Reports

I have just returned from my second trip to the Ampara district on the east coast of Sri Lanka where GOAL's efforts are based, a place so remote that aid workers did not arrive until two weeks after the…

UNICEF highlights - UNICEF in a media release on 14 February appealed to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to cease the recruitment of children and to release children within its ranks, also calling on the parties to reaffirm their…

Overall Situation Truce talks between the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended Thursday evening in Geneva with both sides agreeing to meet again on April 19 for another round of talks. The…

IOM has signed an agreement with the Sri Lankan government to provide eye care services to people in seven tsunami-affected districts of the country. Over 100,000 people from tsunami-affected communities and low-income families will benefit from the IOM project funded by…

Colombo, 17 February 2006 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Sri Lanka to provide eye care services to people in seven tsunami-affected districts of the country. The MoU…

08-15 February 2007 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update On 11 February 2007, the Omanthai entry/exit point was closed without any prior notice but reopened the next day. Heavy shelling continued in the mornings and evenings the last week in the…

Overall Situation The UNCT retreat was held from the 9-11 February with all heads of agencies including World Bank, Asian Development Bank and the International Monitory Fund. The aim was to orient all agencies to the CCA/UNDAF (United Nations Development…

Overall Situation The parties to the conflict in Sri Lanka, the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), have asked Norway to facilitate talks in Geneva from 22 to 23 February. The parties will discuss…

Overall Situation The Central Bank says Sri Lanka had received Rs. 25.4 billion in private donations for relief and rehabilitation work (at 31 December 2005). This figure includes Rs. 3.35 billion received by the Government mainly through the Central Bank…

Eastern RegionObservance of the ceasefire agreement/ the security situation/ Degree of violence / rebellion Amparai- 10.01.06: A small-business owner from the Akkaraipattu Muslim area was shot at around 3.30 pm, and was taken to the Kalmunai hospital for…