Reports

Inauguration ceremonies are being held today to mark the opening of two vocational training centres in Mullaitivu District in northern Sri Lanka, part funded by IOM. Young people from 18 to 25 years living in the district…

CARE is currently responding to the series of floods which have occurred across Sri Lanka over the past weeks. Heavy rainfall began around the 18th of December in several districts of the country, causing floods and…

Continuing their humanitarian initiatives to uplift the livelihood of the resettled people of the North, security forces in Jaffna donated a consignment of fishing nets to the fishing community at Senthankulam in Naguleshvaram recently. The fishing apparatus…

MAG's work in the war-torn region of Puthukudiyiruppu in northern Sri Lanka has helped hundreds of children get back to school. "When you took those mines out of the ground, our children were able to come back,"…

Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict At its 33rd meeting, on 31 May 2012, the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict examined the fourth report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Sri…

In May 2010, pre-monsoon rains that were intensified by Cyclone Laila saw thunder storms and high winds, accompanied by floods and landslides, sweep through 14 of Sri Lanka’s 25 districts. The extreme weather caused severe distress to over…

A United States Government grant of $500,000 will help 150,000 residents in the Northern and Eastern Provinces avoid landmines and explosive remnants of war. Beginning this week in Mullaitivu, resettling communities are participating in mine…

Period covered by this Ops Update: 13 April to 30 November 2012 Appeal target (current): CHF 23.3 million Appeal coverage: 35 per cent based on current revised appeal budget Appeal history: · Emergency Appeal: This was initially launched on 12…

Foreign Minister Bob Carr has confirmed Australia’s continuing support for education in Sri Lanka during a three-day visit to Colombo. Senator Carr took time out from discussions with the Sri Lankan Government to visit a local school…

Media release 17 December 2012 Foreign Minister Bob Carr today announced a four-point plan to fight people-smuggling – to be discussed with Sri Lankan government and naval authorities and including increased on-water co-operation, intelligence sharing and reducing incentives…