Rapports

News Release No. 026/03 MANILA, PHILIPPINES (7 March 2003) The President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Tadao Chino, reaffirmed ADB's commitment to supporting the peace process with rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance, during a meeting with representatives of the Liberation…

PRESS RELEASE The Government of Japan has decided to extend the 35th ODA Loan package amounting to a total of Yen 33,630 million (approximately Rs. 26,070 million) to the Government of Sri Lanka for the implementation of the six projects.…

NEWS RELEASE EMBARGO 00.01 CET:=A0 Saturday 8 February 2003 Many thousands of Sri Lankans now returning home after years of civil war need help to rebuild their lives, says aGeneva-based organisation monitoring war and displacement. In a new report(attached), the Global IDP…

No.:25/03 The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) held the fifth and shortened session of peace talks at the Norwegian Embassy in Berlin on 7 - 8 February 2003. The discussions focused on…

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and UNICEF will develop an Action Plan to restore normality in the lives of children of North and East affected by the armed conflict, UNICEF announced yesterday. The Action Plan will address issues relating…

Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will visit Sri Lanka on Thursday (January 30). The impact of the armed conflict on children and the protection of children will be the focal point of her visit here. During…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in 178 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org Appeal Target…

The two-decade long war in Sri Lanka has left a staggering 630,000 people internally displaced. The country's official population is 18 million. Most of the displacement took place in the war-affected North East of the country. Another 330,000 people…

Introduction Social Indicator (SI) carried out its Study of Public Perceptions in the Jaffna peninsular for the third time in 2002. SI is an independent research organization, operating under the Board of Directors of the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA). While…

IP/02/1876 Brussels,13 December 2002 The European Commission has adopted a humanitarian aid decision worth €2 million to help victims of landmines in the war-affected areas of Sri Lanka. The aid is being channelled through ECHO, the Humanitarian Aid Office of…