Informes

Geneva/Colombo (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society met on 13 March with the Minister of Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services to present a pledge concerning the response of the…

Rohan MATHES Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said yesterday that the innocent civilians entrapped and confined within an area of 35 square kilometres, would be looked after well. Minister Samarasinghe addressing a press conference at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, said…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated February 23, 2009. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - As of March 9, according to the U.N. Office…

10 March Colombo - The United Nations said today that the high energy BP-100 therapeutic food found on a dead LTTE cadre, as reported by the Ministry of Defense, was part of a nutritional programme for Sri Lanka's severely…

This report is intended to give an overview of the current situation in the North East by tracking the trends of various conflict-sensitive indicators. The table on page 6 & 7 lists data for the three most recent months. Note…

CHILDREN ARE FACING INCREASED HARDSHIP DUE TO THE INTENSIFICATION OF FIGHTING - Intensification of the fighting between the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the north of Sri Lanka has resulted in grave humanitarian…

COLOMBO - A sea route to deliver United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) relief food to thousands of people in Sri Lanka was recently opened - a major boost to efforts underway to reach hungry people displaced by the…

Thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to brief the Council on my recent visit to Sri Lanka. As you know, the humanitarian situation in northern Sri Lanka has deteriorated significantly over the last few months, in particular since the…

13-26 February 2009 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 5,995 20,149 Kilinochchi TBC TBC Mullaitivu TBC TBC Vavuniya 13,674 42,944 Mannar 2,908 9,021 Trincomalee 1,172* 3,935* Batticaloa 2,113…

The United States of American Government and Medical Teams International has donated Rs. five million worth interagency emergency health kits including the drugs and medical equipment to upgrading the health facilities of Internally Displaced persons from uncleared areas in Mullaithivu. Those…