Reports

I.        SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS - As at 8 October 2010, just above 26,000 individuals remained in IDP camps in the Northern Province - including approximately 25,000 in five zones at Menik Farm, Vavuniya District, and 1,200 in…

WFP is at the forefront of a new alliance to bring fuel-efficient cooking stoves to millions of poor families. Formed under the auspices of the Clinton Global Initiative, the alliance is setting out to use clean stoves to help…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT - Record harvest of 2010 paddy crop. - Bumper harvest leads to significant drop in rice prices. - Overall food security is improved.

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS - Between 29 July and 26 August, 11,578 individuals (4,070 families) returned to their places of origin, the majority were from host families and less than 2,000 from Menik Farm. The total number of people…

Key Messages Bumper harvest has lead to significant drop in rice prices; on the other hand wheat prices have increased, mainly due to policy interventions on wheat imports. The government is continuing the resettlement process, but the country is undergoing some…

Luxembourg has provided a grant of Euro 285,000 for the financing of humanitarian projects in Sri Lanka. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has informed the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brussels which is concurrently…

(Colombo, 26 August 2010): The United Nations Resident/ Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC) Neil Buhne reiterated the urgent need to stay the course in helping displaced persons and returned communities when briefing donors assisting the work of humanitarian organizations supporting Sri Lanka's…

SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS - Between 3 June and 29 July 2010, approximately 41,740 individuals (about 12,733 families) returned to their areas of origin in the Northern Province. This brings the total number of people resettled since late 2009 to…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY One year after Sri Lanka's conflict ended, significant progress has been made on releases and returns from camps for internally displaced people (IDPs). Large-scale efforts are underway to re-establish essential services and livelihoods throughout the former conflict-affected areas…

Progress on releases and returns of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) has reduced the total number of IDPs in the Northern Province from approximately 285,000 in mid-2009 to just over 64,000 at the end of May 2010. Just over 56,000…