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Monday, September 07, 2009 - 07.41 GMT |
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UK supports
rehab & reintegration of ex-combatants |
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The UK
will
provide
Rs.17
million
to the
IOM
International
Organization
for
Migration
towards
engaging
in
Rehabilitation
and
Reintegration
of Ex-LTTE
combatants.
The
agreement
to this
effort
was
signed
by the
British
High
Commissioner
Dr.
Peter
Hayes
and the
Head of
International
Organization
for
Migration
(IOM),
Mr.
Mohammed
Abdiker,
in the
presence
of the
Minister
of
Justice,
Milinda
Moragoda,
Sep. 4.
The
Ministry
of
Justice
and in
particular
the
Commissioner
General
for
Rehabilitation
who has
been
working
closely
with the
IOM to
develop
a
community
oriented
demobilization,
rehabilitation
and
reintegration
programme
welcomed
the
support
provided
by the
British
High
Commission
to the
Government
of Sri
Lanka.
The
programme
focuses
on
strengthening
capacity,
support
to
receptor
communities
and an
active
involvement
of the
private
sector
to build
sustainable
solutions.
These
will be
critical
to
reconciliation
efforts
following
the end
of the
war and
will
underpin
a
transition
to
sustainable
peace,
said the
British
High
Commissioner
at the
signing
of the
agreement.
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