10/05/2011
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COLOMBO, 5 October 2011 (IRIN) - The Joint Plan for Assistance (JPA) for Sri Lanka's war-torn Northern Province is facing a US$200 million shortfall, according to the UN.
08/16/2011
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VAVUNIYA, 16 August 2011 (IRIN) - As thousands of students begin uninterrupted schooling after a lapse of years, education officials in Sri Lanka's former northern conflict zone are facing a shortage of teachers.
05/27/2011
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POLONNARUWA, 27 May 2011 (IRIN) - Women could prove key to the success of Sri Lanka's rural water and sanitation projects, experts and villagers say.
05/13/2011
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JAFFNA, 13 May 2011 (IRIN) - Peace dividends have yet to reach thousands of unemployed graduates returning to Sri Lanka's northernmost, conflict-affected Jaffna District.
03/30/2011
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COLOMBO, 30 March 2011 (IRIN) - Thousands of older returnees to Sri Lanka's conflict-affected north feel marginalized and need medical care, experts say.
03/11/2011
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COLOMBO, 11 March 2011 (IRIN) - As the Sri Lankan government launches a cash-for-work programme in areas hit by recent flooding, following similar schemes in the former conflict areas in the north, experts warn of potential pitfalls of such schemes.
02/23/2011
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KILINOCHCHI, 23 February 2011 (IRIN) - Former female combatants in northern Sri Lanka face a tough time returning to civilian life, with fewer marriage, education and job prospects due to stigma, say aid workers and activists.
02/11/2011
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IRIN
COLOMBO, 11 February 2011 (IRIN) - Sri Lanka will lose over one million tons from its upcoming paddy harvest due to recent flooding, officials say.
02/10/2011
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IRIN
COLOMBO, 10 February 2011 (IRIN) - The Sri Lankan government aims to resettle all conflict-displaced people by the end of 2011, senior officials tell IRIN.
01/17/2011
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IRIN
COLOMBO, 17 January 2011 (IRIN) - Widespread flooding in Sri Lanka has grabbed the headlines, but in the north of the country a more long-term problem is the absence of pipe-borne water for tens of thousands of civilians returning to the former conflict zone, known locally as the Vanni.