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Save the Children launches emergency aid effort for Sri Lanka civil war victims

By pearlaction | February 17, 2009 |

[Save the Children] Save the Children has begun delivering life-saving aid to some of the thousands of civilians who have been able to flee the war zone in northern Sri Lanka. Nearly 28,000 people – many of whom have lost everything – have arrived in the district of Vavuniya, approximately 100km south of the fighting,…

As War Rages, Sri Lanka Braces for Flood of Refugees

By pearlaction | February 14, 2009 |

[Voice of America] Tens of thousands of people fleeing the Sri Lanka’s civil war are taking refuge in government-run relief camps in the north. Many more are expected in the weeks ahead as the country’s 25-year war appears to be grinding to an end. That is creating a difficult humanitarian situation. Sri Lanka’s government has…

UN: 250K civilians facing food crisis in Sri Lanka

By pearlaction | February 6, 2009 |

[AP] The United Nations warned that civilians caught in the shrinking sliver of territory still controlled by the rebels are facing a massive food crisis, and convoys may not be able to deliver supplies until late next week. Concern for the fate of civilians – hundreds of whom observers say have died in the latest…