No Peace in Sight in Human-vs-Elephant War
Aug 04, 2010 - KONWEVA, Sri Lanka, Aug 4 (IPS) – Dusk creeps over Konweva like a black shroud slowly draping over ...
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #157 (23rd August 2009)
A meeting was held between the Mullaitivu GA, Mrs. Imelda Sukumar, and Mullaitivu Area Commander, Maj. Gen. Nandana Udavatta, on the infrastructure reconstruction and re-establishment of bank and judiciary systems in the Vanni. In Vavuniya, the Human Rights Commission (HRC) has taken steps to reunite people who were separated from their families during the conflict. [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ August 25 දා pm 5:36 ට
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Lifeline daily radio show #156 (22nd August 2009)
The government has planned to open civil courts in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu in the near future. . Justice and Law Reforms Deputy Minister, Vadivel Puththirasihaman, said that the government will implement all infrastructure facilities while people are going back home. A list has been sent by Vavuniya GA, Mrs. P.S.M. Charles, to other GAs [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ August 24 දා pm 6:13 ට
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Lifeline daily radio show #155 (21st August 2009)
A branch of the Department for the Registration of Persons will be established in the Kathirgamar village by the UNDP Equal Access to Justice project to speed up the provision of legal documents to IDPs. Also in Vavuniya, a local NGO, VOVCOD, is providing cooked meals, temporary shelters and hygiene promotion for the IDPs. The [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ August 21 දා pm 5:52 ට
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #154 (20 August 2009)
More toilets and bathing sites are being put into priority sites in the Vavuniya IDP camps by the government in partnership with INGOs and the transfer of families affected by the rains is being aided by Sewa Lanka, which is putting up extra shelters. The students competing for scholarships will sit their exams on Sunday [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ August 20 දා pm 5:14 ට
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #153 (19 August 2009)
Continuing heavy rains are hastening the resettlement process for IDPs in Vavuniya, with those affected by floods in Zone 4 being moved immediately to Zone 6b and A Level students being prepared to move exam centers. Meanwhile, NGOs working in the camps are helping orphaned children get birth certificates and supplying water, food and shelter [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ August 19 දා pm 5:24 ට
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #152 (18 August 2009)
The rains affecting Zone 4 will not derail the plans for the return of IDPs, according to the Resettlement minister but there are concerns for their welfare expressed by a Vanni MP and the UN. India has handed over its fourth donation of non-food items for distribution and, it is predicted, a relaxation of security [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ August 18 දා pm 5:49 ට
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #152 (18 August 2009)
The rains affecting Zone 4 will not derail the plans for the return of IDPs, according to the Resettlement minister but there are concerns for their welfare expressed by a Vanni MP and the UN. India has handed over its fourth donation of non-food items for distribution and, it is predicted, a relaxation of security [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ August 18 දා pm 5:49 ට
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #151 (17 August 2009)
Heavy rains have affected Zone 4 of Manik Farm and IDPs may be moved if flooding worsens, while a donation from Japan is helping improve drains and rubbish disposal. The US is working alongside the GoSL and other agencies to help the reintegration of former combatants back into the community. And a mobile medical service [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ August 17 දා pm 6:22 ට
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #150 (14 August 2009)
USAID Director of Mission, Rebecca Cohn tells Lifeline how her organization is supporting the early return and futures of resettled IDPs. The government sends more medical equipment and drugs to the IDP camp hospitals as today’s Radio Drama looks at the dangers of landmines.
US gives food aid and calls for early resettlement
Medicines and equipment [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ August 14 දා pm 4:47 ට
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Lifeline Daily Radio Show #149 (13 August 2009)
Medical students from the North and East make plans to travel to Jaffna to start their first term and WFP plans to supply enough food for four months to IDP camps in the North and East. The NGO, SOS is opening a new children’s home in Vavuniya and hopes to reunite the displaced [...]
ඔක්කොම කියවන්න »ලිව්වෙ 2009 අවුරුද්දෙ August 13 දා pm 5:42 ට
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