Reports

International community urged not to lose once-in-a-generation opportunity to help heal Sri Lanka Aid agency World Vision is urging the international community to seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help Sri Lanka by pledging millions of dollars to meet the critical…

COLOMBO, 30 April 2009 (IRIN) - More than half the 170,000 civilians who have fled fighting in Sri Lanka's north to government-controlled areas could be children needing care, relief officials warn. Some 100,000 people have fled the fighting since 20 April,…

28 March - 30 April 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…

CRISIS FOR CHILDREN: 100,000 CIVILIANS FLEE CONFLICT ZONE, AND TENS OF THOUSANDS STILL TRAPPED - Over the past days the number of IDPs who have managed to escape the fighting has more than doubled, to at least 170,000. - Amid fierce…

Caritas says that civilians are paying too high a cost for the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka and is calling for both sides to accept a ceasefire. Hundreds of thousands of people in dire need are leaving rebel held territory…

Colombo, 27 April 2009 - UNICEF said that 50 metric tonnes of airlifted emergency relief supplies landed today in Colombo. The supplies will immediately be sent to northern Sri Lanka to meet some of the most urgent needs of…

Colombo, le 27 avril 2009 - L'UNICEF a déclaré que 50 tonnes d'aide d'urgence arrivaient aujourd'hui par avion à Colombo. Le matériel sera immédiatement envoyé dans le nord du pays afin de répondre aux besoins les plus urgents des…

Save the Children fears hundreds of children are missing or separated from their parents, following the chaotic escape from the Sri Lanka 'no fire' zone this week. Even before the current influx into government camps in the north of…

KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday, 25 April 2009: MERCY Malaysia today announced that it has kick-started a medical project in Sri Lanka to assist people who have been internally displaced due to ongoing conflict. MERCY Malaysia also announced the launch of its Sri…

Save the Children New Zealand has announced that it is sending NZ$30,000 to support the organisation's international appeal to help the thousands of children and their families that are affected by the current conflict in Sri Lanka. Save the…