Posted in Compensation, Displacement, Government, Internal Displaced Persons, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, United Nations, tagged internally displaced people, jobs, South Asia, Sri Lanka, UN, Widows on June 14, 2010 |
UN agency assists Sri Lanka to create jobs for war widows
11 June 2010
Source: UN News Centre
The United Nations Industrial development Organization (UNIDO) said today it was helping the Sri Lankan Government to provide jobs to an estimated 40,000 widows in the island country’s northern and eastern regions, which bore the brunt of nearly three decades of civil war. (more…)
Posted in Body Count, Civilian Casualties, East Asia, Insurgents, Sri Lanka, tagged civil war, Civilian Casualties, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Tamil on June 3, 2010 |
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Clusters/Mines, Displacement, Foreign Aid, Government, Internal Displaced Persons, Military, NGOs, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Uncategorized, United Nations, tagged Children casualties, clearing, demining, donor aid, IDPs, injured, landmines, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan military, Swiss Foundation for Mine Action, UNDP on May 28, 2010 |
COLOMBO, 28 May 2010 (IRIN) – The recent death of a French de-miner in northern Sri Lanka highlights the ongoing threat of landmines in preventing the safe return of tens of thousands of conflict-displaced.
Dominique Morin, who worked for the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action, was killed on 10 May when a device he was handling exploded in the village of Kakkayankulam West, in eastern Mannar District. (more…)
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Displacement, Foreign Aid, Government, Health Care, History, Internal Displaced Persons, Peacekeepers, Property Damage, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Uncategorized, tagged education, LTTE, reconstruction, resettlement, return, Sri Lanka on May 18, 2010 |
KILINOCHCHI, 18 May 2010 (IRIN) – As Sri Lanka marked the first anniversary of its victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), many internally displaced people (IDPs) are still battling to rebuild their lives. (more…)
Posted in Clusters/Mines, Displacement, Foreign Aid, Internal Displaced Persons, Peacekeepers, Property Damage, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Uncategorized, tagged clearing, demining, IDPs, landmines, MAG, reconstruction, return, Sri Lanka on May 18, 2010 |
Source: Mines Advisory Group (MAG) Date: 18 May 2010
Tharmalingam Sountharrajan had little knowledge of the bomb-making factory 700 metres from the family home in the heart of his village.
Containing hundreds of mines, explosives, mortars and other items, the site was a deadly cocktail of badly stored weapons. (more…)
