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• AlertNet - Sri Lanka
• Amnesty International - Sri Lanka
• Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
• Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Sri Lanka
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Sri Lanka
• Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) - Sri Lanka
• Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) - Sri Lanka
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC in Sri Lanka
• International Crisis Group (ICG) - Sri Lanka
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Sri Lanka
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• Peace and Conflict Timeline (PACT)
• ReliefWeb - Sri Lanka
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