Informes

Current situation This status report was prepared by the Peace Secretariat in the context of continuing claims of a humanitarian crisis in the North of Sri Lanka caused by the Government. In fact, it is the LTTE that is trying…

6-13 November 2008 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 6,013 20,219 Kilinochchi TBC TBC Mullaitivu TBC TBC Vavuniya 2,846 9,996 Mannar 2,818 8,771 Trincomalee 1,389 4,647 Batticaloa 2,800 10,658 Ampara 1,148 4,223 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update - The security situation remained tense across Jaffna District during the reporting period. Artillery shelling continued. Areas around the Muhumalai and…

By Patrick Fuller, International Federation in Sri Lanka Many impoverished tsunami-affected families are now taking advantage of a micro-finance system arranged by the Red Cross Red Crescent. In the four years since the tsunami struck, most of the affected families along Sri…

30 October - 06 November 2008 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 6,013 20,219 Kilinochchi TBC TBC Mullaitivu TBC TBC Vavuniya 5,360 18,972 Mannar 4,414 14,829 Trincomalee 1,389 4,647 Batticaloa 2,800 10,658 Ampara 1,148 4,223 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update -The security situation remained tense across Jaffna District during the reporting period and regular artillery shelling continued. The areas…

This report is intended to give an overview of the current situation in the North East by tracking the trends of various conflict-sensitive indicators. The table on page 6 & 7 lists data for the three…

23-30 October 2008 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 6,024 20,249 Vadamarachci East 1,957 7,687 Kilinochchi TBC TBC Mullaitivu TBC TBC Vavuniya 2,970 9,991 Mannar 2,816 8,760 Trincomalee 1,480 4,896 Batticaloa 2,861 10,859 Ampara 1,148 4,223 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update - The general security situation in the Jaffna peninsula remained tense during the week, especially in areas around the FDL.…

GA/SHC/3929 Sixty-third General Assembly Third Committee 28th & 29th Meetings (AM & PM) Member States advised caution against the "politicization" of human rights issues today in the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural), even as some delegates found themselves embroiled…

16-23 October 2008 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 6,024 20,249 Vadamarachci East (now displaced to Mullaitivu) 1,957 7,687 Kilinochchi 37,281 148,255 Mullaitivu 39,248 155,887 Vavuniya 2,970 9,991 Mannar 2,816 8,760 Trincomalee 1,480 4,896 Batticaloa 2,984 11,268 Ampara 1,148 4,223 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update - The general security situation in the peninsula remained tense during the week, especially in the…

9-16 October 2008 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 6,024 20,249 Vadamarachci East (now displaced to Mullaitivu) 1,957 7,687 Kilinochchi 37,281 148,255 Mullaitivu 39,248 155,887 Vavuniya 3,733 13,056 Mannar 2,793 8,702 Trincomalee 1,480 4,896 Batticaloa 2,975 11,463 Ampara 1,148 4,223 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update - The security situation in the Jaffna peninsula remained tense during the week, especially in areas…

The Government has a fully functioning mechanism to provide all the basic needs for the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in non liberated areas and for the civilians arriving in Vavuniya using the safe corridor established by the Government, Minister…