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Assistance UN Agencies of and NGOs in Resettlement activitiesin the North The PTF on behalfof the GoSL is proudto announce resettlement the Northernprovince that in has been a success story with regard to almost all the IDPs who were displacedfrom their villages during the last phaseof the oivil conflict (after April 2008). Except fsr 20AZfarnilies with 6,651mernbers Manikfarm all the new IDPs are resettledand providedwith necessary at assistance re-establish to themselves and commence livelihood activities.Contributionsof the IIN Agencies andthe NGOs,with the supportof manyDonor agencies, madeit possiblefor the GoSt to achieve high level of success. the It is alsoobserved that during the period of the last two and half yearsthe priority hasbeenon the familiesdisplaced after April 2008 and accommodated GoSL maintained at welfarecentels. In the process another around55,000families,who hadbeenwith host families,havereturned to take up residence their villages.Thesernay be the peoplewho were displaced in from LTTE controlled atea after the LTTE defeat in Jaffna and retreat to Killinochchi and Mullathivu in 1995. The displacement peoplein the NorthernProvincehas a long history running for 30 years. of The numberof,peopledisplaced not properly recorded must be in the rangeof 700,000 is but includingthe displacements within the Province the districts.As 460,000is already and resettled, therecould be a balance 240,000to be resettled which around50o%could be refugees of of in India andEuropean countries. Hencethe numberof IDPs yet to be resetJled around120,000 is of which 105,000could be long term IDPs who were displaced from their viltrages prior to 1995 (protracted displacern-ents). include Sinhalafamilies displaced This from the Provincbin 1980s with LTTE attackson civilians, both Sinhalaand Tarnil families displacedfrorn the villages bordering Government controlledandLTTE controlledareaiir 1980s, Muslirn familieswho were compelled leavethe Provincein 1990,'and Tamil familiesdisplaeed to the frorn the high security zones established 1992. in

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are displacement included to subjected protracted members familieswith 70,000 Around20,000 not takenup of morethan 50Yo them have However, peoplealready resettled. in the 460,000 for assistance resettlement. They haveneitherreceived permanent residence. all GoSLhassetup a targetto resettle the IDPsduringthe year 2012.Henceprioritiesfor the of number IDPswhichinclude, of year2012 beresettiement thebalance will

difficultiesin their returnto prior to 1995andencountering l. Familieswho were displaced as Familiesrecorded returnedbut haveneithertaken displacement). r , . _* villages.(protracted shouldalsobe includedin this category. assistance .,.,. nor i,.,:. rupresrdence received *".'-' ' and 2. Familiesstillliving in Manik farmwelfarecenterastheir villagesaxenot yet demined who are displacedfrom the sameGN divisions but living with host Families released. priority. familieswill alsobe giventhe same mostly in 3. Families of the villages which are recently released for resettlement, DS andMaritimepattu divisions. Puthukudiyirippu Pachchilapallai, for your projectproposals the year2llTtaking to kindly requested formulate are ., Ygu_ therefore specific The locationsof such resettlement;, the ,,-,..jrrjnto cibr-rsideration priorities identifiedabove. of "*'t?lrd, of *tr locations and expectations the people can be obtained from ft6'Diptrict 'Secretaries F' the IDPs in the next year,in orderto achieve target to Your assistance resettleall the remaining at of no,IDPs the endof the yearwould be very muchappreciated.

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Development MP, Hon Basil Rajapaksa. Ministerof Economic TaskForcefor Resettlement, of arrdChairrnarr the Presidential Developmentand Securityin the NorthernProvince Minister of Traditional Industies and Small Enterprise Hon.DouglasDevananda, Corurcil. & Developme-nt CfiairmanDistriot Development and Minister of Indusfriesand Commerce ChairmanDistrict Hon.Ri-ihadBathiudeen, 3 'a: v\ -- DevelopmentCouncil. :;, ,', .rit_tT,= \-: Hon. GovemorNorthern Province 4 Agent Jaffna/Ifillinochehifvlullathivu/Vavuniya/IVlannar Govemrnent 5 Jafta/Ifi llinochchi/lrrlullathivu/Vanni SecurityForcesCommander 6 y Disftict Files Jaffira/Ifillinochchi/Itdullathivu/'t/avunialMannar 7

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