Informes

In April, with the kind support of Ajinomoto Co., Inc., we began a nutritional improvement program through vegetable growing. This program targets female tsunami survivors who lost their houses and consequently moved to cultivated land further inland called "resettling areas." The…

Overall Situation The Japanese Government on 23 August signed a grant contract to provide 5.4 million rupees towards the "Project for Holistic Care of the Differently Abled in Conflict and Tsunami-Affected Areas". The project will be implemented by the NGO,…

Colombo / Geneva (ICRC) - A ship sailing under the flag of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) finally left the port of Colombo yesterday heading to Jaffna. ''The ship contains urgently needed relief to the displaced and…

Situation Update A ship left on 22nd August at 1900 hrs from Colombo to Kankasanthurrai in Jaffna and is expected to reach destination by 1900hrs on 24th August. The ship is carrying 1,000 MT of food from the government and…

Introduction Trincomalee, 22 August 2006 - Conflict returned to Sri Lanka in early August, with continuous fighting reported in the areas of Jaffna to the north and Trincomolee in the east, prompting the rapid movement of as many as…

Press release The International Committee of the Red Cross announced on 22nd August that since 21st August ICRC has facilitated a convoy of civilians going from Kilinochchi to Vavuniya. The convoy consisted of 243 persons, including 61 foreign citizens and…

Press release The Sri Lankan Red Cross Society, on Monday 21st August, announced the death of a staff member who was murdered outside her home in Cheddikulam, Vavuniya on 20th August evening. The 23 year old volunteer was working as…

Attachment: Displacement after 7 April 2006. IDPs numbers are given by place of displacement and place of origin. Sources: Government Agents, UNHCR. TRINCOMALEE DISTRICT # 15 Situation up-date There has been continued artillery shelling from Trincomalee town towards LTTE…

Trincomalee District #14 I. Situation Update Security remains tense with continued artillery shelling in the district. There are now reportedly 54,230 IDPs spread across 59 sites in Trincomalee district. There are still no verified figures for the number of IDPs trapped in LTTE-controlled…

A recent escalation of conflict in the Trincomalee area of Sri Lanka has led to the deaths of 1,000 people and the displacement of approximately 41,000 residents including 10,000 children. The slaying of 17 workers for the French-based organization,…