Reports

By Scott McDonald COLOMBO, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels will hold peace talks in neutral Thailand on September 16 aimed at ending two decades of civil war, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said on…

July 2002 - June 2003 Government of Sri Lanka & United Nations Country Team, Sri Lanka I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document presents the UN-supported elements of a joint Government/UN strategy to support the immediate needs of over 100,000 returning internally…

The European Union welcomes the agreement reached in Oslo on August 14 between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE to start formal talks in September in Thailand. This agreement comes after a period of general progress in the…

GENEVA - The United Nations High Commissioner for refugees today (Friday) hailed the decision by the Sri Lankan government to begin direct peace talk with Tamil Tiger rebels. "The announcement carries a huge potential promise of return for hundreds…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2002/0167 OCHA Situation Report No. 2 Sri Lanka - Drought 16 August 2002 This report is based on a summary of sectoral assessments carried out by FAO, WFP, UNICEF, and UNDP during the latter half of July. Situation 1. Drought…

This Ops Update is intended for reporting on emergency appeals. Launched on 1 July 2002 for CHF 2,457,000 for 9 months. Budget revised to CHF 1,748,000 Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) Allocated: CHF 200,000 Beneficiaries: 18,000 Period covered: 1…

By Chamath Ariyadasa COLOMBO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government said on Thursday that peace talks starting next month to end one of Asia's longest-running conflicts should tackle the thorniest issues from the outset. The talks between the government…

COLOMBO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels have agreed to a date to hold first face-to-face peace talks to end nearly two decades of ethnic conflict, state television reported on Wednesday. The two will hold…

No.: 146/02 On August 14, 2002 a meeting was held in Oslo between the Sri Lankan Minister of Economic Reforms, Science and Technology and Deputy Minister for Policy Development and Implementation, Milinda Moragoda, and the chief negotiator for the Liberation…

Minister Milinda Moragoda and Director General of the Peace Secretariat Bernard Gunatilake are expected to hold talks with LTTE Chief Negotiator Anton Balasingham in Oslo this week to prepare the agenda for peace talks. They left for Norway early this…