United Nations, New York, 24 April 2009 - UNHCR Representative in Sri Lanka says that over 100,000 people are displaced and on the move in Sri Lanka. Out of those people, only 25,000 of them have been processed and are in IDP camps. This is in addition to some 80,000 other people who are already in camps. Humanitarian agencies on the ground are running over capacity and help is urgently needed. President of the Security Council and Permanent Representative of Mexico, H.E. Mr. Claude Heller, also reads out a press statement to the media on the situation in Sri Lanka.
News Story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=30591&Cr=sri+lanka&Cr1=
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