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World Vision Sri Lanka on Friday appealed for urgent funding from donors who had previously pledged to support the return and resettlement process of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Sri Lanka as the long awaited move gathered pace. "We…

Excellencies, I am pleased to address you this morning as part of my regular briefings to the Diplomatic Corps. At today's meeting I wish to focus on the progress made by the Government of Sri Lanka in resettling the Internally…

The second phase of the rehabilitation program of ex-LTTE child soldiers began last Saturday, 31st October, in Vavuniya with 67 of them leaving for Colombo to receive a fully fledged education. Accordingly, 44 boys and 23 girls from Punthottem Rehabilitation Centre…

Sri Lanka - On a bright Tuesday morning in late September, Vakarai - a sleepy fishing village located about 300 kilometres east of the capital Colombo on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka - bustled with activity. Its villagers, who…

I. Situation Overview & highlights - During 10-15 October, a delegation from the state assemblies of Tamil Nadu, India, was in Sri Lanka to assess conditions of IDPs in the North. Following a visit to Menik Farm, the delegation called…

The Education Ministry has taken prompt action to dispatch school text books worth Rs. 25 million for the 2010 academic year for students housed in welfare villages in Vavuniya, Mannar and Madu areas. This is to provide maximum facilities for educational…

BANGKOK, 23 October 2009 (IRIN) - Donors are increasingly concerned over the conditions in Sri Lanka's camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) and are less likely to provide funding if they continue to restrict IDPs' freedom of movement, say…

COLOMBO, Oct 22, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The military in Sri Lanka said on Thursday that 144 former child soldiers recruited by armed groups during the civil war were admitted to a leading school in the capital Colombo…

Medical Teams International recently increased the capacity of local health care facilities by developing emergency departments in five district hospitals. Medical Teams International provided state-of-the-art equipment and trained staff in emergency care and resuscitation. We also included five dental clinics, upgraded…

GA/SHC/3955 Sixty-fourth General Assembly Third Committee 20th & 21st Meetings (AM & PM) Hears from Three UN Experts - Chair of Convention Monitoring Body; Chair of Subcommittee on Prevention; Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur In an exchange of views with three…