Reports

In recent days, it has become easier for WFP staff to monitor food distributions in the government-run camps housing people displaced by the last wave of fighting in Sri Lanka. Our country director, Adnan Khan, explains that WFP is…

This report covers the period from 30 May to 05 June 2009. The next report will be issued on or around 12 June. I. Highlights - The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, briefed the Security Council today…

COLOMBO, 5 June 2009 (IRIN) - Concerns are growing that the number of malnourished children is higher than earlier estimated among thousands of recently displaced in Sri Lanka. Some 300,000 internally displaced persons (IDP), many of them children, live in…

WFP is providing full rations to over 290,000 people accommodated in temporary transit camps in the North and East of the country. This is in addition to an earlier caseload of 183,000 IDPs, who are also being assisted by…

Note: The last fact sheet was dated May 29, 2009. KEY DEVELOPMENTS During the week of June 1, a USAID/OFDA implementing partner reported that the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) is establishing 20 additional internally displaced person (IDP) camps separate from the…

Caritas is supporting 48,000 people who had been forced from their homes in Sri Lanka during fighting in the north of the country. With the end of hostilities, Caritas Sri Lanka is able to provide food and other food items…

Food Security Situation? - Sri Lanka is classified as a lowincome, food-deficit country. In recent years, conflict and the frequency of droughts, floods and landslides have further reduced access to food. - Sri Lanka has high child undernutrition and malnutrition…

Executive Summary The World Food Programme (WFP) in collaboration with partners (Government, UN Agencies and NGOs) undertook a food security assessment in Ampara District in May 2009. The main objective of this assessment was to identify the progress of the recovery…

16-31 May 2009 IDP situation as reported this week by GAs Displacement after April 2006 Location Number of Families Number of Individuals Jaffna 21,526 displaced before Dec 2005 5,873 displaced after Jan 2006 73,361 displaced before Dec 2005 19,864 displaced after Jan 2006 Kilinochchi Mullaitivu Vavuniya 88,310 266,681 Mannar 3,040 9,103 Trincomalee 3,182 10,269 Batticaloa 1,749 6,599 Ampara 1,076 3,951 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation update - The…

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 page 7 & 8 lists data for the three…