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Reconstruction of Three Thousand More War Damaged Houses Under Way in Northern
Sri Lanka with Funding From the European Union, Australian Government and SDC
January 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The European Union in partnership with the Australian Government, the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), is supporting the reconstruction and repair of over 4,600 conflict damaged houses in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province... .... read more
Nordic funding to Enhance Resilience to Climate Change
in Coastal Sri Lankan Cities
To enhance resilience to climate change in coastal Sri Lankan cities, the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) together with its national partners - the University of Moratuwa, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), Batticaloa and Negombo Municipal Councils.. .... read more
Australian Government and UN-HABITAT Support the Reconstruction of 3,785 Houses for Returnees in the Northern Province
To mark the completion of the 18 month, LKR 1 billion project, the Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, H.E. Kathy Klugman, visited Kallaru village in Killinochchi District on 20th September 2011.... read more
A National Climate Change Policy for Sri Lanka
UN-HABITAT, the United Nations Human Settlements programme is supporting the Government of Sri Lanka in formulating a National Climate Change Policy (NCCP). ......(Read more)
UN-HABITAT Extends Its Permenant Housing Support Programme in Northern Sri Lanka: 4,400 More Families to be Assited
With European Commission (EC), Australian government (AusAID) and the Swiss government (SDC) funding support, UN-HABITAT intends to reach 4,400 new families with permanent housing support ........(Read
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A New Fish Market for Galle
The new Galle Fish Market reconstructed with the assistance of UN-HABITAT and BASF, was ceremonially opened on Thursday 6th January........(Read
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IDPs getting back on track: Rebuilding lives
: Dhaneshi Yatawara, Sunday Observer journalist reports on UN-HABITAT's shelter recovery programme in the Northern Sri Lanka.
Wasanthamala was waiting for three of her daughters to return from school in the Kilinochchi town. Her other two girls had stayed home that day. Wasanthamala and her six children ...........(Read More)
Turning Around The Tsunami: UN-HABITAT Builds More Than Houses In the Ampara district, on Sri Lanka's east coast, UN-HABITAT/ RCIS funded by the Norwegian People's Aid helps 475 families who found themselves stranded at different stages of rebuilding the homes they lost to the 2004 tsunami.......(Read
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World Habitat Day 2008.......(Read
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