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Sri Lanka was the second worst affected area by the tsunami, after Indonesia. More than 38,000 people were killed, thousands were left injured and over half a million rendered homeless. In the aftermath of this disaster, some 100,000 people were…

Driving south along the coast from the capital Colombo, the waves crash and roll a few meters from the road with its bustle of trucks, tuk-tuks and bicycles. The proximity of the sea and the remains of brick-built buildings…

The Government will send one million schoolbooks to Jaffna to meet the educational needs of students for the new school year, January 2007. On the instructions by the President, Minister of Education Susil Prema Jayantha has conveyed the Commissioner of Book…

Bilan opérationnel après deux ans d'activité 40 Programmes en cours & programmes clôturés, pour 255 000 personnes. Activités : - Santé : un centre de soins primaires , intervention urgence méningite, éducation à la santé dans plusieurs centres de santé, soutien psychologique. -…

by Paula Banerjee South Asia is one of the most conflict-prone regions in the world and internal displacement is a fact of life. Governments have been loath to acknowledge IDP issues but is change afoot? Discrimination against minorities, religious and ethnic…

Concludes Debate on Follow-Up to its Decisions The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its discussion of follow-up to decisions by the Council, and took up "other issues" related to the protection and promotion of human rights, under which is discussed…

A humanitarian convoy of 84 trucks reached Vaharai (Batticaloa District) on 29 November where some 40,000 displaced Sri Lankans have been without humanitarian access since 31 October. The convoy organized by the Commissioner General of Essential Services in cooperation with…

Executive Summary The causes and trajectories of existing conflicts in Sri Lanka and Nepal demonstrate the failure of states to seriously address the underlying causes of social unrest. The idea that the state is prejudiced against a particular ethnic group,…

IMC sets up mobile clinics, supports information campaign, and gives 7,500 syringes; calls on donors to fund further preventive measures November 29, 2006, Santa Monica, Calif. - International Medical Corps is helping fight a fast-spreading Chikungunya outbreak in eastern Sri Lanka's…

A human rights group has accused government forces of aiding a militia in the kidnapping of children. By Nachammai Raman | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor VAVUNIYA, SRI LANKA - The Tamil Tiger rebels have long been known to use…