Sri Lanka
Press Release No: 2003/149/SAR WASHINGTON, November 21, 2002 - As efforts to consolidate peace intensify in Sri Lanka, the World Bank agreed on November 14 to provide US$31 million to improve the lives and economic prospects of people living in…
Sri Lanka
Après 25 ans d'une guerre civile qui a provoqué, officiellement, plus de 70 000 morts, l'exil de 500 000 personnes et 800 000 déplacés internes, la trêve instaurée fin 2001 entre les Tigres Tamouls et le gouvernement a permis…
Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's top peace negotiator said on Tuesday international support, rather than cash, is key at an upcoming donor meet, to lock in gains from peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels aimed at ending 19 years…
Sri Lanka
Appeal Target: US$ 485,075 Geneva, 19 November 2002 Dear Colleagues, The ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka worsened drastically after 1983 - years in which the entire Tamil community living in the north and east of the country have been…
Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Nov 17, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Sri Lankan government and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels on Saturday discussed issues concerning resettlement of displaced persons, opening up of roads, fishermen's problems and rehabilitation, The Sunday Times reported. The six-hour meeting was…
Sri Lanka
By Lindsay Beck COLOMBO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's navy and the sea-borne guerrilla squads of the Tamil Tiger rebels met for the first time on Wednesday in the latest step to end a war that has killed 64,000…
Sri Lanka
Colombo (dpa) - The resettlement of displaced people in war-torn areas of Sri Lanka was top of the agenda for the government and Tamil rebels in the first direct meeting between its military representatives, government officials said Sunday. The meeting…
Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels officials met on Sunday to discuss resettlement of displaced people in the war-torn north and east of the island, as the two sides stepped up contact after talks in…
Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka signed deals on Friday for two soft loans worth $50 million from the Asian Development Bank to develop the tea and fisheries sectors as the island struggles to get its economy on track after…
Sri Lanka
War has stopped, but life has not yet begun... Shaped like a tear drop suspended in the Indian Ocean, the tiny island nation of Sri Lanka could be a case study in the devastating effects of civil war. After…
