Colombo: A top UN official, on a four-day
official visit to Sri Lanka, today expressed satisfaction over
the resettlement process in the country's embattled north.
United Nations Under Secretary General for
Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes visited relief camps in
Vavuniya, Kadirgamar, Arunachulam and Ananada Coomaraswamy in
the north to observe the ongoing resettlement and other
development process conducted by the Sri Lanka government.
Till November 6, the total number of IDPs remaining in
Vavuniya is 1,43,534 which is a considerable improvement from
the figure weeks ago at 2,50,000, say officials.
The total number of IDPs remaining in welfare centres
in Vavuniya, Jaffna, Mannar and Trincomalee is 1,53,021, they
said.
According to Daily Mirror Online, the UN official, who
is here for the fourth time this year, said he was pleased
with the facilities offered to the citizens by the government.
During his stay, he is expected to meet President
Mahinda Rajapaksa and Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama,
among others.
Bureau Report
First Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 20:01