Reports

March 14, 2012 Hon’ble Madam Speaker, I rise to inform the House on “The Situation in Sri Lanka”. At the outset, allow me to convey that I fully share the concerns and sentiments raised by the Hon’ble Members of…

By Rajat Madhok COLOMBO/JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, 12 March 2012 – Families of children who disappeared during Sri Lanka’s 27-year-long conflict wait for news of their lost ones outside a UNICEF-funded Family Tracing and Reunification Centre (FTR) in…

International Women’s Day, 8th March, is like any other for MAG Sri Lanka’s Mine Action Team “MAT 10”, whose eight deminers, medic and deputy team leader are all female. The team is working in the conflict-affected village…

This report indicates the UN and NGO partner response to continuing humanitarian needs and early recovery concerns, in support to the Sri Lankan Government’s efforts to rebuild the former conflict-affected regions. Activities show progress towards the…

The EU SEM (European Union Support to Socio Economic Development) is a Programme aimed to support the sustainable development of Socio Economic Measures in North and East of Sri Lanka. A sum of EUR 16 million…

Period covered by this operations update: 13 October 2011 to 12 January 2012 Appeal target (current): CHF 6.17 million Appeal coverage: 98 per cent based on current revised appeal budget. Appeal history: This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on…

The three decade separatist war in the country deprived many of our fellow brothers and sisters, especially in the Northern Province, of their lives and many others with their limbs, sight and speech. However, with the defeat…

COLOMBO, February 3, 2012 – Vulnerable communities in North East Sri Lanka are to benefit from a new school and health centre, funded by the European Union through UNICEF. The new health centre is to play a…

COLOMBO, 6 February 2012 (IRIN) - Landmine clearance in Sri Lanka's conflict-affected north could take more than a decade, experts say. "It is expected to take [in] excess of 10 years to fully mitigate all remaining contamination…

The war in Sri Lanka ended in May 2009 after nearly 27 years, having not only caused tremendous hardship to its people, but also fragmenting the relationships between the country’s Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim communities. UNDP efforts…