Informes

09-16 November 2006 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update Shelling in areas south of Poonakary town resulted in a small wave of population displacement to the center of Poonakary AGA division towards the Jayapuram town area. Numbers are to be established…

Following the successful completion of its project to improve access to health care for tsunami affected populations in the southern district of Hambantota, Doctors of the World-USA (DOW-USA) closed its operations, formerly headquartered in Tangalle, Sri Lanka, effective September 15,…

Amidst other duties and continuous tiger attacks, the Sri Lanka Army undertook to distribute essential food items in Jaffna following LTTE threats on private traders not to operate in the area. "None of the private traders are allowed to…

03-09 November 2006 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update Number of shelling incidents dropped significantly during the reporting period. Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is at time of reporting still trying to transport 12 lorry loads of timber across the Omanthai FDL on…

General Situation Ampara There is no improvement in the weather condition in the district despite passing showers in certain areas. The monsoons have yet not begun. Though the cultivators have prepared their land for the Maha cultivation, they are unable to…

20 000 Metric Tonnes of essential food items will be sent to Jaffna, on monthly basis. The Sri Lankan Government has already taken the necessary steps to initiate the process and the adequate amounts of stocks are available to…

The Government yesterday dispatched 18,000 kilo grams of milk food for the children in Jaffana by air, acoording to the Media Centre for National Security. The entire consignment was handed over to the Government Agent (GA) Jaffna, supervised by the…

27 October - 02 November 2006 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update On 02 November, aerial bombing occurred down town Kilinochchi. The past week there has been low intensity shelling in the evenings and mornings at the Muhamalai Forward Defence Line (FDL). On 31…

By Francis Mead MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka, 1 November 2006 - Three-year-old Kisharthan doesn't quite know why he's lying on his back on a wooden board. His father's hand is on his head and a nurse is holding his feet. He…

Intense fighting between the Sri Lankan army and the Tamil Tigers has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in eastern Sri Lanka in recent months. In the worst fighting since the ceasefire in 2002, hundreds of…