UN drastically reduces missions in Jaffna. Next year offices would be closed down.

Sunday , 06 January 2013

According to reliable sources the UN agent organizations operating in the Jaffna district has decided to reduce their assignments from the beginning of this year, and at the end of this year, the regional offices would be closed down.

UN agent organization’s requirements have got lessened in the Jaffna district hence the above offices are getting closed down is according to information.

However, due to non-available of funds to the UN agent organization is the main reason for the offices to get closed down was said by UN agent movement representative.

In view of the internal war in Sri Lanka many lacks of Tamil people were displaced.  A situation arose for displaced people to get resettled in their native lands.

Landmines burial, construction of military high security zones was the reasons for the delay in getting resettled in their native lands.

In many Tamil areas, under the UN agent organization's supervision, landmine excavation activities processed and people got resettled.

Due to the reason that Sri Lanka government did not provide sufficient assistance to the resettled people, UN agent organizations provided relief to the people. Even after the conclusion of war against the liberation tigers, the assistance by UN still continued.

Still resettlement activities for people in the Jaffna district are not completed. In this situation, the UN agent organizations have decided to reduce its activities in Jaffna.

Five years period is essential to completely excavate the landmines and in this state, the UN agent organization’s landmine operation office in Jaffna will halt its missions from the end of this year is according to information.

Defense ministry previously informed that from year 2014 December,  it would take responsible of the landmine excavation, but now it is said, by this year end, the defense ministry will take over the assignment.

UN agent organization’s which provided aid projects to the people has reduced its cadre from this year beginning in their offices located in Jaffna.

Some UN agent organizations operating in every district of Northern Province, have decided to merge all the branch office in the Northern Province and only one branch will operate from this year beginning. Further at the end of this year, it has decided to completely close down was further mentioned.

Sri Lanka is assessed as middle grade country; hence the assistance for Srilanka is abridged.

 One of the UN agent organization representative said, due to lack of funds, they are compelled to close down branch offices.

Resettlement in the Jaffna peninsula is still not completed and in this situation, UN organization reducing its operations is creating much despair amidst the people.

Four thousand families are still unable to resettle in their native lands in Waligamam north, and living in welfare centers was quoted in the  Waligamam north divisional secretariat coordination committee meeting report.