Reports

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During 2007, the focus of the conflict in Sri Lanka moved from the East to certain parts of the North. As the situation in the East stabilised, the Government supported IDP returns, following clearance…

COLOMBO - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a German donation of €750,000 (US$1.1 million) worth of rice that will be used to provide needed critical food assistance for internally displaced people and other vulnerable groups on…

31 Jan -07 Feb 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 13,322 51,287 Mullaitivu 8,997 32,096 Vavuniya 3,027 10,643 Mannar 6,338 23,528 Trincomalee 1,166 3,742 Batticaloa 7,038 26,484 Ampara 1,480 5,529 Situation update - The situation has remained tense in Jaffna during the reporting period with intermittent shelling towards…

COLOMBO, 1 February 2008 (IRIN) - A UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) consignment of high-protein biscuits impounded by police a week ago on suspicion that it was going to the rebel Tamil Tigers has been released today. The detention of the…

24-31 Jan 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 24,947 86,374 7,408 25,579 Kilinochchi 13,322 51,287 Mullaitivu 8,997 32,096 Vavuniya 3,027 10,643 Mannar 6,343 23,576 Trincomalee 1,166 3,742 Batticaloa 7,038 26,484 Ampara 1,480 5,529 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update The security situation in Jaffna remains tense with audible and sporadic outgoing daily shelling. On 28 Jan,…

17 - 24 Jan 2008 IDP trends as reported this week by GAs Location Number of families Number of individuals Killinochchi 13,322 51,287 Mullaitivu 8,997 32,096 Vavuniya 3,027 10,643 Mannar 6,343 23,576 Trincoamlee 1,166 3,742 Batticaloa 7,046 26,512 Ampara 1,525 5,695 KILINOCHCHI…

10 - 17 Jan 2008 IDP trends as reported this week by GAs Location Number of families Number of individuals Killinochchi 13,322 51,287 Mullaitivu 9,068 32,370 Vavuniya 3,027 10,643 Mannar 6,333 23,544 Trincoamlee 1,166 3,742 Batticaloa 7,046 26,512 Ampara 1,525 5,695…

On Dec. 26, 2004, the fourth strongest earthquake over the past century struck in the Indian Ocean off the western coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake also triggered massive tsunamis that struck 12 countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka,…

03 - 10 Jan 2008 IDP trends as reported this week by GAs Location Number of families Number of individuals Killinochchi 13,322 51,287 Mullaitivu 9,068 32,370 Vavuniya 3,027 10,643 Mannar 6,333 23,544 Trincoamlee 1,162 3,742 Batticaloa 7,021 26,512 Ampara 1,525 5,695…

COLOMBO, 9 January 2008 (IRIN) - The rapidly deteriorating security situation in Sri Lanka has already affected the ability of aid agencies to work in the conflict-ridden north. In mid-December, all international agencies working in Mullaithivu District and parts of…