Rapports

By Dion Schoorman World Vision Lanka is setting up special Child Friendly Spaces and Temporary Learning Shelters in the camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) to provide a place for children to heal from the many ordeals they have been…

This report covers the period from 7 to 11 May 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 13 May. I. Highlights - On 11 May, an estimated 900 civilians reportedly escaped from the conflict zone in Mullaitivu,…

The Government dispatched the first batch of trauma counselling trainers to the North to train teachers in the region in counselling children who suffered the effects of the war, Education Ministry revealed. According to these sources, a census of school going…

"There is no future without education" A comprehensive program has been initiated to upgrade and expand the pre-school education in the North Central Province (NCP). The venture has been designed on par with the provincial educational motto "There is no…

Context and challenge: Protracted conflict and socio-economic disparities create barriers to accessing quality education The teardrop-shaped island of Sri Lanka, located off the southern tip of India, has endured nearly three decades of violent internal conflict and suffered staggering devastation…

IOM engineers have completed the first of ten primary health care centres at the rapidly expanding Menik Farm displacement camp in Vavuniya, the government-controlled district southwest of Mullaitivu, where fighting between the government and LTTE Tamil Tigers continues. With some 125,000…

This report covers the period from 06 to 07 May 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 11 May. I. Highlights - An ICRC chartered ferry delivered 25 metric tons of WFP food and some medicine to…

Small Island, Big Humanitarian Crisis "This is a humanitarian crisis of huge proportion. Over the last week, at least 20 people have died due to starvation and lack of medication. What's making matters worse is that there are no morgue…

I. Highlights - The UN in Sri Lanka presented an Emergency Funding document to donors on 04 May 2009, which identified priorities for a total amount of US$ 50,133,226 in urgent requirements. This document forms part of the US$ 155…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated April 22, 2009 KEY DEVELOPMENTS From late October through April 30, approximately 172,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs)…