U.N. asks $165 mln for Sri Lanka post-war resettlement
A resettled Tamil IDP (Internally Displaced Person) bathes her son in Vavuniya, about 260 km (161 miles) from Colombo, August 14, 2010. The United Nations on Thursday urged donors to provide $165 million to Sri Lanka this year to help resettle around 100,000 people displaced by decades of fighting.
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COLOMBO
Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:06pm IST
COLOMBO (Reuters) - The United Nations on Thursday urged donors to provide $165 million to Sri Lanka this year to help resettle around 100,000 people displaced by decades of fighting.
While 200,000 people have been resettled since the war ended last May, the others remain in transit camps near their home areas and less than 35,000 in emergency sites.
"The job is not yet done," Neil Buhne UN, the UN resident coordinator for Sri Lanka said in statement. "It is still a critical period and we ask for your continued support to meet the remaining crucial needs."
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