Sri Lanka
By Mervyn Fletcher NUWARA ELIYA, Sri Lanka, 31 May 2011 - A new day beckons in central Sri Lanka’s tea estates. Mother-of-five and picker of tea, Marystella, is up at 5.30 am to prepare the family’s breakfast…
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In Sri Lanka Southwestern monsoonal rain has affected several thousand people mainly in four districts in the country. More than 8600 persons have been affected by heavy rain, floods and landslides in the Kegalle, Galle,…
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COLOMBO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has today donated a number of items, including computers software and motorbikes to help support the post-harvest and local food production activities of the Ministries of Agriculture…
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In the aftermath of prolonged civil war and widespread flooding in Sri Lanka, Relief International is working with community groups to meet the needs of the most vulnerable populations and help them rebuild their lives through…
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FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Estimates of 2011 Maha season paddy crop revised downwards due to flood damages The reduced domestic production and rising international prices lead to a sharp rise in food prices since August 2010 Over 1 million people…
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Key Messages Significant rise in wheat and rice prices are observed due to international price hikes and damage to crops caused by recent floods. Nominal rice price may soon approach the level observed in 2008. Food security is…
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I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS • Between 1 April and 13 May 2011, 1,139 persons (366 families) departed the Menik Farm and Kodikamam Ramavil camps for their areas of origin in Mullaitivu (Maritimepattu and Odusuddan) and Kilinochchi…
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COLOMBO, 6 May 2011 (IRIN) - Sri Lankans are experiencing steep increases in two staple food sources, rice and wheat, because of severe floods and global shortages, says the UN. A World Food Programme (WFP) analysis states…
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COLOMBO, May 4, 2011 – The Japan Social Development Fund through the World Bank will support the nutrition improvement in mothers and children in Northern Sri Lanka with a $2.7 million grant ($300 million LKR) for…
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I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS By 20 April 2011, 16,606 persons (5,069 families) await resettlement in Menik Farm, almost entirely (98%) from areas in Mullaitivu District heavily contaminated with landmine/other Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), yet to…
