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The International Organization for Migration ( IOM) is a United Nations related organization working in the field of migration. The organization implements operational assistance programmes for migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers . The International Organization for Migration is based in Geneva.
Launches emergency response and reconstruction activities in South Asia following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, with operations in India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Acted opens a coordination office in Jordan to support its operations in the Middle East. The NGO responds to the 2005 Kashmir earthquake in Pakistan. 2006
The 2006 Trincomalee Massacre of NGO Workers, also known as the Muttur Massacre, [3] took place on 4 or 5 August 2006, when 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF) were shot at close range in the city of Muttur, Sri Lanka, close to Trincomalee. [4]
An international non-governmental organization ( INGO) is an organization which is independent of government involvement and extends the concept of a non-governmental organization (NGO) to an international scope. NGOs are independent of governments and can be seen as two types: advocacy NGOs, which aim to influence governments with a specific ...
Overview. Vision: A strong nation of women and children with ensured rights that contributes towards sustainable development. Mission: To formulate,implement,monitor,evaluate and co-ordinate policies and programmes required for the physical and human resource development with a concerted approach in order to create an empowered conductive environment that ensures social, economic and cultural ...
Orphanage in Sri Lanka. Stichting Weeshuis Sri Lanka is a Dutch NGO -foundation that after the disastrous tsunami of December 26, 2004 was founded to help the children that became orphans. Marja van Leeuwen, a private volunteer, was the first to arrive in Sri Lanka from The Netherlands, with medical supplies.
The Green Movement of Sri Lanka is a consortium of 147 non-governmental organizations with a common goal of increasing environmental awareness and furthering conservation efforts in Sri Lanka. [1] The movement provides environmental education resources, and also uses legal avenues and political pressure tactics such as lobbying to achieve their ...
W. Wildlife and Nature Protection Society. Categories: Environment of Sri Lanka. Environmental organizations by country. Organisations based in Sri Lanka by subject. Environmental organizations based in Asia by country.