Sunday, August 16, 2009

Canada praises Govt efforts to resettle IDPs

Canadian International collaboration Minister Beverley Oda who visited the Manik Farm Welfare village in Vavuniya on Thursday and saying for herself the schools, occupational training centres, hospitals and clinics there, said the Government was making a huge effort to provide basic needs and remove IDPs in the North.
She made these observations at a push conference at the Foreign office yesterday.
She said the Canadian administration had provided Canadian $ 22.5 million this year to resettle the inside displaced persons.
She also noted that the Canadian Government assisted Sri Lanka following the tsunami and would continue to help with the economic development and wellbeing of all Sri Lankans.
Courtesy - Daily News

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