§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in north and east Sri Lanka. [109517]
§ Clare ShortThe humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka remains difficult as a result of the ongoing conflict. Further displacements occur each time the conflict escalates. Officials from my Department continue to monitor the situation closely. We fund a number of agencies (including Oxfam, Save the Children Fund, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Children's Fund) who have well-established programmes providing relief and rehabilitation for those displaced by the conflict.