Reports

COLOMBO, Jun 8, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has called on all political parties to make joint efforts to bring permanent peace to the country within the framework of a united and independent nation,…

Planned Project Summary Information Project number: A-032036-002 Branch: Asia Country: Sri Lanka CIDA's ODA Priorities: 20% - Public Sector Competence; 30% - Civil Society'S Policy Role; 50% - Capacity, Skills And Productivity Enhancement CIDA's Sectors: 10% - Economic And Development Policy/Planning; 10% - Government Administration; 10% -…

COLOMBO, Jun 3, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) Sri Lanka's ruling alliance partner Thursday urged the international community to bring pressure on the Tamil Tiger rebels to do away with precondition of an interim self rule as the basis for…

Planned Project Summary Information Project number: A-032037-002 Branch: Asia Country: Sri Lanka CIDA's ODA Priorities: 40%- Primary Health Care; 60% - Child Protection CIDA's Sectors: 10% - Basic Health Care; 10% - Basic Health Infrastructure; 10% - Health Personnel Development; 10% -…

COLOMBO, Jun 2, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) The Sri Lankan army and Tamil Tiger rebels held talks on Wednesday in the eastern town of Batticaloa in a bid to stop the recent series of killings in the eastern region,…

COLOMBO, Jun 2, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The delay in resuming Sri Lankan government's peace process with the Tamil Tiger rebels has hampered the reconstruction work in the war-torn north and east of the country, officials were quoted…

This operation is part of the large ongoing resettlement, reconstruction and cultivation scheme, located north of Vavuniya in a Government controlled area. Rebuilding the college and the child-hospital/dispensary were the essential conditions for IDPs' resettlement. Upon the request of Vavuniya's…

June 1, 2004: (Brussels) - In a world of competing crises, Sri Lanka donor Co-chairs came together today and urged in the strongest possible terms a rapid resumption of the peace negotiations so that Sri Lanka can benefit from…

LOAN AND PROJECT SUMMARY Borrower: Sri Lanka Classification: Primary: Poverty Intervention Secondary: Human Resource Development Environment Assesment Category B. The Project involves small-scale civil and building works at sites previously or currently used for the same or similar purposes and is not likely to…

Program Description USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) program in Sri Lanka assists in generating greater support for a negotiated peace settlement to end the long-standing conflict. To accomplish this aim, USAID/OTI's three objectives are to: Demonstrate tangible benefits of peace; Increase…