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m<d;aiNd ;j ÿrg;a ÿ¾j, lsÍug fyda wj,x.= lsÍug we;s ish leue;a; wÕjd we;' uOHu wdKavqj iy fou< l;d lrk W;=re iy kef.kysr m<d;a w;r w¾:dkaú; n,h fnod .ekSulg ;ukaf.a we;s miñ;=re;dj wdKavqj újD;ju fmfkkakg i<iajk w;r;=r W;=re m<d; ;=< yuqod fmrgq fldg.;a foaYmd,k iy wd¾:sl mßj¾:k u.ska fou< ckhdf.a wkkH;dj iy foaYmd,k n,h l%udkql+,j ì| ouñka ;sfí'  rKldó fn!oaOhka úiska uqia,sï wd.ñl ia:dkj,g yd Tjqkag wh;a jHdmdr ia:dkj,g t,a,lrk m%ydrj, yÈis jeäùula o uE; udij, § olakd ,§' fuu m%ydrhka wffO¾hu;a lsÍug wdKavqj lghq;= lr we;af;a hka;ñks' fujeks m%fldamlsÍï È.ska È.gu isÿjqjfyd;a Y%S ,dxflah uqia,sïjreka f.a n,j;a ixhuh nrm;, f,i mÍlaIdjg Ndckh jkakg bv we;' widOdrK fia olakd ,o rdcH n,hg tfrys m%pKavldÍ úfrdaOh mEï ms<sn| rfÜ b;sydih i<lk l," taldêldÍ;ajhla lrd jk m%jK;dj wjidkfha foaYmd,k m%pKav;ajh me;sÍfï wjodku muKla jeälrkq we;' ish m%cd;ka;%jdoh wdrlaId lr.ekSu Wfoid igkajeÿKq Y%S ,xldfõ ish¨ cd;sl;ajhka" jvd Yla;su;a cd;Hka;r iyfhda.hla ,eîug iqÿiafida fj;s' udkj ysñlï ljqkais,fha 2012 fhdackdj b;d jeo.;a m<uq mshjrla jqj;a" ;j;a fndfyda foa l< hq;=j we;' fuu lghq;a;" jrog o`vqjï fkd,en isàfï yelshdj wjika lrk iy kS;sfha md,kh h<s msysgqjk" ia:sridr m%;sixialrKhka i|yd ksielj u n,lefrk" Yla;su;a udkj ysñlï ljqkais, fhdackdjlska 2013 ud¾;=fõ § wdrïN l< hq;=j we;' ;jo whs;Ska W,a,x>kh lsÍï wëlaIKh lsÍug yd hqoaOfha wjika udij, § fomd¾Yajh úiskau isÿlrk ,o hqo wmrdO ms<sn| úYajdikSh fpdaokdjka úu¾YKh lsÍug;a udkj ysñlï ms<sn| uy flduidßia ld¾hd,hg n,h mejßh hq;= w;r yelshdjla we;s ;ekays §" wod< j.lsjhq;= mqoa.,hka y÷kd.ekSug o l%shd l< hq;= h' fmdÿ rdcH uKav, uy f,alïjrhd úêu;a f,i fmdÿrdcH uKav, wud;Hjreka f.a l%shdldÍ lKavdhu fj; 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Formed district Focus group meeting in JAFFNA

Focus Group meeting in Jaffna

Date. 01/ 02/2013

Participation

Filed officer and Volunteers--- 01+02

From Secretariat  -W.F.priyankara costa, A.Jesudasan ,P.Laksiri Fernando  and Lavina Hasanthi

 Content of the discussion

*Brief evaluation of the last year activities in each villages /Camps.

*Review the Camps information.

*Identify Main objectives for 2013.

*Select the New office buries for the FGD meeting

Highlight issues for the 2013

*Fight for getting our own land.

*Continue the campaign on Indu  Srilanka  trawler issue.

*To get the program for the livelihood and other basic facilities for the WHF and other poor families from the Government.

Decision that they have taken

*Strengthen the Focus Group Discussion meeting and District level organization.

*To build the wider net work among the IDP CAMPS in the District.

*To build the motivation to change the leaders   the Village and district level advocacy campaign.

*To Strengthen the GO, NGO, PO, Religious collaboration 

Finally they select they leaders for the 2013  

YES, STILL WE IN THE CAMPS

Sri Lanka to present bill to extend term of Resettlement Authority 
Fri, Feb 15, 2013, 11:30 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

Feb 15, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government will present in parliament an amendment bill seeking to extend the term of the authority responsible for resettlement of displaced people.
The government received approval from the Cabinet of ministers yesterday to present the draft bill prepared by the Legal Draftsman to extend the period of the Resettlement Authority Act of 2007 for another three years after April 10, 2013.
The Resettlement Authority under the Ministry of Resettlement had a fixed term of six years and its term was due to expire on April 10, 2013.
Minister of Resettlement Gunaratne Weerakoon submitted the proposal to the Cabinet to present the draft Bill to parliament.
According to the Secretary to the Resettlement Ministry, the decision to extend the term was taken despite the closure of the Manik Farm camp after successfully relocating most of the 300,000 displace people at the end of the war in May 2009, since there are still pockets of displaced people in the country that need to be resettled.

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Government said to the media that their was no any IDPs in Sri lanka , but civil organizations  Challenge   the authorities that people are still in the camps and some of them  are only relocated without getting any basic assistance.So government force to extend the resettlement authority.How ever it has happened now.    

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* Sri Lanka to resolve land dispute in North and East immediately
Mon, Feb 18, 2013, 07:53 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Feb 18, Colombo: Sri Lanka Ministry of Land and Land Development says that it will resolve the dispute arisen due to the occupation of civilian lands for military establishments immediately.
Accordingly, the Ministry has started a study on the land in the High Security Zones of Northern and Eastern Provinces.
The civilians who resided in the lands now taken under High Security Zones have been asked to submit their proof to the ownership of lands to the Divisional Secretaries of the area, the Ministry said.
These lands were acquired by Sri Lanka Army for High Security Zones and the Ministry of Land and Land Development says that the land that is needed to be retained will be acquired and the owners will be compensated.
United Opposition of Sri Lanka recently launched a protest demonstration in Jaffna demanding the return of these lands to their original owners.
The Lesson Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) has recommended the government to review the existing High Security Zones, as well as small extents of private land currently utilized for security purposes, with a view to release more land while keeping national security needs in perspective.
It recommended provision of alternate lands and or payment of compensation within a specific time frame if the government occupied lands cannot be released to the owners.