Informes

CRISIS FOR CHILDREN: 100,000 CIVILIANS FLEE CONFLICT ZONE, AND TENS OF THOUSANDS STILL TRAPPED - Over the past days the number of IDPs who have managed to escape the fighting has more than doubled, to at least 170,000. - Amid fierce…

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Further information can be found on the UNHCR websites, www.unhcr.org and www.unhcr.fr, which should also be checked for regular…

Australian Government has donated drugs and medical equipments worth Rs. 300 million to the Health Ministry for the use of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who came from the No Fire Zone and IDPs temporarily sheltered in social welfare villages…

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged NZ$50,000 to support civilian victims in Sri Lanka's civil war, as the government closes in on Tamil Tiger rebels in the north. Caritas Director Mike Smith says the funds will contribute to a Caritas…

This situation report covers the period from 27 to 28 April 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 29 April. I. Highlights - 30 metric tons of food were ferried yesterday by the ICRC to the conflict zone. -…

Air Force spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said the Air Force on its humanitarian mission airlifted around 150 metric tons of essential food items and instant foods for the currently rescued civilians from the No Fire Zone. He said the…

This report was issued by OCHA Headquarters. It covers the period from 24 to 27 April 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 28 April. Highlights - There has been an increase of some 40,000 internally displaced persons…

A UNHCR emergency airlift carrying humanitarian aid for tens of thousands of people displaced by fighting in north-eastern Sri Lanka began Monday morning with the arrival in Colombo of a plane carrying 2,850 family-sized tents from the refugee agency's…

The Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition will launch a large scale mental healthcare program covering people who were rescued and those who escaped LTTE clutches under the direction of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, spokesperson to the Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition…

Caritas says that civilians are paying too high a cost for the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka and is calling for both sides to accept a ceasefire. Hundreds of thousands of people in dire need are leaving rebel held territory…