EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document is a compendium of projects aimed to respond to the priorities outlined in the Joint Plan of Assistance (JPA) to the Northern Province 2011. The JPA was developed...
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Sri Lanka: UN supports flood-stricken people
Colombo, 07 February 2011 - The United Nations (UN) continues to support the Government to meet the urgent needs for shelter, food and drinking water among one million people affected by the second...
Sri Lanka: Joint Plan for Assistance Northern Province 2011
Joint plan of assistance launched to support northern recovery Colombo / 01 February 2011: To support the people in the north to recover and rebuild their lives the Government of Sri Lanka, jointly...
Joint Humanitarian Update NORTH & EAST | SRI LANKA | Report # 29, October - November 2010
I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS - According to available information, by 2 December the total population resettled in the Northern Province since August 2009 amounts to 325,820 persons/102,081...
Joint Humanitarian Update NORTH & EAST | SRI LANKA | Report # 28, September 2010
I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS - As at 8 October 2010, just above 26,000 individuals remained in IDP camps in the Northern Province - including approximately 25,000 in five zones at Menik Farm,...
Sri Lanka: North & East Joint Humanitarian Update - Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar and Vavuniya Districts Report # 27, August 2010
I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS - Between 29 July and 26 August, 11,578 individuals (4,070 families) returned to their places of origin, the majority were from host families and less than 2,000...
Sri Lanka: Joint Humanitarian Update - JAFFNA, KILINOCHCHI, MULLAITIVU, MANNAR, VAVUNIYA AND TRINCOMALEE DISTRICTS - REPORT # 26 | JUNE?JULY 2010
SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS - Between 3 June and 29 July 2010, approximately 41,740 individuals (about 12,733 families) returned to their areas of origin in the Northern Province. This brings the...
Sri Lanka: North East Joint Humanitarian Update - Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, and Trincomalee Districts Report No. 25, 24 April - 21 May 2010
. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS Return update - Approximately 20,600 IDPs were released / returned during May mostly from Menik Farm and, to a lesser extent, from host families. As of 20 May,...
Sri Lanka: North East Joint Humanitarian Update - Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, and Trincomalee Districts Report No. 24, 10 - 23 Apr 2010
. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS Resettlement update Return movements from Menik Farm and host families resumed on 16 April after a temporary suspension at the end of March over the general election...
Sri Lanka: North East Joint Humanitarian Update - Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, and Trincomalee Districts Report No. 23, 27 Mar - 09 Apr 2010
I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS Adult separatees and children associated with armed groups released - On 5 and 6 April, a total 1,158 separatees, almost all of whom had disabilities, were...
UN humanitarian fund to give USD 13.75 million to boost Sri Lanka's aid efforts in the North
(Colombo, 01 April 2010): An allocation of USD $ 13.75 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will help United Nations agencies and the International Organization for...
Sri Lanka: North East Joint Humanitarian Update - Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, and Trincomalee Districts Report No. 22, 13 - 26 Mar 2010
I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS CERF support for services to IDPs and returnees - Sri Lanka has received US$ 13.7 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to strengthen UN and...
Sri Lanka: North East Joint Humanitarian Update - Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, and Trincomalee Districts Report No. 21, 27 Feb - 12 Mar 2010
I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS Support to the return process - Returns continued at an increased pace, particularly from Menik Farm. The Competent Authority for IDPs has shared a schedule of...
Sri Lanka: North East Joint Humanitarian Update - Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, and Trincomalee Districts Report No. 20, 13 - 26 February 2010
I. Situation Overview & highlights - Zone 5 in Menik Farm is now being used as a collection centre for IDPs during return movements, allowing IDPs access to water and sanitation facilities while they...
Sri Lanka: North East Joint Humanitarian Update - Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, and Trincomalee Districts Report No. 19, 30 January - 12 February 2010
I. Situation Overview & highlights - Resettlement picked up again at the beginning of February. Returns occurred to Oddusuddan, Thunukkai and Manthai East (in Mullaitivu District), Manthai West and...
Sri Lanka: North East Joint Humanitarian Update - Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, and Trincomalee Districts Report No. 18, 16 - 29 January 2010
I. Situation Overview & highlights - The 2010 Presidential Elections concluded on 26 January, with official results announced on 27 January. The incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa claimed victory...
Sri Lanka: North East Joint Humanitarian Update - Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, and Trincomalee Districts Report No. 17, 2 - 15 January 2010
I. Situation Overview & highlights Jaffna District: - On 6 January, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Resettlement, Development and Security in the Northern Province (PTF) and Senior...
Sri Lanka: Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya and Trincomalee districts Situation Report # 17
I. Situation Overview & highlights Jaffna District: - On 6 January, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Resettlement, Development and Security in the Northern Province (PTF) and Senior...
Sri Lanka: North East Joint Humanitarian Update - Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, and Trincomalee Districts Report No. 16, 19 Dec 2009 -01 Jan 2010
I. Situation Overview & highlights Jaffna District: - The A9 road from the Jaffna Peninsula was opened for public and private vehicles from 18 December, with movement permitted between 6.00am and...
Sri Lanka: North East Joint Humanitarian Update - Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, and Trincomalee Districts Report No. 13, 6-20 Nov 2009
I. Situation Overview & highlights In a 21 November statement, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon acknowledged the progress made by the Sri Lankan Government in releasing over half of the IDPs from...