Reports

Context The first HIV case in Sri Lanka was identified in 1986. By 30 September 2008, 1,029 cases were reported. Out of this figure, 597 are male and 432 are female. A total of 192 male and 89 female…

The Government is bound to provide what the children in the North and the East have lost due to terrorist atrocities for the past 30 years, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the opening ceremony of the playground and the…

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 June 25, 2009. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - On July 7, international media reported that the Sri Lankan Parliament had extended…

Introduction Six weeks after the conclusion of the war in Sri Lanka, the UN continues its support to Government of Sri Lanka's operations in the camps in Vavuniya, Jaffna and Trincomalee. These camps currently hold approximately 280,000 people, and although…

Introduction Six weeks after the conclusion of the war in Sri Lanka, the UN continues its support to Government of Sri Lanka's operations in the camps in Vavuniya, Jaffna and Trincomalee. These camps currently hold approximately 280,000 people, and although…

Caritas has delivered vital aid for over 70,000 people in Sri Lanka who had fled their homes in the recent fighting. In early 2009, up to quarter of a million people were trapped between government security forces and the…

The Government has taken steps to provide access to education for displaced school going children join hands with the National Child Protection Authority and the Department of Probation and Childcare Department. The Examinations Department has started a process to equip children…

With the return of one thousand families for re-settle in the Ampara district on July 02 the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and partners have assisted with Government of Sri Lanka to the return process in Ampara today, marking the…

A streamlined process to facilitate the students facing the upcoming General Certificate of Advanced Level (G.C.E. A/L), Ordinary Level (O/L) and Year five scholarship examinations has been duly put in place in the 'Transitional Camps' in Vavuniya, Commissioner General of…

- Minister Keheliya Rambukwella "The priority number one, two and three of the Government is to make sure the IDP's situation is taken and focused on" stated the Government Defence Spokesman Hon. Minister Keheliya Rambukwella at a media briefing held…