Like our Army saved the Tamil people from terrorism they will also rebuild their settlements with irrigation tanks , irrigation ducts and roads to a better standard than they ever existed before said Uthuru Vasanthaya Project Chairman and Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa, MP at a ceremony handing over 101 heavy construction equipment to the Army to rebuild the Northern Province infrastructure easing the rapid development and resettlement of IDP's in welfare centres.
The equipment imported from the People's Republic of China under the sponsorship of the Ambassador for the People's Republic of China Yang Xiuping also marked the 60th anniversary of China. The Galle Face Green where the ceremony was held was decked with the yellow star spangled red flags of China. Read more ...
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Showing posts with label Bar Association of Sri Lanka. Show all posts
Monday, September 28, 2009
Library facilities for doctors serving IDPs
Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry has made arrangements to provide library facilities to doctors who are now serving the IDPs. The Ministry took this decision after considering their educational requirements, Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry spokesman said.
He said there are around 85 doctors attending on IDPs and most of them are getting ready to sit for their post graduate examinations. Therefore they need to visit Colombo to use libraries. It is very difficult for them to travel to Colombo on a regular basis and there are no library facilities close to their present locations. Read more ...
He said there are around 85 doctors attending on IDPs and most of them are getting ready to sit for their post graduate examinations. Therefore they need to visit Colombo to use libraries. It is very difficult for them to travel to Colombo on a regular basis and there are no library facilities close to their present locations. Read more ...
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Switzerland provides humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka and renews its appeals for compliance with international law
In light of the dramatic situation in the north of Sri Lanka, the FDFA is providing emergency humanitarian aid and continues to insist on compliance with international humanitarian law. The victims of the conflict must be protected and helped, and access by humanitarian actors must be guaranteed.
In addition to its annual budget of CHF 6.5 million allocated to Sri Lanka, Switzerland will now provide additional emergency aid of CHF 1 million for the civilian population affected by the conflict in the north of the country. This aid will be used to co-finance programmes run by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Read more ...
In addition to its annual budget of CHF 6.5 million allocated to Sri Lanka, Switzerland will now provide additional emergency aid of CHF 1 million for the civilian population affected by the conflict in the north of the country. This aid will be used to co-finance programmes run by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Read more ...
India donates 900 tonnes of relief material to Sri Lanka
India on Thursday handed over its second consignment of 900 tonnes of humanitarian relief assistance to the International Red Cross to be distributed among thousands of war-displaced civilians in Sri Lanka.
India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Alok Prasad handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation a consignment of 40,000 family packs of humanitarian relief material intended for the internally displaced persons (IDP) affected by the ongoing conflict in the island's north. Read more ...
India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Alok Prasad handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation a consignment of 40,000 family packs of humanitarian relief material intended for the internally displaced persons (IDP) affected by the ongoing conflict in the island's north. Read more ...
"Help child survivors of war... Help heal my country," pleads aid agency chief
Aid agency World Vision is urging the international community to seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help Sri Lanka by pledging millions of dollars to meet the critical needs of at least 60,000 child survivors of war.
Suresh Bartlett, National Director of World Vision Lanka, who recently returned from visiting camps in the North, said he was deeply troubled about the impact of the war on children and was worried that the global financial crisis and swine flu were taking the world's attention away from meeting their urgent needs. Read more ...
Suresh Bartlett, National Director of World Vision Lanka, who recently returned from visiting camps in the North, said he was deeply troubled about the impact of the war on children and was worried that the global financial crisis and swine flu were taking the world's attention away from meeting their urgent needs. Read more ...
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Sri Lanka: Vanni Emergency OCHA Situation Report No. 3
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner arrived in Sri Lanka on 29 April 2009 and visited the Kataragama model village and Cheddikulam hospital in Vavuniya. They called on the Government to end its military operations and allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to the conflict zone.
The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs committed US$ 3.15 million in humanitarian assistance for Sri Lanka on 29 April 2009. In a press release, he restated his view that the safety and protection of civilians must be the absolute priority for all sides engaged in fighting in northern Sri Lanka. Australia also urged that a UN humanitarian team in Sri Lanka be given access to the conflict zone. Read more ...
The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs committed US$ 3.15 million in humanitarian assistance for Sri Lanka on 29 April 2009. In a press release, he restated his view that the safety and protection of civilians must be the absolute priority for all sides engaged in fighting in northern Sri Lanka. Australia also urged that a UN humanitarian team in Sri Lanka be given access to the conflict zone. Read more ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Resettlement of IDP in the North from tomorrow
The Government will commence its programme to resettle IDPs from the Mannar District tomorrow (30) with the participation of high ranking politicians, Presidential Secretariat sources said yesterday.
Minister of Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services Rishard A. Badhuideen said the Treasury would fund the initial cost of the resettlement programme. The Resettlement of IDPs under the Uthuru Vasanthaye programme was being implemented on the lines of the Nagenahira Navodaya Programme in the Eastern Province.
Minister Badhuideen, formerly a displaced person from the Mannar District said that the gratitude of all should go to Secretary of Defence Col. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and the valiant members of the Security Forces and Police for liberating the district from the clutches of the LTTE terrorists making way for the innocent civilians to be resettled. Read more ...
Minister of Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services Rishard A. Badhuideen said the Treasury would fund the initial cost of the resettlement programme. The Resettlement of IDPs under the Uthuru Vasanthaye programme was being implemented on the lines of the Nagenahira Navodaya Programme in the Eastern Province.
Minister Badhuideen, formerly a displaced person from the Mannar District said that the gratitude of all should go to Secretary of Defence Col. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and the valiant members of the Security Forces and Police for liberating the district from the clutches of the LTTE terrorists making way for the innocent civilians to be resettled. Read more ...
RCA carries out relief operations in Sri Lanka
The Red Crescent Authority of UAE (RCA) is carrying out humanitarian operations in the North Eastern Sri Lanka to alleviate the sufferings of people affected by the recent incidents there.
The RCA is distributing basic needs like food, medicine, blankets and other requirements among the families who had to flee their homes in the wake of the conflict. Read more ...
The RCA is distributing basic needs like food, medicine, blankets and other requirements among the families who had to flee their homes in the wake of the conflict. Read more ...
BASL calls for aid for IDPs
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka in a press release issued yesterday called upon its members to assist its endeavour to provide relief aid to internally displaced persons.
The BASL Secretariat situated at No.153, Mihindu Mawatha, Colombo 12 will collect bottled water, medicine, dry foods, milk powder, toiletry, new clothes, towels, bed linen or cash donations from May 2 to May 9 during office hours. For further details please contact U. Rohan de Silva, on telephone numbers 2447134 or 0777764521.
The BASL Secretariat situated at No.153, Mihindu Mawatha, Colombo 12 will collect bottled water, medicine, dry foods, milk powder, toiletry, new clothes, towels, bed linen or cash donations from May 2 to May 9 during office hours. For further details please contact U. Rohan de Silva, on telephone numbers 2447134 or 0777764521.
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