Reports

Introduction One of the most important tasks of the Peace Secretariat over the last couple of years was promoting understanding of the commitment of the Sri Lankan government to an inclusive peace. This was difficult in as much as the…

I. Situation Overview & highlights - On 27 July, the visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Eric Schwartz announced a US$ 8 million donation towards the Sri Lankan Government's resettlement programme. Most of the funds…

This report is intended to give an overview of the current situation in the North East by tracking the trends of The following interpretations can be made for the month of July based on the data…

COLOMBO, 28 July 2009 (IRIN) - The return home of almost 300,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka must now be the priority for the government and humanitarian agencies assisting them, says a top US official. "The government of…

Washington, D.C. Ms. KAMATA: Good morning, everybody. I am Yoshiko Kamata of IMF Media Relations. Thank you very much for joining this morning's conference call on Sri Lanka. As you know, we regularly host a press conference call like this…

I. Situation Overview & highlights - On 27 July, the inaugural flight of the Sri Lanka Air Force's (SLAF) service for civilian passengers to Palaly, Jaffna, took off from Colombo. The flights to Jaffna will take off from Ratmalana airport…

Plans are afoot for the resettlement of 3000 families in 35 villages in the Vavuniya District and these 3000 IDP families will be resettled by August 7 in 35 villages, Head of the "Uthuru Wasanthaya" Task Force and Senior Presidential…

Press Release No. 09/266 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a 20-month Stand-By Arrangement for Sri Lanka in an amount equivalent to SDR 1.65 billion (about US$2.6 billion) to support the country's…

Since April 2007, the UK's Conflict Prevention Pool (CPP) has been providing funding support through UNICEF and other local partners for the rehabilitation and re-integration of former child soldiers in Sri Lanka. Many children were conscripted into LTTE cadres during…

Sri Lankan community leaders in France have formed a new association called Suriya Udawa to mobilize funds for child development projects in the north and east. The new association will launch its first project later this year to help…