Reports

The Government of Japan has provided equipment valued over Rs. 70 million to the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) to be utilized for reconstruction related purposes in Tsunami affected areas throughout the country. The damages caused by the Tsunami were so…

By Neomi Kodikara, Norwegian Refugee Council All they wanted was to go home. But as one man in a camp noted, their 'future is a big question mark', as Sri Lanka is once again on the brink of a bloody…

WHILE questions that dogged the tsunami recovery effort through 2006 coalesced in a crop of media stories and critical reports of the failure of the international community's response to the December 2004 disaster, the Irish public should feel proud…

22 February 01 March 2007 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update Heavy shelling continued in the evenings and mornings over the last week, in the northern part of Kilinochchi (Muhamalai area). Due to the increasing number of security incidents and continuing uncertainties in…

By Junko Mitani AMPARA, Sri Lanka, 27 February 2007 - Arunodaya Vidyalaya School in this town on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka was completely destroyed by the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004. Now, more than two years later, the…

15 - 22 February 2007 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update The Commissioner General for Essential Services (CGES) has approved the fuel quota for UN agencies working in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts for February 2007. A total of 11,980 liter of diesel…

01 - 08 February 2007 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update On 04 and 05 February, there was shelling in the areas north of Muhamalai in Kilinochchi. On 05 February, the telephone connection between Kilinochchi and the rest of the country was…

BACKGROUND AND KEY DEVELOPMENTS More than two decades of conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) separatist group have caused at least 65,000 deaths, according to humanitarian monitoring organizations. According to…

25 January - 01 February 2007 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update The general situation in Kilinochchi town has been calm with the exception of short and sporadic shelling in the north, Muhamalai FDL areas during the evenings. On 30 January…

25 January - 01 February 2007 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update The general situation in Kilinochchi town has been calm with the exception of short and sporadic shelling in the north, Muhamalai FDL areas during the evenings. On 30 January…