vannimission

A PETITION TO HIS EXCELLENCY
THE PRESIDENT OF SRI LANKA

TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF SRI LANKA,


News of the catastrophic humanitarian crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of civilians in the conflict affected Vanni region of Northern Sri Lanka has been filtering out through the UN, international humanitarian and human rights organisations and the ICRC in recent weeks.

As your Excellency is no doubt aware, civilians in the region are in desperate need of assistance as the last functional temporary hospital in the designated 'safe zone' has officially been forced to close due to a lack of medicine and medical supplies. Additionally, food supplies are not available in adequate quantities to support the current population.
Therefore, the international community has supported a Mission of Mercy ship carrying a consignment of food, medicine, medical teams and other essential items to the suffering civilians in the conflict affected region of northern Sri Lanka.
We appeal to your humanitarian conscience to allow this aid to be delivered, without hindrance or restraint.
Furthermore, we the undersigned appeal to you to agree to an immediate ceasefire and to ensure that an adequate amount of humanitarian assistance be permitted into the conflict area where it can be distributed to those devastated by the conflict.


Yours truly