Weekly food convoys to Wanni
Govt targets buffer stock for Wanni civilians:
The Consultative Committee on Humanitarian
Assistance Chairman and Disaster Management and Human Rights
Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said yesterday addressing the UNHCR’s
49th Executive Committee session in Geneva, the Government has
committed itself to sending a convoy of trucks into uncleared areas
of the Wanni every week, until a target of 5,000 metric tonnes of
supplies which represents roughly two to three months buffer stocks
is met.
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War brought misery to Easterners - TMVP Leader
TMVP Leader V. Muralitharan popularly
known as Karuna Amman in his maiden speech in Parliament yesterday
said he warmly welcomes the responsibility entrusted upon him by
President Mahinda Rajapaksa on behalf of the Tamil people.
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Palestine leader here tomorrow for talks with President
President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Reda
Abbas will arrive here tomorrow for talks with President Mahinda
Rajapaksa.
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