Rapports

As the world commemorates Refugee Day on June 20, Muslim Aid is calling on the world to remember the plight of those fleeing the civil war in Sri Lanka. "According to the United Nations, there are 10 million refugees and…

The sound of children singing and playing instruments was heard throughout the Batticaloa district earlier this month to commemorate the opening of 11 new schools in the region. For more than two years, many children in Sri Lanka have…

Districts: Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Vadamaradchchi East (Jaffna) Vision: A just, peaceful, secure and democratic country free from hunger, poverty, health hazards, illiteracy, environmental degradation and all forms of exploitation and discrimination based on race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, language, caste,…

COLOMBO, 14 June 2007 - The final field draft of the Mid-Year Review (MYR) of the Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) 2007, which was approved by the IASC Country team after consultations with the Government, was presented to the…

Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, June 6, 2007 - Children in pre-schools are to benefit from their teachers' improved teaching skills. The Czech humanitarian and development agency, People In Need (PIN), has finished pilot training for pre-school teachers and has also published…

24-31 May 2007 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update The Omanthai FDL (Forward Defence Line), which was temporarily closed last week, was reopened on 30 May. The Omanthai and Uyilankulam crossing points will be officially open for traffic three days…

Introduction Overview The tsunami that struck on December 26, 2004, hit a relatively narrow, but long strip of land stretching over 1,000 km (approximately 70 percent of Sri Lanka's coastline). The statistics below indicate the extent of the impact: - Dead: 31,000 -…

17-24 May 2007 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update Omanthai and Uyilankulam (Forward Defence Line) FDLs were temporarily closed 18, 19, 20, 22 and 23 May due to security incidents. The ICRC on 23 May temporarily withdrew its employees from…

COLOMBO, 24 May 2007 (IRIN) - Some 90,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Batticaloa District in eastern Sri Lanka are in the process of returning to their home villages in Batticaloa West. With their houses and crops looted, many…

COLOMBO, 21 May 2007 (IRIN) - L. Arupragasam is a happy man. The head teacher has finally returned to his school which is located in Kalavanchchikudi division, Batticaloa district, eastern Sri Lanka. Last December, Arupragasam, along with 230 of…