Informes

PEACE PROCESS MOVING SLOWLY An untimely disagreement between the President and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka could have detrimental affects upon the country's fragile peace process and displaced populations, reports JRS in both Sri Lanka and India. President Chandrika Kumaratunga…

Many families in southern Sri Lanka are being forced to eat tree leaves as a substitute for vegetables, along with meagre rice rations, to survive. Three successive years of drought have again led to crop failure and the lack…

THIS APPEAL SEEKS CHF 2,457,000 IN CASH, KIND AND SERVICES TO ASSIST 18,000 BENEFICIARIES (3, 000 families) FOR 9 MONTHS The Situation Two and a half years of severe drought in Southern Sri Lanka's Hambantota District continues unabated. More than 400,000 people,…

News Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International * ASA 37/012/2002 (Colombo) - Ending a two-week visit to Sri Lanka, Amnesty International (AI) delegates welcomed the positive engagement and cooperation from both the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil…

News Release No. 01/02 COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (8 April 2002) - The Asian Development Bank has earmarked US$700 million in project financing and US$11 million in technical assistance for the development of Sri Lanka during the period 2003 to 2005.…

The Global IDP Database of the Norwegian Refugee Council has now updated its country profile on internal displacement in Sri Lanka. A summary is presented below. The Database and the country profile can be accessed at <a href=http://www.idpproject.org/ target==5Fnew>www.idpproject.org of…

This Ops Update is intended for reporting on emergency appeals. Launched on 13 August 2001 for CHF 1,258,427 for 6 months. Budget was revised in October to CHF 495,307 to cover the same original 6 months period. DREF…

This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals. Appeal Target CHF 1,016,169 Period covered: I July-31 December Last Programme Update issued 06 July 2001 "At a Glance" Appeal coverage: 35.5%Related Appeals: 01.33/2001 South Asia Regional ProgrammesOutstanding needs: CHF 655,793 Update:…

Launched on lath August 2001 for CHF 1,258,427 for 6 months. Budget was revised in October to CHF 495,307 to cover the same original 6 months period. DREF Allocated: CHF 100, 000 Beneficiaries: The original target of 39,000…

OP/REX/OPS 01/57 Update No 28/2001 Executive summary The Sri Lankan Parliament has been dissolved, with new elections scheduled for 5 December 2001. Campaign violence and an increase of military activity in the east and along lines in the Vanni have ended…