Resettlement, housing assistance and livelihood development
With regard to Resettlement, the government
achievement in sending back so many within a couple of years to
their original homes has not been paralleled in other countries
which have suffered similar conflicts. Our determination to
discourage the displaced from establishing themselves elsewhere, and
instead concentrating on returns, with efforts to build up essential
infrastructure, has borne fruit in the enhanced economic activity we
see in both North and East,
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Changing political discourse
Looking around the world, Sri Lanka looks once
more like a fairly reasonable place to live in. Not so long ago,
this could not be said, what with a civil war raging in the North,
people fearing to leave their homes because of the bomb threat and
the economy dragging itself along by its bootlaces.
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Timely planning and good action for Reconciliation
Delay and procrastination are not strangers to
governance and administration in Sri Lanka. Many of the issues faced
by successive governments have been caused by the failure to act in
time on issues of importance. Some of these delays have caused major
crises for the nation, while others have led to re-thinking of
policy causing further delay.
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