Sri Lanka: Another 1,898 persons re-settled in Mannar

" In the second phase of the resettlement process by the government 442 families numbering 1,898 persons were resettled in Musali Divisional Secretariat Division in Mannar District last Friday, Aug. 21. ...

Sri Lanka: Over 15,000 IDP families to be resettled

" The Government yesterday said over 15,000 IDP families from the Jaffna district will be resettled in their original homes soon. According to Resettlement and Relief Services Minister Rishad Badiudeen, the...

Sri Lanka former rebels in disguise as civilians

" COLOMBO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The former Tamil Tiger rebels now living in government-run welfare camps pose a serious threat to national security if allowed to leave the camps, the top defense official Gotabhaya...

Wary peace as war-torn island recovers from 26-year conflict

" Refugees return home, ex-guerillas forge new allegiances and Sri Lanka’s army is never far from view, writes TOM FARRELL in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka ON THE surface, Sri Lanka’s eastern town of Batticaloa...

SRI LANKA: UN calls for clear IDP resettlement plan

" COLOMBO, 21 July 2009 (IRIN) - A detailed plan to resettle almost 300,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka is needed to sustain donor assistance, the UN says. Thousands of Tamil...

LTTE: Comeback Trail

" The distance between the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) sheltered in the camps in search of a new life and the Externally Displaced Diaspora engaged in a self determining exercise of rediscovering themselves...

Sri Lanka: Priority number 1, 2, & 3 of the Government - IDPs

" "The priority number one, two and three of the Government is to make sure the IDP's situation is taken and focused on" stated the Government Defence Spokesman Hon. Minister Keheliya Rambukwella at a media...

Over 4,000 elders in Sri Lanka IDP Camps handed over to relatives

" Over 4,000 elders in Sri Lanka IDP centers handed over to relatives Sat, Jun 27, 2009   More than 4,000 elders in IDPs camps in Vavuniya have been handed over to their relatives, Sri Lanka Ministry of...

World Bank Approves $24 Mn Loan To Sri Lanka

" The World Bank has approved a US$24-million International Development Association (IDA) credit to Sri Lanka to improve healthcare, with particular emphasis on the special health needs of the Internally Displaced...

European Commission provides €5 million to Sri Lanka

" EU: Sri Lanka: European Commission provides €5 million for life-saving emergency humanitarian assistance The European Commission has allocated €5 million to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to...

Anyone can visit IDP camps-SrI Lanka

" Anyone can visit IDP camps but not for own gain The government would allow any interested party or group to assist and help the internally displaced persons currently located in the welfare centres in the...

Australians in Sri Lanka refugee camps

" Australians in Sri Lanka Refugee Camps June 4, 2009 - 9:34PM Sri Lanka has identified six foreign nationals, including Australians, among tens of thousands of war displaced civilians held in state-run camps in...

LTTE’s Women’s Political Wing Head Thamilini Arrested

" The LTTE’s women’s political wing head Subramaniam Shivathai, alias Thamilini, was taken into custody yesterday. The arrest was done by a special police team, at the IDP camp in Vavuniya. Thamilini was in the...

ERU To Finance Sport Festival For IDPs Children

PESHAWAR: Provincial Relief Commissioner and Incharge of Emergency Response Unit (ERU) Muhammad Azam Khan has assured his all-out support to a children’s festival under the title ‘Sports for peace’ to be launched in the IDP camps of Mardan, Swabi and Peshawar from June...

US administration makes urgent aid plea for IDPs in Pakistan

As reported by Dawn, US administration on Tuesday made urgent aid plea for IDPs (Internally displaced persons) in Pakistan. As a consequence of recent Swat operation against Taliban, more than a million people have...

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