Reports

POWER, AUTHORITY AND DISSENT We live in turbulent times. Dissent runs the risk of denunciation. Criticism could provoke cataclysmic repercussions. Yet we must remain engaged in a dialogue of reason that will allow us to distinguish power from authority. Please…

COLOMBO, 9 April 2008 (IRIN) - A poor rice harvest, rising global food prices and the enduring conflict are increasing food insecurity for hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans, UN food experts have warned. Only half the country's 20 million…

Situation Report The Government of Sri Lanka's (GoSL) military offensive in the Mannar District has caused a series of displacements of civilians from the areas of Pandivirichchaan, Adampan, Andankulam and other areas starting on August 25, 2007. The IDPs sought…

Baltimore, March 28, 2008 - Lutheran World Relief is providing emergency food rations to approximately 200 children under the age of 6 who have been displaced from their homes by recent torrential rains in Sri Lanka. More than 7,000 people…

20 -27 Mar 2008 IDP trends as reported this week by GAs Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna displaced before Dec 2005 displaced after Jan 2006 23,771 83,480 6,725 23.656 Kilinochchi 13,386 51,487 Mullaitivu 9,186 29,196 Vavuniya 3,053 10,968 Mannar 6,721 25,241 Trincomalee 1,772 5,971 Batticaloa 6,896 26,038 Ampara 1,490 5,569 Jaffna district Situation update - The situation remained tense in Jaffna during the reporting period with intermittent shelling towards FDL…

Districts: Vadamarachchi East (Jaffna), Mannar, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, & Vavuniya I. Kilinochchi District a. Situation Report - KDRRO gave Rs 20,000 (US$ 200) to 05 beneficiaries, Rs. 4000 (US$ 40) each, engaged in poultry husbandry in Vivehananthanagar on 03 March 2008. -…

Cologne - In her current report fort he Malteser International Lent Campaign "40 Euros for Sri Lanka', the British water engineer Suzanna Lipscombe calls for a clean and hygienic learning environment for children in Sri Lanka. First, children must…

(New York, 3 March 2008): The Interagency Standing Committee Country Team in Sri Lanka has issued a Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) for humanitarian and early recovery assistance during 2008. The CHAP requests $146.2 million for 108 projects to be…

Paddy @ 20/= Rice @ 60/= what is the mystery? Can we keep both the Farmer and the Housewife happy? By Karunarathna Gamage It is hardly a secret that the rapidly increasing price of rice has now become an unbearable burden…

COLOMBO, 25 February 2008 (IRIN) - The UN and NGOs working in the conflict-ridden north and east are warning of a mounting humanitarian toll in 2008 due to the escalation in hostilities between Sri Lankan government forces and the…