Reports

This report is intended to give an overview of the current situation in the North East by tracking the trends of various conflict-sensitive indicators. The table on pages 7 and 8 lists data for the three…

Several projects initiated by the Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition targeting the healthcare development in the eastern province will be vested in the public tomorrow and Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva will declare open the Outdoor Patients Department's building at…

Since September 2008, DFID has allocated =A312.5 million of humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka. To date: - =A31,500,000 has been committed to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for protection and assistance activities; - =A31,000,000 has been committed to…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated June 12, 2009. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - From June 17 to 18, the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires and USAID/OFDA staff traveled…

This report covers the period from 19 to 25 June 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 2 July. I. Highlights - On 20 June 2009, the United Nations Office of the Resident / Humanitarian Coordinator for…

Press Release No: 2009/431/SAR Washington, June 23, 2009: The World Bank today approved a US$24 million IDA credit providing further support to the Government of Sri Lanka's health service delivery program, with particular emphasis on the special health needs in…

Half the project funds to be allocated to the conflict-affected Northern and Eastern Provinces Press Release No:2009/431/SAR Washington, June 23, 2009: The World Bank today approved a US$24 million IDA credit providing further support to the Government of Sri Lanka's health…

IP/09/983 Brussels, 23 June 2009 - The European Commission has allocated €5 million to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to internally displaced people, mostly ethnic Tamils, placed in camps in Sri Lanka. All funds are channelled through the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO),…

ARIPPU, Sri Lanka, June 19 (UNHCR) The coastal village of Arippu in north-western Sri Lanka has been deserted for years, but people are coming back from nearby towns with the help of UNHCR now the long war with the…

Baltimore, June 19, 2009 - Lutheran World Relief (LWR) announced today a $500,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support its emergency response to the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka. The grant will fund half of…