Reports

Program Description USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) Sri Lanka program assists in generating greater support for a negotiated peace settlement to end the long-standing conflict in Sri Lanka. To accomplish this aim, OTI's three objectives are to: demonstrate tangible benefits…

On 8 January 2004, AMDA PBP (Association of Medical Doctors of Asia, Peace Building Project through Health in Sri Lanka), Japanese medical NGO, started off X-ray service at Kilinochchi District Hospital and has been successful in taking 10-15 radiographs…

By Scott McDonald COLOMBO (Reuters) - More than 700 children were recruited as soldiers by Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels last year despite a ceasefire in the island's ethnic war, the U.N. children's agency said on Thursday. In a progress…

COLUMBO, 22 January 2004 - A call for more commitment to make lasting improvements in the lives of Sri Lanka's most vulnerable children has been made in a report that details progress by partners to the Action Plan for…

Refugees International assessed the situation for Sri Lankan refugees in India in December. Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka began fleeing to India in 1983 when violence broke out in their country between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamil militant…

State's Bloomfield pledges continued U.S. global efforts to remove mines Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Lincoln Bloomfield Jr. announced the donation of six mine detecting dogs to the Sri Lankan government, thanks to contributions from corporate and private U.S.…

Kavita Shukla and Larry Thompson of Refugees International visited Sri Lanka in December2003. A ceasefire in February 2002 halted Sri Lanka's 19-year-long civil war, but little progress has been made in achieving a lasting peace agreement between the government and…

The International Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity. The Federation is the world's largest humanitarian organization, and its millions of volunteers are active in over 180…

AMPARA - October 2003General Situation The general situation is calm. The harvesting time is over and preparations are being made for the maha season. Representatives from USAID and the Batticaloa office of ZOA visited the CHA District Information…

Appeal Target: CHF 1, 182,574 (USD 1,534,572 or EUR 1,831,216) Period covered: June to November 2003 The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization…