Large Number of Displaced Persons in Sri Lanka Return Home

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Large Number of Displaced Persons in Sri Lanka Return Home

Over 100,000 internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka have returned to their homes since the beginning of this year.

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Over 100,000 internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka have returned to their homes since the beginning of this year.

This follows the ceasefire agreement signed between the government and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels which assures all ethnic groups that there was hope for peace after 19 years of war.

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said ina recent report that an estimated 1.3 million people had fled their homes during the war and were accommodated in welfare centers or with their friends and relatives. Some 71,000 of them returned home by May and a further 29,000 since then.

UNHCR, however, said that conditions are still not conducive tofacilitate the large scale return of displaced persons or the repatriation of refugees who fled to India and other countries.

According to UNHCR, 66,000 Sri Lankan refuges are housed in 111camps in Tamil Nadu in India and about 200 Sri Lankan families hadreturned home after the ceasefire.

Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Refugees Jayalath Jayawardena is expected to visit Indian refugee camps soon with officials to create an awareness among the refugees regarding the present situation in the country.

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