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01 Nov 1996

Sri Lanka
WFP Emergency Report No. 43 of 1996: Sri Lanka

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— World Food Programme
This report includes: A) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Tanzania B) Iraq C) Afghanistan D) Sri Lanka
From P. Ares, Chief, Programming Service. For information regarding resources, donors are requested to contact Mr. F. Strippoli or Mr. M. Crosthwaite, WFP Rome (Ph. 39 6 5228 2504 or 5228 2004). Transmission problems should be reported by fax to 39 6 5228 2837.

D. SRI LANKA

1. Update

a) WFP approves a USD 3.6 million food assistance operation to benefit 50,000 internally displaced persons in the provinces of Puttalam, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa.

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10 Sep 1996

Sri Lanka
Oxfam Emergencies Report August-September 1996

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— Oxfam
The Oxfam Emergencies Report gives an overview of Oxfam's recent emergency work around the world, for use in communications work. For further information on any of the emergencies outlined below, email Supporter Services on Oxfam@oxfam.org.uk or phone +44 1865 313600.
Sri Lanka

Following the destruction of a major government base in the North, government forces have mounted an offensive on Kilinochchi, the main rebel-held town. As a result over 200,000 people have fled - a few have crossed into government held territory but most

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22 Aug 1996

Sri Lanka
Tens Of Thousands Of Sri Lankan Refugees Short Of Food, Water

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— Associated Press
By DEXTER CRUEZ Associated Press Writer

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Some 200,000 people who fled fighting between Tamil rebels and Sri Lankan forces are dangerously short of food, water and shelter, a relief agency said today.

Gordon Molitor, CARE's director in Sri Lanka, praised the army and the separatists for allowing some food to be delivered to refugees in the northern war zone, but said that was not enough.

"More relief is desperately needed," he said in a statement. "The humanitarian situation is precarious and may get even worse."

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25 Jul 1996

Sri Lanka
FAO Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture, Special Alert No. 269

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— Food and Agriculture Organization
OVERVIEW
Further to GIEWS Special Alert No. 265 of February 1996, an on-the-spot assessment of the 1996 Yala crop and the overall food supply situation has just been completed by FAO/GIEWS. The assessment is based on field visits to the main areas affected in Kurunagula and Anuradhapura and on discussions with Government officials and representatives of international agencies. The main observations are as follows:

As a result of a significant decline in inter-monsoonal rainfall in October and November last year and an estimated

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25 Jul 1996

Sri Lanka
Special Alert No. 269 - Sri Lanka

Report
— Food and Agriculture Organization
OVERVIEW
Further to GIEWS' Special Alert No. 265 of February 1996, an on-the-spot assessment of the 1996 Yala crop and the overall food supply situation has just been completed by FAO/GIEWS. The assessment is based on field visits to the main areas affected in Kurunagula and Anuradhapura and on discussions with Government officials and representatives of international agencies. The main observations are as follows:

As a result of a significant decline in inter-monsoonal rainfall in October and November last year and an estimated

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