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Date Added to Site: 31st July 2009 |
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Short Summary
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| Title |
Humanitarian Assistance in Emergency Shelter Sites in Northern Sri Lanka: A Gender Perspective
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| Author |
United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office - Sri Lanka |
| Publication Date |
May 2009 |
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United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office - Sri Lanka |
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Gender and Humanitarian Action Briefing Note No. 2 |
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Short Summary
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The conflict in Northern Sri Lanka intensified in 2009. By May 2009 an estimated 177,482 displaced Tamil civilians emerged from the no-fire zone (NFZ) into government controlled areas, where they were housed in emergency transit camps. This briefing paper outlines a range of gender equality and human rights issues in the context of this displacement, and provides recommendations for a gendered humanitarian response within a rights based framework. It is informed by focus group discussions and individual interviews with 60 displaced persons (28 men, 32 women) in early May 2009. The briefing focuses on four central concerns: separation of families; freedom of movement; detention; information access regarding duration of stay in camps, return and resettlement. Displaced women, men, boys and girls have the right to access information that empowers them to make informed decisions about their lives. There is an urgent need to recognise this and to develop communication strategies that ensure these rights are upheld.
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