Rapports

UNICEF NEEDS US$ 31,200 TO ASSIST INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AND EASE THE IMPACT OF CONFLICT ON CHILDREN Over 200,000 people in northern and north-eastern Sri Lanka are still displaced due to the renewed conflict Lack of humanitarian access…

General Situation HAMBANTOTA The Government has already permitted a project to export mineral sand that has been separated from the ordinary sand of the Hambantota beach. A 15km stretch of the beach in Ambalantota Secretarial Division will be used for this…

The Government will expedite the provision of extensive relief to the large numbers of internally displaced persons at Vakarai and others areas in the Batticaloa District. Action on this was decided following a special inspection tour of the affected…

Following the successful completion of its project to improve access to health care for tsunami affected populations in the southern district of Hambantota, Doctors of the World-USA (DOW-USA) closed its operations, formerly headquartered in Tangalle, Sri Lanka, effective September 15,…

We are deeply saddened by and condemn the assassination of TNA MP Nadarajah Raviraj on November 10 2006. Mr. Raviraj was well known and widely respected by all communities for his commitment to rights and justice, and dedicated a…

When the tsunami hit Sri Lanka in December, 2004, one of the hardest hit areas was Batticaloa on the east coast, which is also one of the poorest areas in the country. Hundreds of thousands of children around the…

Resume peace talks to prevent further bloodshed of innocent people "Blatant attacks on civilians by any of the parties to this conflict are deplorable. An immediate and solemn resumption of peace talks between the warring parties is the only way…

03-09 November 2006 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update Number of shelling incidents dropped significantly during the reporting period. Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is at time of reporting still trying to transport 12 lorry loads of timber across the Omanthai FDL on…

General Situation Ampara There is no improvement in the weather condition in the district despite passing showers in certain areas. The monsoons have yet not begun. Though the cultivators have prepared their land for the Maha cultivation, they are unable to…

27 October - 02 November 2006 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update On 02 November, aerial bombing occurred down town Kilinochchi. The past week there has been low intensity shelling in the evenings and mornings at the Muhamalai Forward Defence Line (FDL). On 31…