Rapports

On December 13 (Fri), the Government of Japan decided to extend an emergency grant aid of about 1,620,000 dollars to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as emergency assistance for Sri Lankan returnees. 2. In…

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…

2003(In CHF) 2004 2(In CHF) 1. Health and Care 452,351 371,400 2. Disaster Management 185,175 119,000 3. Humanitarian Values 35,911 29,445 4. Organizational Development 509,137 357,000 Total 1,182,573 1 876,845 1 These are preliminary budget figures for 2004, and are subject to revision.2 USD 812,000 or EUR 802,000. Introduction Sri Lanka has a population of…

SG/SM/8546 The following statement was issued yesterday by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General welcomes the conclusion of the third round of Sri Lanka peace talks, during which the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil…

Hailing progress achieved in talks aimed at settling the conflict in Sri Lanka, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced hope that the country's peace process would be completed through future negotiations. In a statement released by his spokesman in New…

Federal Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer gave the following statement on Friday (6 December) on the agreement between the Sri Lankan Government and LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam): "The Federal Government welcomes the agreement reached yesterday in Oslo following Norwegian…

Extract from Press Briefing Mr. Takashima: The second announcement is about the situation in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The Government of Japan will host an international conference in May or June next year in Tokyo to assist…

The United States regards progress made in talks held December 2-5 between the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as "extremely positive," according to State Department Deputy Speaker Philip Reeker. In a statement released December…

The third session of Sri Lanka peace negotiations was completed in Oslo today. The government and LTTE have decided to explore a political solution founded on internal self-determination based on a federal structure within a united Sri Lanka. This is…

By Inger Sethov OSLO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Tamil Tiger rebels assured Sri Lanka's government during peace talks in Oslo on Tuesday that rebel-run police and courts were no threat to efforts to end nearly two decades of war. Chief Tamil…