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Sri Lanka’s displaced need greater assistance, says UN refugee official

13 July 2007
A senior United Nations refugee agency official today urged the Sri Lankan Government to step up its efforts to aid the displaced by allocating land and allowing them to move out of welfare centres they have been living in for over two decades.

Top UN rights official meets with Sri Lankan President

15 June 2007
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has held what she termed “very productive” talks with the President of Sri Lanka, where millions of people have been affected by fighting between the Government and rebel forces.

Sri Lanka: UN and its partners condemn evictions of Tamils from capital

11 June 2007
United Nations agencies and their humanitarian partners operating on the ground in Sri Lanka have condemned the forcible removal of Tamil residents from the country’s capital, Colombo.

UN human rights experts condemn murder of Sri Lankan aid workers

8 June 2007
Two United Nations experts joined a growing chorus of voices from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon down condemning the recent murder of two workers of the Sri Lankan Red Cross.

UN agencies and partners condemn killings of two Sri Lankan aid workers

5 June 2007
United Nations agencies and their partners on the ground today condemned in the strongest possible terms the brutal killings of two workers of the Sri Lankan Red Cross, warning that this is a sign of intensified danger for relief personnel.

Secretary-General mourns deaths of two aid workers in Sri Lanka

4 June 2007
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned the brutal killings of two employees of the Sri Lankan Red Cross at the weekend and offered his condolences to their families.

30,000 returnees in Sri Lanka doing well despite lack of preparation – UN

29 May 2007
Some 30,000 displaced Sri Lankan civilians who fled heavy fighting in February between Government and rebel troops have returned home and are doing well despite receiving little advance information about local conditions, the United Nations refugee agency said today.

Sri Lanka: UNICEF helps children displaced by escalating conflict

17 May 2007
Despite the insecurity in parts of Sri Lanka torn by conflict, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working to help the youngest victims of the violence who are increasingly deprived of adequate food, sanitation and education.

Sri Lanka: UN refugee agency assists return of thousands who fled conflict zone

15 May 2007
The United Nations refugee agency announced today that it had begun helping Sri Lanka return over 90,000 displaced civilians who had fled heavy fighting in February between Government and rebel troops.

New UN rural project supports Sri Lankan tea and rubber farmers

9 May 2007
The United Nations International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) is supporting a new almost $40 million project in Sri Lanka that has the dual aims of bolstering incomes of 40,000 poor tea and rubber farmers and increasing their bargaining power.