Norway to support recently resettled communities

07 Jan, 2016

Norway has come forward to assist the recently resettled communities in the?Jaffna District.

Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] in Sri Lanka, Joern Soerensen and the Ambassador of Norway to Sri Lanka Thorbj?rn Gaustads?ther today signed a partnership agreement to extend the Government of Norway?s support to the recently resettled communities in the Jaffna District.

UNDP Sri Lanka, with the support of the Government of Norway, will strengthen its work on improving access to justice and livelihood opportunities of the recently resettled communities in the district.

The event held in Colombo, was also attended by Knut Nyfl?t, Counsellor of the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Vidya Perera, Senior Advisor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy and Rajendrakumar Ganesarajah, Assistant Country Director of UNDP Sri Lanka. (Colombo Gazette)

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