Informes

India's contribution towards resettlement and reconstruction programmes in the conflict affected two provinces in North & East was a vital factor said Basil Rajapaksa, Senior Advisor to the President and Minister of Economic Development when he…

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS Returns and displacement By the end of July 2012, 442,648 people (132,099 families) had returned to the Northern Province with the support of the Government of Sri Lanka and humanitarian organizations. This figure…

Christian Aid is funding emergency relief for tens of thousands of people forced to live in severely overcrowded, temporary camps in Sri Lanka after fleeing their homes to escape the fighting. Find out more about Christian Aid's…

BANGKOK, 15 August 2012 (IRIN) - While the government focuses on boosting rice production in Sri Lanka, the fresh produce industry, with its contribution of essential nutrients and potential for providing livelihoods, needs more support, say…

The World Food Programme (WFP) is to extend the duration of the existing food aid assistance under the Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) programme until 2012, the total cost of which would be US$27,960,762. The…

COLOMBO, 3 August 2012 (IRIN) - Dairy farming could boost incomes and the nutritional status of tens of thousands of returnees in Sri Lanka's former war zone in the north of the island, where wage-paying jobs…

On Monday, the United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Patricia A. Butenis, opened an apparel factory in Thirukkovil, Ampara, set up under the Eastern Garment Alliance, a public private alliance between the U.S. Agency for International…

Period covered by this Ops Update: 12 January 2011 to 31 March 2012 Appeal target (current): CHF 4.62 million Appeal coverage: Including soft pledges, this appeal is 51 per cent covered. Appeal history: · This preliminary final report is being…

Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, Senior adviser to the President and Minister of Economic Development participated to provide development assistance to 1975 resettled families in Kollankalatty, Thanthaiselvapuram, Mavadipuram, Mavadipuram South villages in Tellipalai DS Division area…

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS Returns and displacement By 30 June, about 440,700 people (131,000 families) had returned to the Northern Province. This figure includes some 230,000 people (72,000 families) displaced after April 2008 and 211,000 persons…