Going a step further on the promise given to the northern people, President Maithripala Sirisena will announce the release of the another 454 acres of land from the present Palali Army Cantonment area in the Thelippalai Divisional Secretariat area during his visit to the Jaffna peninsula tomorrow. According to UPFA National List MP Angajan Ramanathan, […]
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Issues of Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: Respond Quickly, Sampanthan Tells Govt
( Image: A Tamil woman worshiping- AP Photo -Eranga Jayawardena) “Seven years have elapsed since the end of the armed conflict in the country. Several hundred thousands of Tamils and others were displaced from their original places of residence in the North and the East during the period of the said armed conflict. Unambiguous assurances […]
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Government Allocates USD 95.8 Million for Rehabilitation of War Affected
(Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena -File|AP) By P.K.Balachandran. COLOMBO: The Maithripala Sirisena government has allocated LKR 14,000 million (USD 95.8 million) in 2016 for the rehabilitation and resettlement of all Lankans affected by war, including the people of the Tamil-speaking North and the East; refugees repatriated from India; and the war-affected Sinhalese border villagers. The […]
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High Impact Resettlement Projects in North and East
( Building houses for IDPs in North, a Habitat photo) The government has allocated Rs. 14 billion for high impact resettlement projects in the Northern and Eastern provinces to integrate war affected families into the mainstream of development. The projects are being implemented on a priority basis by the Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu […]
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Returning to Original Places Very Important for IDPs – Norwegian Deputy FM
(The Opposition Leader and the Leader Of Tamil National Alliance Hon. R . Sampanthan met with visiting Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Tore Hattrem on 31st May) Visiting Norway’s deputy foreign minister Tore Hattrem visited Norwegian funded UNDP programme in Jaffna on 1st June and discussed the issues related to resettlement of IDPs. In his speech […]
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Sri Lanka: A hidden displacement crisis
A cyclone hits the return areas in northern Sri Lanka where people who had been displaced by the armed conflict continue to live in make-shift shelters constructed from old tin sheets and tarpaulins several months after their return.(Photo: NRC/October 2012) More than three years after the end of the 26-year armed conflict between the Sri […]
