Reports

KEY DEVELOPMENTS The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) has closed the Manik Farm internally displaced person (IDP) camp, previously one of the world’s largest IDP camps, accommodating up to 300,000 people who fled their homes in the…

Government of Japan has donated Rs. 180 million (120 Japanese Yen) worth of Canned Fish through the United Nation World Food Programme to the Government of Sri Lanka. 232 Mt. of Canned Fish will be distributed…

The last batch of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)s will be resettled in their villages today. Over 2,000 people belonging to 617 families still live in refugee camps and they are to be resettled. Security Forces Commander, Major…

This Revised Emergency Appeal now seeks CHF 23.3 million in cash, kind, or services to support the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) to assist at least 20,000 families (100,000 people) for 67 months. The work…

Period covered by this report: 12 January 2011 to 31 March 2012 Appeal target (current): CHF 4.62 million Appeal coverage: Including Appeal history: This final report is now issued with a final financial report. The balance of funds from this…

This report covers the period 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012 Overview The programme has kicked-off with a good level of funding and with new funding arrived recently, we should be able to complete most of the…

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS Returns and displacement By the end of August 2012, 447,269 people (133,518 families) had returned to the Northern Province. This figure includes 234,024 people (74,192 families) displaced after April 2008 and 213,245 persons…

Thursday, August 23 , 2012 - 5.46 GMT The visiting Indian minister for Culture, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation assured to extend India' assistance for resettlement and reconstruction works in former conflict-affected Northern and Eastern Provinces. Minister Kumari…

The government of Japan has provided US$ 89,825 (over Rs. 11.7 million) grant aid for a project to improve livelihoods of the resettled people in the Vavuniya District under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security…

Last modified on: 8/23/2012 11:11:09 AM The government has begun the final stage of resettlement process to resettle the remaining internally displaced person (IDP) families in the Northern Province. The Minister of Resettlement Gunaratne Weerakoon said that the…