Sri Lanka
Cáritas. 7 de mayo de 2009.- Cáritas Sri Lanka está repartiendo tres comidas diarias a 20.000 desplazados que han huido de sus hogares en los últimos meses como consecuencia del recrudecimiento de la guerra en el norte del país.…
Sri Lanka
The current hostilities in Sri Lanka between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have intensified the scale of the humanitarian crisis in the country. Reports continue of death and injury to civilians trapped in the…
Sri Lanka
The intensified conflict between the national government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has affected over one million people living in five northern districts (Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya). Over 100 000 people have fled the…
Sri Lanka
This report covers the period from 04 to 06 May 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 07 May. I. Highlights - The Ministry of Defence granted permission to 12 UN national staff to leave IDP…
Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, 5 May 2009: The United Nations and Government of Sri Lanka said today that an urgent appeal has been launched for $50 million to meet the most immediate humanitarian needs of civilians fleeing fighting in the country's north. The…
Sri Lanka
"The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Directorate General for Cooperation and Development has contributed with a financial amount of 400.000 euros to WFP in response to urgent humanitarian assistance for the population in Sri Lanka in response…
Sri Lanka
The medical personnel arrived from the South have already been posted at the hospital in Settikulum-Zone II and other IDP welfare centers. The doctors, nurses, paramedics and other supporting staff are attending to medical requirements of the war-displaced civilians fleeing…
Sri Lanka
The Ministry of Health has taken steps to initiate a survey on IDP families who were stranded while crossing over to cleared area from the No Fire Zone under the supervision of the Minister of Health Care and Nutrition…
Sri Lanka
Baltimore, May 4, 2009 - Lutheran World Relief is providing urgently needed food and clean water in response to the swelling numbers of people displaced by the worsening conflict in Sri Lanka. Armed conflict in Sri Lanka continues to escalate between…
Sri Lanka
I. Highlights - The UN in Sri Lanka presented an Emergency Funding document to donors on 04 May 2009, which identified priorities for a total amount of US$ 50,133,226 in urgent requirements. This document forms part of the US$ 155…
