Informes

Tearfund partners are feeding thousands of hungry Sri Lankan civilians fleeing intense fighting between government forces and the Tamil Tigers. Tens of thousands of people have escaped the conflict zone in the country's north east in recent days as the…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated April 10, 2009. KEY DEVELOPMENTS As of April 22, an estimated 81,000 to 100,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) had…

Colombo, Sri Lanka (April 22, 2009) CARE is providing lifesaving food, emergency supplies and shelter to thousands of people who have escaped the conflict in northern Sri Lanka. Survivors are dehydrated, hungry and exhausted after being trapped for months in…

Appeal Target: US$ 1,150,139 Balance Requested: US$ 966,652 Geneva, 22 April 2009 Dear Colleagues, The humanitarian crisis for civilians still trapped between the warring sides and within the combat zone in northern Sri Lanka and displaced to surrounding government-controlled areas…

Minister of State for Overseas Development, Mr. Peter Power T.D., today announced emergency funding of €170,000 to assist those affected by the conflict in northern Sri Lanka. The funding will be provided to the humanitarian aid agency Médecins Sans…

By World Vision staff More than 25,000 civilians fled Sri Lanka's war-torn north on Monday, seeking safety in temporary displacement camps, while international aid organisation World Vision warned the need for medicine, food and shelter is growing. "Tens of thousands of…

Our partners in Sri Lanka have offered to step in as negotiators between fighting forces in an attempt to avert an escalating humanitarian tragedy in the north east of the country Tens of thousands of people are believed to be…

The following statement was issued by the Board of Trustees of the International Crisis Group meeting over the weekend in Washington, DC: A humanitarian tragedy is unfolding in Sri Lanka involving the possible deaths of tens of thousands of civilians trapped…

A stock of nearly 1,500 metric tons of essential food items was shipped to the civilians trapped in Mullaitivu from Trincomalee Harbour today morning. The shipment consisted of most essential food items including rice, dhal, sugar, vegetable oil, and etc. The…

KATHMANDU, 20 April 2009 - As 35,000 people today fled Sri Lanka's conflict zone, UNICEF said it held grave fears for those children who remain trapped in escalating fighting. With tens of thousands of children still caught amid growing hostilities…