Monday, February 16, 2009
Premier McGuinty has a special connection to Sri Lanka
The Ontario government is deeply concerned about the current conflict in Sri Lanka, said Premier Dalton McGuinty in a press release. He expressed a special emotional connection to the South Asian island which has been the scene of serious violence and hundreds of deaths including women and children as the armed conflict between government forces and Tamil rebels has escalated.
"My heart goes out to Ontarians who are worried about friends and family members in Sri Lanka during this difficult time. Thanks to my daughter's work as an aid worker, I know firsthand what it's like to wait for the news. We hope for a peaceful and quick resolution to the troubles in Sri Lanka," he said.
In 2006, Premier Dalton McGuinty's daughter Carleen, then 25, spent nearly a year as an aid worker in Sri Lanka. She volunteered through UNICEF and World University Services, Canada.
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"My heart goes out to Ontarians who are worried about friends and family members in Sri Lanka during this difficult time. Thanks to my daughter's work as an aid worker, I know firsthand what it's like to wait for the news. We hope for a peaceful and quick resolution to the troubles in Sri Lanka," he said.
In 2006, Premier Dalton McGuinty's daughter Carleen, then 25, spent nearly a year as an aid worker in Sri Lanka. She volunteered through UNICEF and World University Services, Canada.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: current conflict in Sri Lanka, emotional connection, Ontario government, peaceful and quick resolution, Premier Dalton McGuinty, South Asian island, Sri Lanka, Tamil rebels, UNICEF, violence
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Red Cross demands access into Sri Lankan war zone
With fighting intensifying and civilians trapped, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is demanding that both Sri Lankan government troops and warring separatist rebels allow humanitarian workers into the war-shattered northeast of the South Asian island, where the organization estimates that a quarter of a million people are stuck inside rebel-held territory amid a still-unfolding war.
The United Nations and ICRC said that 250,000 civilians have fled to dense jungle terrain where fighting is raging in the 115 square miles still under control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or Tamil Tigers. The Associated Press quoted a government health official on January 28 saying that witnesses reported 250 to 300 civilians have been killed in fighting over the past week and said hospital records showed that more than 1,100 were wounded.
"There are rising concerns about clean drinking water and medicines and shelter.
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The United Nations and ICRC said that 250,000 civilians have fled to dense jungle terrain where fighting is raging in the 115 square miles still under control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or Tamil Tigers. The Associated Press quoted a government health official on January 28 saying that witnesses reported 250 to 300 civilians have been killed in fighting over the past week and said hospital records showed that more than 1,100 were wounded.
"There are rising concerns about clean drinking water and medicines and shelter.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: civilians, International Committee of the Red Cross, Red Cross Demands, South Asian island, Sri Lankan government troops, Sri Lankan war zone, Tamil Tigers
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