Rapports

For more than 30 years, civil war has raged in northern Sri Lanka. A recent increase in violence has forced families from their homes and left them in urgent need of outside assistance. CRWRC is responding with emergency food…

Geneva, 14 May 2009 - As of 7th May, UNOCHA reports 196,044 persons recently displaced by the ongoing conflict in northern Sri Lanka are accommodated in 12 IDP camps in Jaffna, 27 in Vavuniya, 1 in Mannar, and 3…

This report covers the period from 13 to 14 May 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 15 May. I. Highlights - On 13 May, the UN Security Council issued a press statement expressing its grave concern…

The Government of the Republic of Korea has decided to grant US$ 500,000 to Sri Lanka through the World Food Programme, Korean Embassy sources said. The aid offered by the Korean Government is to meet the immediate needs of the…

This report covers the period from 12 to 13 May 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 14 May. I. Highlights - On 12 May, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict,…

By James Elder COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, 13 May 2009 - Engulfed by gunfire, Tharshini, her husband and their two-week-old baby daughter, Anandi, plunged into the lagoon. Caught amid intense fighting between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and government…

L'UNICEF dénonce « le mépris total pour les plus vulnérables » Paris, le 13 mai 2009 - Alors que toujours plus de civils, dont de nombreux enfants, sont tués et blessés depuis 48 heures, l'UNICEF dénonce les conséquences catastrophiques des opérations…

Colombo, May 12, 2009: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), has donated $6 million (Rs 720.5 million) for non-food aid assistance to provide short-term, life-saving interventions for IDPs in northern…

Over the past two decades, the Sri Lankan people have witnessed the devastating effects of civil war on its men, women and children. The number of people who have become internally displaced has risen dramatically, and we are very…

Colombo / Geneva (ICRC) - Heavy fighting made it impossible today for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to evacuate wounded and sick people and their accompanying relatives from the combat area in north-eastern Sri Lanka, and…