Reports

11 December – 18 December 2008 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 21,591 displaced before Dec 2005 6010 displaced after Jan 2006 73,672 displaced before Dec 2005 20,205 displaced after Jan 2006 Kilinochchi 124,369* Mullaitivu 83,800* Vavuniya 3,229 10,805 Mannar 2,937 9,084 Trincomalee 1,389 4,647 Batticaloa 2,225 8,373 *Figures…

COLOMBO, 16 December 2008 (IRIN) - A breakaway faction of the Tamil Tigers is to stop underage recruitments completely, the group's leader told IRIN. Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan, leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), which broke away from the Tamil Tigers…

27 November - 04 December 2008 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 6,010 20,205 Kilinochchi TBC TBC Mullaitivu TBC TBC Vavuniya 3,229 10,805 Mannar 2,938 9,087 Trincomalee 1,389 4,647 Batticaloa 2,274 8,543 Ampara 1,131 4,138 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update - The security situation remained tense across the District. Artillery shelling continues. - Several costal villages and areas near the…

By Patrick Fuller, International Federation in Sri Lanka In the years since the tsunami struck, most of the affected families along Sri Lanka's coastline have received some form of help to rebuild their homes and restore their livelihoods. But it is…

Continuing commitment to social services islandwide Because of multiple displacements for various reasons over the last two decades, discussion on the status of Internally Displaced Persons in Sri Lanka has suffered from a number of complications. These have not affected the…

This report is intended to give an overview of the current situation in the North East by tracking the trends of various conflict-sensitive indicators. The table on page 6 & 7 lists data for the three…

Numerous projects aimed at bringing development to the Eastern Province are being implemented by the Government with the support of international organisations. Sectors targeted include agriculture, fisheries, health and education, while special attention is being given to youth training programmes.…

COLOMBO, 27 November 2008 (IRIN) - At least 60 percent of all women in Sri Lanka have experienced domestic violence, according to the Gender-Based Violence Forum (GBV Forum), a collective of UN and other international and local organisations. Specialists believe…

20-27 November 2008 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 6,013 20,219 Kilinochchi TBC TBC Mullaitivu TBC TBC Vavuniya 3,229 10,805 Mannar 2,928 9,072 Trincomalee 1,389 4,647 Batticaloa 2,274 8,543 Ampara 1,131 4,138 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update - On 22 November, rainfall of 719.4 mm and cyclonic winds up to 80km/hr caused severe damage and widespread flooding in…

The World Bank, in addition to development projects already scheduled until the year 2012, will undertake a series of development activities in Sri Lanka including in the North and East, Country Director, Naoko Ishill said. The World Bank has allocated…