Informes

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) seeks to stabilize and enhance the political space needed to further a peace process that has been underway…

Executive Summary Part 1: INTRODUCTION The participation of populations assisted by international humanitarian action in measures supporting them is widely accepted as crucial to effective social targeting, resource utilisation, accountability, sustainability and impact. For some, participation is also a fundamental right of…

The Ministry of Vanni Rehabilitation has undertaken measures to provide basic facilities including small-scale self employment and income generating projects to uplift the living standard of the internally displaced families this year. Over 90 per cent of them, numbering around 15,000…

An overwhelming majority (83.7%) believe peace can be achieved through peace talks, the latest result of an opinion poll on peace conducted by Social Indicator has revealed. The poll conducted from 31 January to 14 February says that 81.9% Sinhala,…

Sri Lanka Peace Talks - Agreed Statement on behalf of the Parties The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) held the sixth session of peace talks at Hakone, Japan from 18 to 21…

The donor community which has pledged aid to Sri Lanka at the upcoming aid conference would not withdraw any significant assistance already pledged despite possible economic repercussions as a result of the war threat in Iraq, the Government's chief…

By Diana Mavunduse Geneva, 19 March, 2003 - Like many Sri Lankans, the leader of the Muslim refugee community in Trincomalee, in eastern part of Sri Lanka, Mr. Rahamathulla Shahib, is waiting patiently to see the outcome of the…

The sixth session of peace talks commenced on Tuesday, 18 March 2003, in the salubrious location of Hakone, Japan. The government delegation is headed by Hon. Prof. G.L.Peiris and included Hon. Milinda Moragoda, Hon. Rauf Hakeem and Ambassador Bernard…

Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction work done in the North and East by Government Institutions since the signing of the Ceasefire Agreement (2002) 1. Commissioner General for Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation (RRR) The office of the Commissioner General provides support to the National…

SUMMARY NATIONAL PEACE AUDIT: SUMMARY OF SECTORAL AND DISTRICT RESPONSES TO ISSUES OF PEACE AND CONFLICT IN SRI LANKA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE ACTION In early-2003 the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies (CHA) carried out a multi-sectoral review which was implemented by…