Reports

By Junko Mitani BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka, 13 September 2006 - At a relief camp in Batticaloa, eastern Sri Lanka, 14-year-old Sanjan recounted the ordeal he and his family had endured. "We escaped from our village and went to a camp for…

COLOMBO, 12 September 2006 - The Japan Committee for UNICEF has contributed US$2.3 million to help boost children's nutrition, as well as improve water and sanitation for families and thousands of school children in Sri Lanka. Over US$1 million will…

Prepared by: Carin Zissis Escalating violence between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger separatist group threatens to end the shaky 2002 cease-fire and spark another round in a brutal civil war that has caused 65,000 deaths. S.P.…

The LTTE leadership has called for a three-month compulsory military training for all children in un-liberated areas in Wanni. The military training has been announced as essential to make a student eligible for sitting at the Ordinary level and…

TRINCOMALEE DISTRICT Situation update Prompted by the retaking of Sampur by the SLA and floods in Kantalai last weekend, there has been a growing number of IDPs returning to Muttur in recent days There are no clear figures on the…

JAFFNA DISTRICT Official displacement figures of Jaffna District as of 8 September: The latest official displacement figures from the office of the GA on 8 September on the 14 DS divisions including Vadamaratchi East is as follows: (figures in brackets…

JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update The government has reduced the curfew from 22 hours to 14.5 hours as of 30 August. The curfew is lifted at different times in different regions (Jaffna, Valihamam, Vadamaradchi, Themaradchi and Island) making movement difficult between…

As of 28 August, the number of forcibly displaced persons reached 210,000. This latest wave of violence between the government forces and the Tamil rebels, the LTTE, which began in April last, has also caused the death of more than…

Sources: TRO District Offices, UN Agencies, ICRC, GAs, AGAs, DSs and other orgnaisations Displaced Stats Kandawalai AGA & Vaharai: Location Families Individuals Kandawalai AGA Division, Kilinochchi District Kandawalai MV 197 810 Pramanthanaru MV 200 715 Kalvetty Thidal – Puliyan Pokkanai – Nageswara GTMS 228 300 Punnai Neeraviyadi MV 68 228 Koralai Pattu North (Vaharai)…

Exctract 1. Executive Summary When the Tsunami struck on the morning of 26 December 2004 the horrific images seen on television screens around the world resulted in an unprecedented out pouring of humanitarian relief for the tsunami affected countries. In the…