Informes

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in 178 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org Appeal No:…

United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Office of Transition Initiatives Program Description USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) Sri Lanka program seeks to stabilize and enhance the political space needed to further a peace process that…

Introduction This brief document provides a timeline for the peace negotiations and related events and includes the decisions taken at the six sessions of the peace talks. The agreements, guidelines and some decisions of the sub-committees are included as annexes.…

Declaration by the EU Presidency on the recent LTTE statement of its intention to suspend participation for the time being in the peace negotiations in Sri Lanka The EU notes with concern the recent LTTE statement of its intention to…

Working Paper No. 11 Kanchana N. Ruwanpura Preface Women's concerns and other gender issues are critical in all crisis situations and responses. It is important to study very carefully how women cope with crisis situations, often as sole breadwinners in the family…

News Release No. 058/03 COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (28 April 2003) - Following a year-long ceasefire which has provided long-sought stability, Sri Lanka's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 5% in 2003 and 5.5% in 2004, up from…

The Japanese NGO, Bridge Asia Japan (BAJ)'s 2003 Sri Lanka Program targets internally displaced persons (IDPs), and aims at reconstruction of the Northern areas of Sri Lanka that were devastated in the long civil war. Since 1995, BAJ has made…

By Chamath Ariyadasa COLOMBO, April 25 (Reuters) - Key donors fear Sri Lanka's peace process could suffer a setback if Tamil Tiger rebels make good a threat to pull out of a crucial donor conference in June. The rebels suspended…

Colombo, 23 April 2003 -- The civil unrest, rioting and ethnic conflict, which started in Mutur, Trincomalee district on 17 April, left 35,000 people displaced, 2,500 people homeless, 5 people dead and 20 people wounded, according to local sources.…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 17 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency's Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie, has concluded a week-long mission to Sri Lanka by calling on the international community to contribute to the war-torn country's recovery. Over the last week,…