Australian Government provides support to resettlement of Tamils in northern Sri Lanka

On 14 September the Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon. Stephen Smith, announced that the Australian Government would provide $5 million to support the resettlement of Tamils in northern Sri Lanka. The money will be provided to international agencies such as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration. The funds will be used to assist in processing the documentation for people who were forced from their homes by the conflict and are held in detention camps to facilitate their return home and assist them with essential items, including food and water for travel and reintegration, and assistance to families hosting displaced people.

Thanks to everyone in the network who wrote to Minister Smith.

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