Reports

This report covers the period from 12 to 18 June 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 19 June. I. Highlights - 4,444 IDPs were transferred from two schools in Vavuniya town to the newly established Sumathipuram…

Recently, MERCY Malaysia conducted an email interview with online news portal Malaysiakini on our work in Sri Lanka. Please find the full Question-and-Answer session with our President, Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood, below: 1. How many Malaysians are working in Sri…

01-15 June 2009 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 21,638 displaced before Dec 2005 5,517 displaced after Jan 2006 74,059 displaced before Dec 2005 18,745 displaced after Jan 2006 Kilinochchi - - Mullaitivu - - Vavuniya 89,934 273,434 Mannar 2,423 6,771 Trincomalee…

Mercy Malaysia had deployed a two-member team to Sri Lanka to establish a working relationship with the SL government, NGOs and other international agencies. "Accordingly, we conduct an assessment on how we involve in supporting the war displace civilians…

Ministry of Health (MoH) has mobilized its resources to a maximum to provide medical facilities to the civilians in welfare centers in Vavuniya. Additional 232 Medical officers have been permanently posted to the Northern Province and Padaviya hospitals. With this…

This report covers the period from 6 to 11 June 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 19 June. I. Highlights - Construction work in Menik Farm zone 5 commenced on 5 June. The Competent Authority (CA)…

Brussels C(2009) XXX final (ECHO/LKA/BUD/2009/02000) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No.1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid(1) , and in particular Article 2(a) and Article 13…

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 4, 2009. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - On June 11, U.N. Resident Coordinator Neil Buhne stated that conditions at Manik…

The Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has thanked those countries who supported his offensive against the Tamil Tigers, but peace is not automatic for the island nation. In a victory display last week that saw Colombo's seaside turned into…

Total number of IDPs arrived in Government controlled areas from uncleared areas from October 2008 as at 08 June 2009 District Families Persons Number of Sites Vavuniya as at 08/06 260,250* 22* Jaffna as at 31/05 3,852 11,063 11 Mannar (includes 804 old IDPs in Kalimoddai and Sirukandal) 401 1,033 03 Trincomalee as at…