Informes

There is no food shortage in Wanni and the Government is taking prompt and effective measures to ensure that the region is continuously provided with adequate supplies of essential items, Commissioner of Essential Services, S.B. Divaratne said in Colombo…

COLOMBO , 16 October 2008 (IRIN) - The onset of the north-eastern monsoon in Sri Lanka is accelerating the need to provide adequate shelter to more than 220,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in areas controlled by the Liberation Tigers…

COLOMBO,16 October 2008: The United Nations says that it has dispatched a major food convoy into the Wanni, in an effort to reach civilians displaced behind the lines of confrontation in the districts of Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu. The 50…

9-16 October 2008 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 6,024 20,249 Vadamarachci East (now displaced to Mullaitivu) 1,957 7,687 Kilinochchi 37,281 148,255 Mullaitivu 39,248 155,887 Vavuniya 3,733 13,056 Mannar 2,793 8,702 Trincomalee 1,480 4,896 Batticaloa 2,975 11,463 Ampara 1,148 4,223 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update - The security situation in the Jaffna peninsula remained tense during the week, especially in areas…

AA 08 62 Today I met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama in Canberra. Mr Bogollagama and I discussed the close ties which Australia and Sri Lanka have enjoyed for many years, in particular the strength of people-to-people links through…

2-9 October 2008 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 6,024 20,249 Vadamarachci East (now displaced to Mullaitivu) 1,942 7,640 Kilinochchi 18,143 66,707 Mullaitivu 39,248 155,887 Vavuniya 3,733 13,056 Mannar 2,793 8,702 Trincomalee 1,459 4,842 Batticaloa 3,347 12,551 Ampara 1,148 4,223 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update - The general security situation in the Jaffna peninsula remained tense during the week, especially in…

Vavunya - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has dispatched a first convoy of food and other supplies for 200,000 displaced people in the LTTE-controlled area of Sri Lanka. The population has been cut off from humanitarian assistance…

A press briefing was held on Friday, 03 October 2008 by Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights together with Mr. A.C.M. Razik, Secretary Ministry of Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services (R&DRS); Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, Secretary Ministry…

18 - 25 September 2008 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 6,125 20,724 Vadamarachci East (now displaced to Mullaitivu) 1,942 7,640 Kilinochchi 18,143 66,707 Mullaitivu 35,655 147,313 Vavuniya 5,360 18,972 Mannar 2,804 8,751 Trincomalee 1,480 4,896 Batticaloa 3,347 12,551 Ampara 1,162 4,278 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update - The overall atmosphere across Jaffna District remained tense during…

October 2, 2008, COLOMBO: The UN says that a convoy carrying 650 metric tonnes of food crossed the Omanthai border at 10 am this morning, en route to 200,000 civilians displaced behind the lines of confrontation in the Vanni.…