Reports

Colombo, April 4: Sri Lankan Chief Negotiator to the Geneva talks, Health and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva told the new Norwegian peace envoy yesterday that the Sri Lankan Government had taken all possible measures to implement the…

Overall Situation The top mediator in Sri Lanka's peace process, Erik Solheim of Norway, met the LTTE's leading negotiator in London on Wednesday to discuss peace progress. The LTTE will participate at the second session of peace negotiations in Geneva…

Overall Situation On 6 March the foundation stone was laid to reconstruct the tsunami- affected fisheries harbour of Galle. The project is funded by the Japanese Government and the estimated cost is 559 million rupees. The United Nations Country Team…

UNICEF highlights - UNICEF in a media release on 14 February appealed to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to cease the recruitment of children and to release children within its ranks, also calling on the parties to reaffirm their…

Overall Situation Truce talks between the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended Thursday evening in Geneva with both sides agreeing to meet again on April 19 for another round of talks. The…

Minister of Health and Nutrition and the Head of the Government delegation Nimal Siripala de Silva said that the Government delegation would contribute its best at the Geneva talks to bring peace to the country. Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva…

08-15 February 2007 KILINOCHCHI & MULLAITIVU DISTRICTS Situation update On 11 February 2007, the Omanthai entry/exit point was closed without any prior notice but reopened the next day. Heavy shelling continued in the mornings and evenings the last week in the…

Overall Situation The UNCT retreat was held from the 9-11 February with all heads of agencies including World Bank, Asian Development Bank and the International Monitory Fund. The aim was to orient all agencies to the CCA/UNDAF (United Nations Development…

The Government will press for a meaningful ceasefire during the February 22-23 talks in Geneva, Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa said yesterday. "We want to make sure that there will be no killings. There will be no action of any other…

Overall Situation The parties to the conflict in Sri Lanka, the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), have asked Norway to facilitate talks in Geneva from 22 to 23 February. The parties will discuss…