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SRI LANKA

Capital
Colombo.

Area
Sri Lanka is an island of 63,860 square km in the Indian Ocean off the tip of India.

Language
Sinhala, Tamil, English.

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thumb for PHOTOS: Being a refugee 19 Oct 2009 14:14:00 GMT
PHOTOS: Being a refugee


thumb for PHOTOS: The elderly in disasters 30 Sep 2009 15:09:00 GMT
PHOTOS: The elderly in disasters


thumb for PHOTOS: Sri Lanka refugee camps 22 Jul 2009 14:59:00 GMT
PHOTOS: Sri Lanka refugee camps


thumb for IDP Shelter Map: Veerapuram, Sumathipura & Maha kongaskada Camps, Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka 07 Jul 2009 10:36:40 GMT
IDP Shelter Map: Veerapuram, Sumathipura & Maha kongaskada Camps, Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka - This map illustrates satellite-detected IDP shelters within the camps of Veerapuram, Sumathipura & Maha kongaskada as identified from WorldView-1 satellite imagery recorded on 26 June ...

thumb for Menik Farm IDP Shelter Map (Zones 4 - 5), Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka 04 Jul 2009 11:39:50 GMT
Menik Farm IDP Shelter Map (Zones 4 - 5), Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka - This map illustrates satellite-detected IDP shelters within the Menik Farm area, zones 4 - 5 as identified from WorldView-1 satellite imagery recorded on 26 June 2009. The IDP shelters ...

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NGO latest

•  Five Years after the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Rebuilding Complete
CRS - USA

•  UMCOR Hotline for November 24, 2009
UMCOR - USA

•  SRI LANKA: Rehabilitating the Rice Bowl
MAG - UK

•  Lutheran World Relief Applauds U.S. House of Representatives' Support for Sri Lanka's Internally Displaced People
LWR - USA

•  ADRA's 2010 Really Useful Gift Catalog Now Available
ADRA - International

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Jobs

•  Inclusion coordinator
HI - France

•  Asia Pacific Region HR Business Partner
WV - International

•  Internal Auditor, UMCOR-NGO
UMCOR - USA

•  Public Health Promoter – Humanitarian Support Professional (HSP) (Oxfam GB)
Oxfam GB - UK

•  Finance Intern - Sri Lanka
ACTED - France

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Related links


  • Amnesty International

  • Keele University, UK

  • The Lanka Academic

  • Official government website, including security updates

  • Official website of the Sri Lankan government's Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP)

  • Pro-Tamil Tiger campaign

  • UK Foreign Office advice on Sri Lanka


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