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	20 Nov 2009	Govt. Sri Lanka	Measures to prevent spread of water borne diseases in North
	20 Nov 2009	Govt. Sri Lanka	Resettlement can be completed soon - President tells UN Under Secretary
	19 Nov 2009	Govt. Sri Lanka	Sir John Holmes, visiting Sri Lanka is under “more positive circumstances”
	19 Nov 2009	IFRC	Sri Lanka: Dengue Outbreak DREF Operation No. MDRLK001 Update No. 1

Agriculture	Security
Shelter and Non-food Items	Water & Sanitation
Coordination and Support Services	Education
Food	Food
Health	Infrastructure and Rehabilitation
Mine Action	Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law
Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law	Refugees and IDPs

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Key Documents
	04 Jan 2008	Govt. Sri Lanka	Government abolishes the cease fire agreement from 16 January 2008
	05 Jul 2005	OCHA	Regional workshop on lessons learned and best practices in the response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami - Report and summary of main conclusions
	05 Jul 2005	OCHA	National post-tsunami lessons learned and best practices workshop - Report
	08 Feb 2005	OCHA	Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster of December 2004 - UNDAC Rapid Environmental Assessment in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka


	10 Nov 2009	OCHA	Sri Lanka: Vavuniya District - IDP Site Locations and Capacity as of 05 November 2009 (PDF, 1214 Kb)
	09 Nov 2009	OCHA	Sri Lanka: Northern Area - Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information - Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 01 November 2009 (PDF, 605 Kb)
	05 Nov 2009	USAID	USAID/OFDA Ongoing Preparedness and Mitigation Programs in Asia and Pacific (as of 30 Sep 2009) (PDF, 345 Kb)
	04 Nov 2009	OCHA	Sri Lanka: Vavuniya District - IDP Site Locations and Capacity as of 29 October 2009 (PDF, 642 Kb)


	20 Nov 2009	Financial Advisor United Nations Office for Project Services
	18 Nov 2009	Country Director Norwegian Refugee Council
	11 Nov 2009	Solid Waste Technical Operations Manager - Readvertised United Nations Office for Project Services
	11 Nov 2009	Head of Office Danish Refugee Council


	Courses on Financial Management RedR UK Sri Lanka, Course Date to be determined
	Expression of Interest for Safety and Security Training RedR UK Sri Lanka, Course Date to be determined
	Designing and Managing Community Based Projects RedR UK Sri Lanka, Course Date to be determined
	Expression of Interest on Finance Management Courses RedR Sri Lanka, Course Date to be determined

Top 5 Natural Disasters reported
Disaster	Date	Total affected	Number of people
Drought	1987	2,200,000
Drought	1982	2,000,000
Flood	1983	1,250,000
Earthquake*	2004	1,019,306
Drought	2001	1,000,000

Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: vv11.08 *: Including tsunami
Data displayed does not imply national endorsement.

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1.UN humanitarian chief welcomes return of displaced in Sri Lanka

2.War displaced Sri Lankan children back to books

3.UN humanitarian chief welcomes progress on Sri Lankan displaced, but returnees need continued support

4.Trends in staple food prices in selected vulnerable countries- Issue No 5, Oct 2009

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1.UN humanitarian chief welcomes progress on Sri Lankan displaced, but returnees need continued support

2.Sir John Holmes, visiting Sri Lanka is under “more positive circumstances”

3.Press conference to provide update on work of United Nations Mine Action Service

4.Japan to grant more aid for resettled civilians

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