Rapports

This report covers the period from 28 to 30 May 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 1 June. I. Highlights - The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sri Lanka briefed the media on Friday, 29…

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 May 21, 2009. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - On May 23, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and…

The United Nations, along with dozens of partner agencies, are working to improve basic conditions in camps housing people who fled the recently-ended conflict in northern Sri Lanka, it was announced today. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

Since September 2008, DFID has allocated =A312.5 million of humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka. To date: - =A31,500,000 has been committed to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for protection and assistance activities; - =A31,000,000 has been committed to the…

By Liz O'Neill The end of Sri Lanka's long civil war has left more than 250,000 civilians stranded in camps, in dire need of food, water and medical attention. "During the final stages of the conflict, all civilians who had been…

A Malaysian humanitarian organisation has succeeded in providing aid to displaced communities in Sri Lanka where others are still struggling to gain access. "We have been extremely lucky to be given the opportunity by the Sri Lankan authorities to work…

This report covers the period from 26 to 27 May 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 29 May. I. Highlights - The UN Human Rights Council special session to discuss the human rights situation in Sri…

Total number of IDPs arrived in Government controlled areas from uncleared areas from October 2008 as at 26 May 2009 District Families Persons Number of Sites Vavuniya as at 26/05 253,730* 25* Jaffna as at 21/05 3,855 11,064 12 Mannar (includes 804 old IDPs in Kalimoddai and Sirukandal) 401 1,033 03 Trincomalee as at 25/05…

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON The Human Rights Council this afternoon opened its eleventh Special Session on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said that there were strong reasons to…

The Government of Sri Lanka is committed to supplying sufficient food to civilians held captive by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the no-fire zone on the Mullaitivu coast. The Government has since February facilitated the delivery of…