Duryog Nivaran Secretariat c/o Janathakshan, No 5, Lionel Edirisinghe Mawatha, Kirulapone, Colombo 00500, Sri Lanka
A recent webinar hosted by the Gender Stakeholders’ Group of the Asia Pacific Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in collaboration with Duryog Nivaran (DN) and the All-India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) highlighted the pressing need for renewed focus and research on Gender-Based Violence (GBV)...
DN members recently participated in an online gathering to share their experiences from the 16 Days of Activism campaign aimed at ending sexual and gender-based violence from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. View View View View ...
DN members recently participated in an online gathering to share their experiences from the 16 Days of Activism campaign aimed at ending sexual and gender-based violence from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Discover insights on country-specific challenges, innovative campaign strategies, and effective responses. This year's...
Damage to houses remain a key driver for the humanitarian response. Displaced individuals have been accommodated by relatives or are staying in safety centers. The government plans to close safety centers in some districts and allocate monthly compensation for families whose houses have been damaged....
Duryog Nivaran, a South Asian Network on Disaster Risk Reduction with over 30 years of experience, supports the Sri Lankan government's "Rebuilding Sri Lanka" Fund aimed at recovery efforts. With 25 years in disaster management, the organization is currently aiding the Disaster Management Centre in...
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Every year, from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to the 10 December (Human Rights Day), marks the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and calls for global solidarity to end violence against women and girls everywhere under...
Find out updated information on the effects of floods and landslides that affected Sri Lanka and the ongoing relief needs of affected communities from the designated government departments in Sri Lanka. The key government agencies are Department of Irrigation, National Building Research Organisation, Department of...
Effective disaster communication is crucial and must be delivered in simple, understandable formats and local languages. Duryog Nivaran strongly urges all agencies responsible for disaster communication in Sri Lanka to provide evacuation alerts, early warning messages, and recovery information in both Sinhala and Tamil. This approach...
Duryog Nivaran's ongoing initiative, “Strengthening Inclusive Disaster Risk Governance for Climate Resilience in Asia (SIDRRA),” is dedicated to enhancing inclusive and resilient disaster risk governance across South Asia. On October 28th and 29th, a workshop was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, bringing together ground-level organizations from...