Prague, Batticaloa (12th February 2013) – People in Need helped more than 25,000 people who having been scourged by a civil war for 26 years, returned to their homes and restored their livelihood. More than one hundred thousand people fell victim to the bloody conflict between the government of Sri Lanka and the organisation Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the Tamil Tigers), and more than 300 thousand inhabitants of the island had been driven away from their homes within the last period of the war.

On the eve of a key meeting of donor counties, a coalition of six international humanitarian agencies has warned that the UN’s record $1.5 billion Syria humanitarian appeal remains only 3% funded, and some of the world’s richest countries have failed to provide sufficient support.

Almost a quarter of the world’s GDP is concentrated in 6 countries: Brazil, Japan, China, South Korea, Russia and Mexico. However these countries are failing the people of Syria with contributions considerably lower than other countries with comparable wealth (see tables below).

Prague, Aleppo (13 December 2012) – People in Need has opened its own office in Allepo, a city being devastated by heavy fighting, bombardment and cold, so that it could handle the distribution of both baby and basic food. At the same time, People in Need (PIN) organizes collection of tons of refuse from the streets of Aleppo, has equipped the local health care centre and provides the poorest families with small grants. Moreover, PIN will offer jobs to tailors and shoemakers, who are supposed to make warm winter clothes and boots.

Praha, Amman (24th July 2012) – People In Need released 1 million CZK (39 thousand euro) from the humanitarian fund of Club of Friends of People in Need. The sum will be spent on psychosocial assistance for Syrian refugees in Jordan. There are up to two thousand new Syrian refugees each day in Jordan.

Somali Region/ Prague, September 2, 2011 – 110 tons of food and other humanitarian aid were distributed by People in Need (PIN) to starving refugees, who flew from famine in Somalia to Somali Region in Ethiopia. The delivered food is sufficient for the following month. Czechs are still the only ones providing local support in the Village Godere in Somali region/ Ethiopia. PIN is planning to assist help to fifteen thousand people until the end of this year.

Prague, 21st July 2011 - People in Need prepares help for refugees fleeing from the drought in Somalia. As the UN announced two days ago, the famine in Somalia already reaches the fifth grade. PIN missioners in Ethiopia supply comprehensive primary care like water and food for thousands of Somali refugees coming to the Ethiopian city Kelafu.

1. SUMMARY

This report is the result of a household spending survey conducted within the framework of a USAID-funded Cash-for-Work (CFW) project. The project was implemented by the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) and People in Need (PIN) between July 2010 and March 2011 in Madhu, Mannar Town, Musali DS Divisions (Mannar District), Maritimepattu DS Division (Mullaitivu District) and Karachchi DS Division (Kilinochchi District). The project targeted 7,000 households with cash transfers of 30,000 LKR.

Euro-Burma Network, an association of