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UNHCR concerned about forced return of Sri Lankans by Ukraine Source: UNHCR Press Releases Publish date: 7 Mar 2008 Filetype: HTML (1k) |
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Sri Lanka: UNHCR commends government after boat people rescue
Source: UNHCR Briefing Notes Publish date: 4 Mar 2008 Filetype: HTML (1k) |
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UNHCR seeks $18.6 million to respond to Sri Lanka displacement in 2008 Source: UNHCR Press Releases Publish date: 28 Feb 2008 Filetype: HTML (2k) |
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UNHCR seeks US$18.6 million to help Sri Lankan displaced Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 28 Feb 2008 Filetype: HTML (2k) |
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UNHCR Operations
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UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Sri Lanka Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Dec 2007 Filetype: PDF (122k) |
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UNHCR Global Report 2006 - Sri Lanka Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Jun 2007 Filetype: PDF (106k) |
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UNHCR Global Report 2006 - Tsunami Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Jun 2007 Filetype: PDF (91k) |
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UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2006 - Sri Lanka Source: UNHCR Country Operations Plans Publish date: 1 Sep 2005 Filetype: PDF (45k) |
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Statistics
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2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheet - Sri Lanka Source: UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheets Publish date: 30 Apr 2007 Filetype: PDF (25k) |
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Background, Analysis and Policy
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Confidence Building and Stabilisation Measures for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North and East of Sri Lanka, reference documents Source: WorldWide Operations Publish date: 1 Dec 2007 Filetype: PDF (1347k) |
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UNHCR’s programme for internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka: Report of a joint appraisal mission by the UK Department for International Development and UNHCR Source: UNHCR Evaluation Reports Publish date: 8 May 2002 Filetype: PDF (216k) |
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Refugees Magazine Issue 147 ("The Excluded: The strange hidden world of the stateless") - Sri Lankan success story Source: Refugees Magazine Publish date: 6 Sep 2007 Filetype: HTML (4k) |
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UNHCR Maps
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Sri Lanka - Logistic Map Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 18 Aug 2006 Filetype: PDF (256k) |
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Global Report 2005 - UNHCR in Sri Lanka Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Jun 2006 Filetype: PDF (272k) |
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Global Appeal 2006 - UNHCR in Sri Lanka Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Dec 2005 Filetype: PDF (116k) |
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Sri Lanka Atlas Map - July 2005 Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 11 Jul 2005 Filetype: PDF (360k) |
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See also UNHCR Sri Lanka on the web Key Indicators
Major internally displaced populations of concern to UNHCR (as at 1 Jan 2006)*
Colombia§
2,000,000
Iraq
1,200,000
Sudan
841,900
Azerbaijan
578,500
Somalia
400,000
Sri Lanka
324,700
Serbia & Mont.
246,400
Liberia
237,800
Georgia
234,200
Bosnia & Herz.
182,700
Russian Fed.
170,500
Afghanistan
142,500
* Only IDPs who are protected or assisted by UNHCR. Most IDP populations are not covered by UNHCR and so are not reflected.
§ UNHCR estimate.
Source: Refugees By Numbers, 2006 edition.
UNHCR Web Video
Sri Lanka: Uneasy refuge
Sri Lankans have long migrated to the small village of Udappu during the fishing season to take advantage of its abundance of fish. Now, some Sri Lankans are moving here for another reason - conflict. The violence has displaced more than 300,000 people in the past year. With tensions running high UNHCR is trying to make sure the new arrivals are welcomed. (3:08)
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Sri Lanka: Decades of Displacement
Each day the conflict in Sri Lanka forces more families to flee their homes. More than 300,000 people have been displaced in the last year alone. UNHCR is attempting to help the newly displaced and those who have been uprooted for years. (4:12)
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Sri Lanka: Settling Down
UNHCR helps returnees face challenges. (4:18)
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Tsunami aftermath in Sri Lanka
UNHCR finishes its post-tsunami shelter program.
Picking up the pieces in Sri Lanka
Providing relief items and temporary shelter amid the devastation.
Sri Lanka
IDPs and Returnees in Sri Lanka.