Rapports

By Kirsten Hongisto, communications manager-Asia for Christian Children's Fund (Editor's Note: Names have been changed to protect identities of those interviewed for the piece.) As the conflict in Sri Lanka escalates and concerns of a return to civil war intensify, families…

Overall Situation A revised Tsunami Housing Policy prepared by the Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) in consultation with key stakeholders has been circulated and supersedes all previous circulars in this regard. RADA is to monitor the implementation of each Tsunami…

Muslim Aid is proud to announce that at the recently concluded 'Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2005' Awards, held at the Cinnamon Grand, organised by the Women's Chamber of Industry and Commerce, one of the beneficiaries of its livelihood…

As part of the Sumatra Tsunami Relief Operation in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, the Japanese Red Cross Society has been supporting primary to secondary school students involved in Red Cross Youth (RCY) activities. Based on the spirit of the…

HIGHLIGHTS WFP has dispatched 7,747 Mt of food under the Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (including Tsunami assistance) since 1 January 2006. Total dispatched in April 503 Mt Escalation of violence in April has led to low-intensity conflict between the LTTE and…

Situation Report Overall Situation Japan's special peace envoy to Sri Lanka, Yasushi Akashi warned on Wednesday that Sri Lanka's strained peace process was at its lowest ebb since he took the job in 2002, and called for talks to resume. Disaster Management…

By Kirsten Hongisto, communications manager-Asia for Christian Children's Fund For more than 20 years, many families in the Trincomalee District of eastern Sri Lanka have found themselves living in a war zone. And while the conflict has varied in intensity…

Overall Situation The Deputy Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery Mr. Eric Schwartz visits Sri Lanka between 4-6 May to assess progress made. Some 300 participants participated in the UNESCO conference in Colombo for World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. They adopted…

Save the Children is racing to provide emergency assistance to around 10,000 adults & children caught up in the escalating violence in Sri Lanka. This initial assistance includes plastic ground sheets, blankets, water purification tablets, water containers, mosquito nets, cooking…

By Paul Newman The eighteen year civil war in Sri Lanka between the LTTE and the government came to an end in December 2001 with the LTTE declaring a unilateral ceasefire. A formal ceasefire agreement was signed in April 2002…