Rapports

In the conflict areas of eastern Sri Lanka, hundreds of thousands of families have been forced to flee their homes; many of whom are now living in camps for internally displaced people (IDP). An estimated 127,000 displaced people were…

By Gordon Weiss BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka, 28 March 2007 - "By foot, by ferry, by bike, by tractor, by tuk-tuk, people are pouring in," says UNICEF Emergency Officer Donna Carter. Her hand-held radio is crackling with incessant reports from the field.…

"The doll called Papule (little big mouth in Czech) is my favorite of all toys here." says the four year old Pasuna, whose hair is pitch black, while clutching a blond doll in her arms. About fifty other three-…

KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update Kilinochchi town has been calm with the exception of short and intermittent shelling in the areas closer to Muhamalai FDL, Vadamarachchi East and Poonakary areas. A WFP HQ delegation visited Kilinochchi on 20 March and…

BATTICALOA DISTRICT: CURRENT SITUATION Total number of displaced persons in Batticaloa district 158, 451 persons (Government Agent Batticaloa) 20/03/07 Displaced families 41,604 families Sites 93 Highest number of displaced per district 41,685 persons in Manmunai South & Eruvil Pattu 34,729 persons in Manmunai North 23,057 persons in Eravur Pattu Humanitarian Context…

General IDP Situation According to the Government statistics (20th March 07), the total registered IDP population in the District was 41,604 families (158,451) individuals living in 93 IDP sites. Regarding the returns to places of origin, so far, 10,150 IDPs…

KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update There continues to be shelling in the Muhamalai, Poonakary and Vadamarachchi East parts. Heavy shelling continued south of Mullaitivu district during the week. Internally Displaced Persons The number of IDPs has increased by…

HAMBANTOTA, March 15, 2007: The tsunami had a particularly devastating effect on residents of Hambantota District. In addition to loss of life, countless buildings, including the district schools, were damaged. Schools were further damaged later after temporarily housing displaced people. USAID…

Thirty nine schools in the Hambantota District badly damaged in the tsunami have been rehabilitated by USAID. Of these 18 schools have been renovated and 21 re-equipped. The renovations included a new library at Al Akbar School, a permanent teacher's…

Due to an escalation in the fighting over the last couple of weeks between the Government and the LTTE, Tamil IDPs have fled from the crisis areas towards the government controlled area of Kathankudy in the Batticaloa district. It is…