Reports

By Scott McDonald COLOMBO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels handed over a power-sharing proposal on Friday, the first time they have laid out in writing an extensive roadmap to end the island's two-decade war that has…

1. INTRODUCTION This paper is about return migration. It examines how traditional discourses on repatriation and the return home have developed, whether they are accurate or appropriate, and subsequently suggests alternative perspectives on return (Black and Koser 1999). It argues that…

Program Description USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) Sri Lanka program assists in generating greater support for a negotiated peace settlement that will end long-standing conflict in Sri Lanka. To accomplish this aim, OTI has three objectives: =B7 demonstrate tangible benefits…

Summary Sri Lanka appears to be entering the final chapter of the 20-year civil war between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Although it may be too early to assess, and the peace…

Salampaikulam (Sri Lanka), 31. Oct. 2003 - Our first ever task of demining at Salampaikulam completed on 31 Oct. 2003. We organized a handing over ceremony in the village Community Hall where all concerned were invited. Besides Mr. Nand…

COLOMBO, Oct 27, 2003 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Calm has returned to the eastern area of Sri Lanka as an overnight curfew was lifted Monday in Muttur town following violent clashes between minority Muslims and Tamils over the weekend,…

COLOMBO, Oct 23, 2003 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- An eastern Sri Lankan town was placed under curfew Thursday due to rising tension between ethnic minority groups, police said. Authorities clamped a curfew at Kinniya at 2:00 p.m. local time following…

COLOMBO, 21 October 2003 - Over half a million children in Northeast Sri Lanka were immunized against polio last Saturday during the UNICEF-supported Subnational Immunization Day. The day marked the final round of this year's polio vaccinations, the first of…

COLOMBO - Schoolchildren in conflict-affected areas of Sri Lanka suffer from alarming levels of malnutrition, with one in four being "stunted" or too short for their age, according to a study released today by the United Nations World Food…

By Alister Doyle OSLO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan rebels said on Thursday that they were on track to unveil landmark peace proposals this month aimed at kick-starting stalled talks with the government after a visit to peace broker…