In May 2005, the UNHCR Audit Service and the Inspector General’s Office conducted jointly a risk assessment of the 2005 tsunami relief project in Sri Lanka. The tsunami, which hit the coast of Sri Lanka on 26 December 2004, severely damaged 11 of the 25 coastal districts in Sri Lanka. Some 35,000 lost their lives and more than 500,000 were internally displaced. Most of the social infrastructure along the coast such as schools, hospitals and administrative and security structures were damaged or became dysfunctional immediately after the tsunami. The tsunami operation is funded under project 05/SB/LAK/EM/131 with a budget of US$ 15.35 million.
