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UNHCR outlines post-tsunami role in Sri Lanka
4 Feb 2005 UNHCR's Asia Pacific bureau director, Janet Lim, has stated that the refugee agency will continue to assist conflict- and tsunami-displaced people in the north and east, with a shorter-term relief role in the south. She also emphasised the need for proper registration to better target aid. -
Getting aid from the warehouse to the homeless in Sri Lanka
19 Jan 2005 Overcoming bumpy roads, broken bridges, security checkpoints and other logistical logjams, UNHCR in Sri Lanka brings shelter and non-food relief items to the displaced people who need them most. -
A new home in Australia for refugees from West Africa's wars
19 Jan 2005 More than a decade on the run from West African wars has ended in smiles and safety on the other side of the world for 376 refugees from Liberia and Sierra Leone. The refugee families - the majority headed by women - arrived in Australia earlier this week. -
Consult Sri Lanka's displaced people before move, urges UNHCR
11 Jan 2005 The Sri Lankan government has announced plans to clear all temporary accommodation centres by January 20. The UN refugee agency has urged it to involve the tsunami-displaced in relocation plans, and is working with the Human Rights Commission to restore their personal and property documents. -
UNHCR airlift arrives in Sri Lanka with 60 tonnes of relief aid
10 Jan 2005 The UN refugee agency in Colombo has received 60 tonnes of relief supplies from its warehouse in Copenhagen. The 10,000 pieces of plastic sheeting and five portable warehouses will go a long way to helping hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Sri Lanka. -
UNHCR sends aid to "lost" village in eastern Sri Lanka
5 Jan 2005 As the refugee agency steps out of its usual role to help tsunami victims in Sri Lanka, a local UNHCR finance officer works tirelessly to bring emergency shelter to a village where more than 4,000 people spent a week sleeping outdoors, pounded mercilessly by seasonal rains. -
Massive UNHCR airlift gets underway for tsunami victims
2 Jan 2005 A giant Antonov 124 cargo plane loaded with 100 tonnes of urgent relief supplies leaves Denmark to spearhead a massive UNHCR airlift operation aimed at providing vital aid to 100,000 people in Indonesia's tsunami-battered Aceh province. The three-day airlift operation will deliver 400 tonnes of aid from UNHCR stockpiles in Denmark and Dubai. On the ground, meanwhile, UNHCR's logistics and supply teams set up advance bases in northern Sumatra, while the refugee agency continues round-the-clock relief operations in Sri Lanka. -
No holding back on emergency aid to tsunami victims, says UNHCR
28 Dec 2004 The UN refugee agency is considering putting at the disposal of the UN country team in Sri Lanka more relief supplies from its warehouses in other regions for the tens of thousands of people affected by Sunday's earthquake and tidal waves. UNHCR staff in the region are also helping in the UN-wide relief effort. -
Sri Lanka's tidal wave victims to receive UNHCR aid
27 Dec 2004 The UN refugee agency in Sri Lanka is opening up its local relief stockpiles to deliver immediate emergency assistance to victims of Sunday's devastating tsunami, which left thousands of dead, injured and displaced on the island. Dutch NGO Stichting Vluchteling has agreed to help with the cost of relief items.