery. Mr. Clinton told the groupthat he was encouraged to see that peoplewere getting back to fishing and farming.However he suggested that the communitymight want to consider exploring diversifi-cation and alternative livelihoods as well.In response to local concerns about thelack of land availability given that most ofthe population is squeezed on a narrowstrip of land between the ocean and paddyfields, he suggested that the governmentneeded to be pragmatic and flexibleregarding the buffer zone and might con-sider other options which would enabletsunami-survivors to live within the bufferarea such as an enhanced early warningsystem, reinforced levees and the plantingof mangroves. Mr. Clinton also stressedthe importance of local people participat-ing in the decision-making processregarding relief and recovery.

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Keep the focus on childrensays UNICEF's ExecutiveDirectorUNICEF's Executive Director, Ms. Ann M.Veneman concluded a three-day visit toSri Lanka on 18 June, stating that reliefefforts in tsunami-affected countries needa continued focus on children. Accompan-ied by Mr. Toshi Niwa, UNICEF's DeputyExecutive Director, Veneman met withchildren and parents in schools andcamps for the displaced. "It is simply dev-astating what the tsunami has done tothis country," Veneman said. "But what isimpressive is how communities here arecoming back. Roughly 90 per cent of chil-dren in tsunami areas are in school, theyare playing again, and we see smiles ontheir faces."

"But there is still a very long way to go. Itwill take time to get the infrastructurerepaired, get children and families intopermanent housing, and to restore liveli-

hoods. If the government, communities,donors and aid agencies coordinate closelythis will be realized," she added. While inSri Lanka, Veneman met with PrimeMinister Mahinda Rajapakse todiscuss relief efforts and to look at addi-tional avenues of cooperation to reachchildren in need. She also met with Mr.S.P. Tamilchelvan, political leader of theLTTE, in Killinochchi to discuss tsunamiefforts in the North and East. Sheexpressed support for the JointMechanism to speed up post-tsunamirecovery and reconstruction efforts.

Working closely with the government,UNICEF has repaired damaged water sys-tems and sanitation facilities serving100,000 people, including families in 124camps and another 50,000 familiesreturning to their home areas. It has sup-ported the country's efforts to return200,000 children to school in the weeksfollowing the tsunami. Working with UNand NGO partners, UNICEF is supportingnearly 50 different psychosocial projectsbenefiting 43,000 children.

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While in Colombo, President Clinton metwith Sri Lankan President ChandrikaKumaratunga and senior Sri Lankan gov-ernment officials as well as with the headsof UN agencies and representatives fromsome 30 civil society organizationsinvolved in tsunami relief, women'sgroups, representatives of religious com-munities, academ-ics and members ofthe private sector.The NGOs stressedthe importance ofapproaching tsuna-mi recovery in theoverall context ofpoverty reductionand developmentand with consulta-tion with and par-ticipation by affect-ed communities.They also called forequity betweentsunami-affectedand non-affectedcommunities, par-ticularly IDPs, andattention to gender concerns andincreased participation by women.

At a press conference in Colombo, Mr.Clinton praised the Sri Lankan President'scall for a "joint mechanism". He also indi-cated his pleasure that the governmentwas showing signs of flexibility in theimplementation of the buffer zone giventhat there were some areas of the countrywhere it was difficult to implement giventhe lack of land availability to relocatepeople out of the 100 to 200 metre buffer

zone.Mr. Clinton said he was impressed with

the current capacity of the government,that it has produced a good plan forreconstruction, and that the chances of itbeing implemented are quite good. He alsosaid he was glad to see greater flexibilityby the government on the issue of the

buffer zoneand expressedpleasure thatthere appearedto be arenewed com-mitment by thegovernment todevolve someof the decision-making onreconstructionto the districtlevel.On the issue oftransparencyand accounta-bility, theSpecial Envoytold the jour-

nalists the United Nations and otheractors have a huge responsibility toaccount for how they spend their money.Mr. Bowles said that PricewaterhouseCoopers had agreed to give the UN probono 8,000 hours for accounting services.He also said that Deloitte & Touche willprovide the UN an additional 14,000hours and that a UN website will soon beavailable to trace all UN funding andexpenditures on tsunami-related reliefand reconstruction.

UN Special Envoy Clinton with (left) Miguel Bermeo, UNHumanitarian Coordinator for Sri Lanka and (right) UN DeputyEnvoy Erkine Bowles

June 2005

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""SSeeaarrcchhiinngg ffoorr PPuunncchhii"",, iinn

CCoolloommbboo oonn 55 JJuunnee.. TThhee

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wwiitthh tthhee lloossss ooff aa ppeett tthhaatt

ddiieess iinn tthhee ttssuunnaammii..

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ooff ccooppiinngg wwiitthh ggrriieeff aanndd

iissssuueess rreellaatteedd ttoo tthhee

ttssuunnaammii ddiissaasstteerr aarree ddiiss--

ccuusssseedd.. TThhee bbooookk,, ppuubb--

lliisshheedd iinn EEnngglliisshh,, SSiinnhhaallaa,,

aanndd TTaammiill iiss bbee ddiissttrriibb--

uutteedd ttoo aabboouutt oonnee mmiilllliioonn

sscchhooooll cchhiillddrreenn tthhrroouugghh--

oouutt tthhee iissllaanndd..

Facts regarding post-tsunami recovery six months on

By 16 June, the Government of Sri Lanka reported that::31,229 persons died as a result of the tsunami.4,100 persons are missing.516,150 persons are currently registered as tsunami-displaced in welfare centres

or staying with friends and relatives.14 out of 28 Sri Lankan districts were affected by the tsunami.

23,449 acres of cultivated land were affected, including 9,000 acres of paddy, 645 acres of other field crops, 12,928 home gardens, 559 acres of vegetable farms, and 317 acres of fruit trees according to FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture.

16,479 fishing craft were damaged or destroyed which represents 50 per cent of the Sri Lankan fleet, according to FAO and the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

86 medical facilities were damaged or destroyed, not including pharmacies and other medical-related facilities, according to TAFREN.

195 educational facilities including universities and vocational training centres were damaged with 59 schools totally destroyed and 117 partially destroyed, according to TAFREN

275,000 lost jobs -- nine out of ten working men and women -- according to ILOwith 34 per cent of such jobs having been in the fishing industry.

Shelter 31,000 transitional shelters have now been completed by a variety of actors,

including international and national NGOs, private groups, UNHCR, IOM and various other agencies, with some 150,000 family members now living in them. Another 9,000 transitional shelters are expected to be completedby the end of June, according to TAFREN.

54,266 transitional shelters in all are currently scheduled to be complete in thecoming month, housing more than 250,000 people, according to UNHCR.

9,480 families were still living in tents as of 8 June, according to the Head of TAFOR.

Over 480,000 non-food relief items (mosquito nets, lanterns, cooking utensils, buckets, etc.) have been provided to affected families by UN agencies.

Some of the assistance provided to date by UN agencies

Food53,000 tonnes provided by the World Food Programme, feeding some 910,000

people

Health101 emergency health kits have been provided to hospitals and clinics by UNICEF

and WHO benefiting some 1,500,000 tsunami-affected people

Approx. 6000 malaria rapid diagnostic kits and over 100,000 anti-malarial tabletssupplied by UN agencies.

48,000 impregnated mosquito nets have been provided by UNICEF and WHO with50,000 more on the way.

Some 10,000 chlorine tablets, 500 chlorine testing kits, 30 bacteriological testingkits and 900 sanitation kits for toilet maintenance by UN agencies.

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384,885 children between 6-months to 5-years of age in 10 tsunami-affected districts have received vitamin "A" mega dose supplementation.

Water and sanitationAt least 650 wells have been cleaned by UNICEF.

Water purification tablets have been distributed extensively in camps and shelter sites by UNICEF and WHO.

Over 100,000 persons are being provided 15 litres of drinking water per-day by means of 285 water tanks, 96 water bladders holding 1,500 litres each and 11 water bowsers supplied by UNICEF.

Education 3,109 School-in-a-Box kits have been provided for over 200,000 children and more tha 1,350 recreation

kits have been distributed reaching some 81,000 Children by UNICEF.

172 schools have been cleaned with the support of UNICEF.

104 temporary teaching facilities -- out of 277 planned -- have been provided by UNICEF which plans to restore 25 school buildings.

Over 227,000 school uniforms, 50,000 desks and chairs, 480,000 textbooks, and over 114,000 school bags have been provided by UNICEF.

Livelihood10,198 boats in total have now been repaired or replaced by government agencies and NGOs, according

to FAO.

3,415 boats, 212 inboard engines and 658 outboard motors have been repaired by FAO and it enablessome 12,000 fishers to resume their livelihoods.

25 IOM sewing centres have been opened by IOM in camps to provide training and employment to tsuna-mi-affected people and fifty-nine carpenters have been provided with IOM replacement tool kits to helprebuild their livelihoods.

Cash-for-work and food for work projects by various UN agencies are on-going, including a pilot cash-for-work project, assisted by the ILO, in which two roads are being cleaned and repaired, providing 20 people some 1,600 workdays. The pilot project will provide valuable experience for ILO policy technical advice to the Rapid Income Recovery Programme (RIRP) of TAFREN.

IOM transports relief and recovery

IOM currently maintains a vehicle fleet of 83 lorries eachwith a cargo capacity of 10 tonnes. The agency continuesto provide free transport assistance to government agen-cies, international organizations, NGOs, donors and oth-ers. IOM has made 2,500 such trips since the tsunami onbehalf of other agencies. In the first two weeks of June, itmake 101 such trips. Thirty-nine lorries transportedmedicines and medical equipment for the Ministry ofHealth; 15 transported food items, milk powder, waterand other relief items for the Department of SocialServices; 15 carried cement for UNHCR construction proj-ects; seven carried GI roofing sheets for CAREInternational construction sites; six for OXFAM; six forthe Prime Minister's office; four for Pacific Asia ResourceCentre (PARC) to transport eight fishing boats; four full ofbicycles for Serendib Institute of Research and Development; two with water purification equipment for ActionContre La Feim (ACF) and one each for Samaritan's Purse International Relief (SPIR) and the Centre for PeaceBuilding and Reconciliation (CPBR). IOM lorries also made 126 trips during the period transporting variousbuilding materials and livelihood assistance to IOM construction sites in tsunami-affected areas throughout thecountry.

An IOM lorry delivers a load of shelter material

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UN agency/international organization con-tact list

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Tel: 2580691website: www.lk.undp.org

World Health Organisation (WHO)Tel: 2502841website: www.whosea.org

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)Tel: 2555270 website: www.unicef.org

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) Tel: 2683968 website: www.unhcr.lk

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)Tel: 2580840 web site not currently operational

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)Tel: 2689363/4 website: www.fao.org

International Labour Organisation (ILO)Tel: 2592525 website: www.ilo.org/colombo

World Food Programme (WFP)Tel: 2586244 website: www.wfp.org

World BankTel: 2448070 website: www.worldbank.org

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tel: 5331111 website: www.adb.org

International Organisation for Migration (IOM)Tel: 5361942 website: www.iom.int

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS(UNAIDS)Tel: 2555270 website: www.unaids.org

United Nations Information Center (UNIC)Tel: 2580691

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)Tel: 2582798 www.unops.org

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs -OCHAUN Compound-Tel: 4528689Gower Street- Tel: 2591314website: www.ochaonline.un.org

Some informative websites on Sri Lanka andrelief and recovery efforts

Humanitarian Information Center (HIC)Tel: 2591118 website: www.humanitarianinfo.org/srilanka

HIC-CHA W3www.humanitarianinfo.org/srilanka/coordination/www/index.asp

HIC-CHA W3 Formwww.humanitarianinfo.org/srilanka/docs/HIC_Forms.xls

Relief Webwww.reliefweb.int

Sri Lankan Department of Census and Statisticswww.statistics.gov.lk/Tsunami/index.htm

Government of Sri Lankawww.priu.gov.lk

Recoverlankawww.recoverlanka.net

Geolankawww.geolanka.net

Sir Lankan Taskforce for Rebuilding the Nation(TAFREN)www.tafren.gov.lk

For access to additional informative web links:www.humanitarianinfo.org/srilanka/infocentre/links/links.asp