THE UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) wishes to make reference to the Guidance Note outlining principles on protection and assistance with regards to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Wanni in the districts of Vavuniya, Jaffna and Mannar.
As the lead agency for IDPs, UNHCR is carrying out its mandate to ensure that the conditions at the IDP sites are in line with international standards. As part of these efforts, the agency put forward to the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) a set of principles which must be fulfilled to ensure full compliance with global standards at the IDP sites in the three districts.
In terms of assistance, UNHCR continues to support the GoSL with regular distribution of non-food items and protection monitoring along with efforts to resolve decongestion, among other issues, at the transit/IDP sites. UNHCR is satisfied with aid distribution so far and will continue to provide assistance to the IDPs at the sites. (Courtesy: Daily Mirror)
