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I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS CERF support for services to IDPs and returnees - Sri Lanka has received US$ 13.7 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to strengthen UN and IOM support to thousands of civilians displaced in…

The return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) from welfare centers to their places of origin continues at an increased pace, particularly from Menik Farm. As of 11 March, 185, 127 people have been resettled in Vavuniya, Mannar, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa,…

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS Support to the return process - Returns continued at an increased pace, particularly from Menik Farm. The Competent Authority for IDPs has shared a schedule of planned returns with agencies, which is constantly revised as demining…

Key Messages The current retail prices of rice and wheat remain higher than the pre- food crisis levels of 2007. Large proportions of IDPs are likely to remain in refugees camps due to obstacles to their return to their places of…

I. Situation Overview & highlights - Zone 5 in Menik Farm is now being used as a collection centre for IDPs during return movements, allowing IDPs access to water and sanitation facilities while they await transport to their districts of…

I. Situation Overview & highlights - Resettlement picked up again at the beginning of February. Returns occurred to Oddusuddan, Thunukkai and Manthai East (in Mullaitivu District), Manthai West and Madhu (in Mannar District), Vavuniya North (in Vavuniya District) of IDPs…

Since September 2008, DFID has allocated =A312.5 million of humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka. To date:

I. Situation Overview & highlights - The 2010 Presidential Elections concluded on 26 January, with official results announced on 27 January. The incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa claimed victory with 57.88% of the votes, while the opposition common candidate General Sarath…

I. Situation Overview & highlights Jaffna District: - On 6 January, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Resettlement, Development and Security in the Northern Province (PTF) and Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa visited Jaffna District to officially release a 300m…