Informes

Sri Lanka has set an example to the rest of the world in reintegrating the ex- terrorists in the country. At the end of the war in May 2009 over 11000 child soldiers and other terrorists surrendered to the…

KILINOCHCHI, 23 February 2011 (IRIN) - Former female combatants in northern Sri Lanka face a tough time returning to civilian life, with fewer marriage, education and job prospects due to stigma, say aid workers and activists. "Former female child soldiers…

JAFFNA, 2011-02-23 Mr. Thibagar was displaced from his hometown of Mirissuvul, located on the Jaffna peninsula, a region of Sri Lanka devastated by more than 25 years of civil war. As a result of his displacement, he never knew how…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document is a compendium of projects aimed to respond to the priorities outlined in the Joint Plan of Assistance (JPA) to the Northern Province 2011. The JPA was developed through a consultative process led by the Government of…

Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt announced the funding for demining in a meeting with the Sri Lankan Minister for Economic Development, Hon. Basil Rajapakse at the Presidential Secretariat today. During the meeting, the two Ministers discussed trade and investment ties between…

I. HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES More displaced people continue to make their way home with the decrease in rains and in the wake of receding floodwaters in the Eastern, Northern and North?Central Provinces. Some displacement still remains mainly in the…

Dans le nord du Sri Lanka les années de déplacements causées par la guerre civile qui a duré 26 ans, ont eu un impact négatif important sur les populations qui sont récemment rentrées dans leurs communautés d'origine. A cause…

In Northern Sri Lanka, years of displacement caused by the 26-year civil war took a heavy toll on populations recently returned to their home communities, as a lack of means and assets makes restarting livelihoods a challenging task. In…

I. HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES - The Disaster Management Centre report as of 13.30hrs on 10 February shows that 1,191,275 people (319,451 families) are affected by the floods and landslides. This includes 103,330 persons (28,717 families) in 461 temporary evacuation…

Colombo, Sri Lanka (10th Feb 2011) - In the wake of the second wave of flooding to hit the Eastern, Central, Northern and North Central Provinces in Sri Lanka Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) funded by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs…