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Sri Lanka: Serious concerns about security incidents in east
23 Nov 2007 -
UNHCR concerned about security situation in eastern Sri Lanka
23 Nov 2007 UNHCR is seriously concerned about the deteriorating security situation and incidents reported from return areas in eastern Sri Lanka. -
New homes for displaced Sri Lankans in north
2 Oct 2007 More than 300 displaced families with no prospect of return have been given new homes in relocation sites in Vavuniya district. This comes amid continued fighting and displacement in Sri Lanka's north-west. -
Surge in violence displaces thousands in Sri Lanka's Mannar district
7 Sep 2007 More than 3,000 have fled their homes in northern Sri Lanka's district of Mannar over the past week to escape fresh fighting between government troops and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). -
Sri Lankan singer rises from displaced person to superstar
27 Aug 2007 Sasiskaran's face has beamed down from posters all over the Sri Lankan capital Colombo since his win in a nationwide talent show made him a superstar. But few people know that the young singing sensation was an internally displaced person when he became a music idol. -
More than 4,500 Sri Lankan IDPs return home in Trincomalee district
6 Aug 2007 In eastern Sri Lanka, internally displaced people have been returning home to their villages in groups of several hundred during June and July. They say living in their own homes is preferable to being displaced, and are grateful for support from the UN refugee agency, but say they will still face a struggle to rebuild their lives. -
UNHCR official calls on Sri Lanka to double its efforts to assist IDPs
13 Jul 2007 Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Judy Cheng-Hopkins has called on the Sri Lankan government to double its efforts to allocate land to displaced people and allow them to move out of the welfare centres they have been living in for more than two decades. -
Sri Lanka: 30,000 displaced return home in east
29 May 2007 -
Sri Lanka: Return starts of displaced people in West Batticaloa
15 May 2007