Rapports

Colombo (Sri Lanka) - At the conclusion of her visit to Sri Lanka, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced today an increase in critical humanitarian aid to assist the civilians displaced by the ongoing civil…

I. Highlights - The ERC, Mr. John Holmes, briefed the members of the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka on 30 April 2009. - The Japanese Special Peace Envoy to Sri Lanka, Mr. Yashushi Akashi, visited Vavuniya and…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated April 22, 2009 KEY DEVELOPMENTS From late October through April 30, approximately 172,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs)…

With the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in camps in Vavuniya, the government-controlled district adjoining the LTTE conflict zone, now at over 150,000, IOM is ramping up its response to the crisis with new tent shipments and the…

International community urged not to lose once-in-a-generation opportunity to help heal Sri Lanka Aid agency World Vision is urging the international community to seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help Sri Lanka by pledging millions of dollars to meet the critical…

COLOMBO, 30 April 2009 (IRIN) - More than half the 170,000 civilians who have fled fighting in Sri Lanka's north to government-controlled areas could be children needing care, relief officials warn. Some 100,000 people have fled the fighting since 20 April,…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In April 2009, The United Nations World food Programme in collaboration with the Government, UN agencies and NGOs conducted an Emergency Food Security Assessment in Baticalloa District. The assessment focused in areas where populations that were affected by the…

28 March - 30 April 2009 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 21,526 displaced before Dec 2005 5,873 displaced after Jan 2006 73,361 displaced before Dec 2005 19,864 displaced after…

This report covers the period from 27 to 28 April 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 30 April. I. Highlights British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner arrived in Sri Lanka on…

Cologne. "The situation in the war zone has worsened in the past few days. Tens of thousands of civilians have been transferred to camps that were erected by the military and the government. The camps are generally overcrowded", reports…