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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
The increasing number of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Sri Lanka
results in a greater strain on the already inadequate water and
sanitation services available to the communities in the North and East
of Sri Lanka. Furthermore, the current IDP locations are often
congested, thus causing a risk of an outbreak of water-borne and water
and sanitation related diseases.
Addressing this situation require: a) enhanced coordination among sector
partners and institutions b) establishing safe water sources for
drinking and cooking purposes c) setting up temporary facilities for
washing and personal hygiene paying special attention to privacy and
proper disposal of waste waters c) construction of temporary latrines
ensuring privacy and security, particularly for women and children d)
establishing appropriate and community managed systems for proper
drainage and solid waste disposal.
In order to enhance the capacity of the Government to coordinate all
stakeholders involved in planning and responding to humanitarian
emergencies arising in the country, a Water and Sanitation Emergency
Task Force was established in 2006 under the umbrella of the National
Coordination Group of Water, Sanitation and Drainage. The main
objectives of the Emergency Task Force is to guarantee that humanitarian
response is coordinated, timely and adequate and that partnership among
humanitarian actors of the sector is strengthened to make their
collaborative action more effective and predictable.
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Contacts
National WASH Cluster Coordinator - Colombo
Name: Abdulai KaiKai
Email: akaikai@unicef.org
Tel: 011 255 5270 ext. 268
Mobile: 077 3166528
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Information Management Focal Point - National
Name: Zainab Al-Azzawi
Email: zalazzawi@unicef.org
Tel: 011 255 5270 ext. 310
Mobile: 0772354926
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Sub National Cluster Coordinator - Vavuniya
Name: Mr. Mussa Uwesu
Email: Uwesu@unicef.org
Tel: 024 222 3485
Mobile:0714666121
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Sub National WASH Cluster Coordinator - Jaffna
Name: Yogananthan Thayaparan
Email: ythayaparan@unicef.org
Tel: 060 221 8864
Mobile: 0776258169 |
Sub National WASH Cluster Coordinator - Batticaloa/Trincomalee
Name: Gabriel Rozario
Email: grozario@unicef.org
Tel: 065 222 6479
Mobile: 0773157902
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Meeting Minutes
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