Reports

01-15 May 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 Jan 2006 Kilinochchi Mullaitivu Vavuniya 61,697 253,796 Mannar 2,908 9,046 Trincomalee 2712 8591 Batticaloa 1,817 6,872 Ampara 1,028 3,732 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update - The…

Total number of IDPs arrived in Government controlled areas from uncleared areas from October 2008 District Families Persons Number of Sites Vavuniya as at 15/05 170,553* 22 Jaffna as at 08/04 3,865 11,168 12 Mannar (includes 804 old IDPs in Kalimoddai and Sirukandal) 363 856 03 Trincomalee as at 14/05 (Pulmoddai) 2,000 6,282 03 Total Civilian…

IOM's efforts to help nearly 200,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) fleeing conflict in northern Sri Lanka this week has received new backing from Japan and the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). Japan pledged USD 1 million in new funding and…

May 15, 2009 - While the U.N. Security Council and U.S. President Barak Obama are expressing concern and urging an end to violence, the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (www.crwrc.org) is providing emergency meals and temporary shelter to 15,000…

Geneva, 14 May 2009 - As of 7th May, UNOCHA reports 196,044 persons recently displaced by the ongoing conflict in northern Sri Lanka are accommodated in 12 IDP camps in Jaffna, 27 in Vavuniya, 1 in Mannar, and 3…

This report covers the period from 12 to 13 May 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 14 May. I. Highlights - On 12 May, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict,…

By James Elder COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, 13 May 2009 - Engulfed by gunfire, Tharshini, her husband and their two-week-old baby daughter, Anandi, plunged into the lagoon. Caught amid intense fighting between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and government…

L'UNICEF dénonce « le mépris total pour les plus vulnérables » Paris, le 13 mai 2009 - Alors que toujours plus de civils, dont de nombreux enfants, sont tués et blessés depuis 48 heures, l'UNICEF dénonce les conséquences catastrophiques des opérations…

This report covers the period from 11 to 12 May 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 13 May. I. Highlights - On 11 May, the United Nations Secretary-General expressed deep concern over the high number of…

Kathmandu, 12 May 2009 - With more children killed and injured in the past 48 hours, UNICEF today denounced the disastrous impact of the conflict in Sri Lanka on children. "With an estimated 50,000 civilians trapped in a tiny space…