Reports

Overall Situation The top mediator in Sri Lanka's peace process, Erik Solheim of Norway, met the LTTE's leading negotiator in London on Wednesday to discuss peace progress. The LTTE will participate at the second session of peace negotiations in Geneva…

Overall Situation UNDP's Resident Representative in Sri Lanka, Miguel Bermeo, and the Chairman of the Disaster Relief Monitoring Unit (DMRU), Lionel Fernando, handed over the People's Consultations report to President Mahinda Rajapakse on 13 March. The consultations were done over a…

Successes to build upon As reported in this issue the Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) is reviewing the housing sector in order to clarify policy issues and strengthen coordination mechanisms between Colombo and the Districts. This should translate into more…

COLOMBO, Mar 15, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- A Sinhalese majority pressure group Wednesday urged the Sri Lankan government to order Norway out of the peace facilitation role with the Tamil Tigers. Gunadasa Amarasekera, secretary to the Patriotic National Movement (PNM),…

Overall Situation On 6 March the foundation stone was laid to reconstruct the tsunami- affected fisheries harbour of Galle. The project is funded by the Japanese Government and the estimated cost is 559 million rupees. The United Nations Country Team…

MATARA, 7 March 2006 - Under a new Australian Red Cross funded project, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will hold its first mobile eye clinic in Matara on Friday, 10 March, heralded by an opening ceremony at 9…

Overall Situation The OCHA Ampara field office held a half day workshop on "Permanent Housing Site Criteria" on 3 March 2006 with support from UNICEF, OXFAM, IOM, ILO and the Reconstruction and Development Authority (RADA). The workshop brought together representatives…

Recipient: Yasodara Shanti Nikethanaya Shipment Number: 4941 Shipment Date: 2/10/2006 Value: $308 The Yasodara Orphanage, located in the town of Deliwala, Sri Lanka, operates a home for orphaned girls. Established in 1986 and run by Buddhist nuns, the home has a…

The General Situation/ Observance of the ceasefire agreement/ the security situation/ Degree of violence / rebellion Jaffna: Shooting incidents and grenade attacks have noticeably reduced following the visit of Norwegian facilitator Eric Solheim, and a semblance of normalcy has returned…

The General Situation/ Observance of the ceasefire agreement/ the security situation/ Degree of violence / rebellion Amparai: The situation in the district, especially in the coastal areas of Akkaraipattu and Nintavur, is very tense and there is feeling that violence…